BIOL 1202 Exam 1 Testbank 2025/2026
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Which of the following statements best describes theories?
A) They are nearly the same things as hypotheses
B) They are supported by, and make sense of, many observations
C) They cannot be tested because the described events occurred only
once
D) They are predictions of future events - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B) They are
supported by, and make sense of, many observations
,Catastrophism, meaning the regular occurrence of geological or
meterological disturbances (catastrophes), was Cuvier's attempt to explain
the existence of
A) evolution
B) the fossil record
C) uniformitarianism
D) the origin of new species
E) natural selection - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B) the fossil record
With what other idea of his time was Cuvier's theory of catastrophism most
in conflict?
A) gradualism
B) the fixity of species
C) island biogeography
D) uniformitarianism
E) the scala naturae - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D) uniformitarianism
What was the prevailing belief prior to the time of Lyell and Darwin?
A) Earth is a few thousand years old, and populations are unchanging.
,B) Earth is a few thousand years old, and populations gradually change.
C) Earth is millions of years old, and populations rapidly change.
D) Earth is millions of years old, and populations are unchanging.
E) Earth is millions of years old, and populations gradually change. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔A) Earth is a few thousand years old, and populations are
unchanging
5) During a study session about evolution, one of your fellow students
remarks, "The giraffe stretched its neck while reaching for higher leaves; its
offspring inherited longer necks as a result." Which statement is most likely
to be helpful in correcting this student's misconception?
A) Characteristics acquired during an organism's life are generally not
passed on through genes.
B) Spontaneous mutations can result in the appearance of new traits.
C) Only favorable adaptations have survival value.
D) Disuse of an organ may lead to its eventual disappearance.
E) If the giraffes did not have to compete with each other, longer necks
would not have been passed on to the next generation. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A)
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, Characteristics acquired during an organism's life are generally not passed
on through genes
Which of the following is the most accurate summary of Cuvier's
consideration of fossils found in the vicinity of Paris?
A) extinction of species yes; evolution of new species yes
B) extinction of species no; evolution of new species yes
C) extinction of species yes; evolution of new species no
D) extinction of species no; evolution of new species yes - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔C) extinction of species yes; evolution of new species no
In the mid-1900s, the Soviet geneticist Lysenko believed that his winter
wheat plants, exposed to ever-colder temperatures, would eventually give
rise to ever more cold-tolerant winter wheat. Lysenko's attempts in this
regard were most in agreement with the ideas of
A) Cuvier.
B) Hutton.
C) Lamarck.
D) Darwin.
Exam Questions and Verified Answers |
Already Graded A+
Which of the following statements best describes theories?
A) They are nearly the same things as hypotheses
B) They are supported by, and make sense of, many observations
C) They cannot be tested because the described events occurred only
once
D) They are predictions of future events - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B) They are
supported by, and make sense of, many observations
,Catastrophism, meaning the regular occurrence of geological or
meterological disturbances (catastrophes), was Cuvier's attempt to explain
the existence of
A) evolution
B) the fossil record
C) uniformitarianism
D) the origin of new species
E) natural selection - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔B) the fossil record
With what other idea of his time was Cuvier's theory of catastrophism most
in conflict?
A) gradualism
B) the fixity of species
C) island biogeography
D) uniformitarianism
E) the scala naturae - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔D) uniformitarianism
What was the prevailing belief prior to the time of Lyell and Darwin?
A) Earth is a few thousand years old, and populations are unchanging.
,B) Earth is a few thousand years old, and populations gradually change.
C) Earth is millions of years old, and populations rapidly change.
D) Earth is millions of years old, and populations are unchanging.
E) Earth is millions of years old, and populations gradually change. - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔A) Earth is a few thousand years old, and populations are
unchanging
5) During a study session about evolution, one of your fellow students
remarks, "The giraffe stretched its neck while reaching for higher leaves; its
offspring inherited longer necks as a result." Which statement is most likely
to be helpful in correcting this student's misconception?
A) Characteristics acquired during an organism's life are generally not
passed on through genes.
B) Spontaneous mutations can result in the appearance of new traits.
C) Only favorable adaptations have survival value.
D) Disuse of an organ may lead to its eventual disappearance.
E) If the giraffes did not have to compete with each other, longer necks
would not have been passed on to the next generation. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A)
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PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, Characteristics acquired during an organism's life are generally not passed
on through genes
Which of the following is the most accurate summary of Cuvier's
consideration of fossils found in the vicinity of Paris?
A) extinction of species yes; evolution of new species yes
B) extinction of species no; evolution of new species yes
C) extinction of species yes; evolution of new species no
D) extinction of species no; evolution of new species yes - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔C) extinction of species yes; evolution of new species no
In the mid-1900s, the Soviet geneticist Lysenko believed that his winter
wheat plants, exposed to ever-colder temperatures, would eventually give
rise to ever more cold-tolerant winter wheat. Lysenko's attempts in this
regard were most in agreement with the ideas of
A) Cuvier.
B) Hutton.
C) Lamarck.
D) Darwin.
