Question

Question 1 (1 point)

Which of the following was Darwin unaware of:

Question 1 options:

	genetic material within cells that provides evidence of species relationships
	branching relationships between groups of organisms
	biodiversity being explained without relying on supernatural creation
	change in populations over time in response to the environment

Question 2 (1 point)

A major advancement in our understanding about life on this planet came from recognizing that:

Question 2 options:

	branching phylogenies are only applicable to prokaryotic life
	molecular evidence is not compatible with morphological evidence for building phylogenies
	all life is connected, forming one monophyletic group with a shared common ancestor
	organisms could be placed in order from least to most evolved

Question 3 (1 point)

Increasing the number of species considered in phylogenetic trees will ultimately:

Question 3 options:

	increase our ability to build meaningful phylogenetic trees
	have no effect on our ability to build monophyletic groups
	reduce our ability to understand which groups exist
	require DNA evidence to be abandoned in favor of morphology

Question 4 (1 point)

Which of the following do you think is the biggest barrier to understanding “protist” biodiversity?

Question 4 options:

	genome complexity due to multiple endosymbiotic events
	too many scientists working at once
	needing more time to discover new species
	mistakes made in identification

Question 5 (1 point)

The opisthokonts contain all of the following EXCEPT:

Question 5 options:

	animals
	fungi
	slime molds
	choanoflagellates

Question 6 (1 point)

Which group do you think has the coolest name?

Question 6 options:

	stramenopiles
	excavates
	rhizarians
	archaeplastids

Question 7 (1 point)

Scientists talk about “garbage” or “trash” groups to refer to a collection of organisms that:

Question 7 options:

	nobody wants to study
	don’t seem to fit into any other group
	can’t be sequenced using modern technology
	failed to evolve interesting features

Answer 1

QUESTION-1

ANSWER

The following was Darwin unaware of:

A. genetic material within cells that provides evidence of species relationships.

EXPLANATION

Darwin was unaware of genes.

The did not know that the unit factors or genes are responsible for genetic transformation.

Genes are inherited from parents to offsprings.

Darwin gave the natural selection theory which states that the nature selects the most fit organisms and weak ones are perished.

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