ANTH 1210 Chapter 2 and 3 questions
well answered to pass
Which of the following statements is false regarding the process of meiosis - correct answer ✔✔Meiosis
produces daughter cells with the same amount of DNA found in the original cell
Which statement concerning polygenic traits is NOT true? - correct answer ✔✔They are discontinuous
traits
Gregor Mendel is known for which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔He discovered the fundamental
principles of how traits are inherited
If the allele for Blood Type A is dominant and for Type O recessive, a mating between a homozygous A
father and homozygous O mother will produce: - correct answer ✔✔type A children all the time
Growing attacks on traditional beliefs resulted in a growing awareness of biological diversity. _________
challenged a notion proposed by Aristotle to account for the movement of the sun and planets. - correct
answer ✔✔Copernicus
The gene may be chemically defined as a(n): - correct answer ✔✔segment of a DNA molecule
Who proposed that population size increases at a faster rate than do food supplies? - correct answer
✔✔Thomas Malthus
Evolution is a theory that has considerable support from genetic evidence. - correct answer ✔✔True
_________ was the opponent of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and the proposer of the view that the earth's
geological landscape is the result of violent cataclysmic events. - correct answer ✔✔George Cuvier
All human genetic disorders are inherited as recessive traits. - correct answer ✔✔False
well answered to pass
Which of the following statements is false regarding the process of meiosis - correct answer ✔✔Meiosis
produces daughter cells with the same amount of DNA found in the original cell
Which statement concerning polygenic traits is NOT true? - correct answer ✔✔They are discontinuous
traits
Gregor Mendel is known for which of the following? - correct answer ✔✔He discovered the fundamental
principles of how traits are inherited
If the allele for Blood Type A is dominant and for Type O recessive, a mating between a homozygous A
father and homozygous O mother will produce: - correct answer ✔✔type A children all the time
Growing attacks on traditional beliefs resulted in a growing awareness of biological diversity. _________
challenged a notion proposed by Aristotle to account for the movement of the sun and planets. - correct
answer ✔✔Copernicus
The gene may be chemically defined as a(n): - correct answer ✔✔segment of a DNA molecule
Who proposed that population size increases at a faster rate than do food supplies? - correct answer
✔✔Thomas Malthus
Evolution is a theory that has considerable support from genetic evidence. - correct answer ✔✔True
_________ was the opponent of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and the proposer of the view that the earth's
geological landscape is the result of violent cataclysmic events. - correct answer ✔✔George Cuvier
All human genetic disorders are inherited as recessive traits. - correct answer ✔✔False
