ANTH-1210 quiz 2 questions with
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The concept of uniformitarianism implies which of the following?
a.The earth is very old.
b.New species are created by natural disasters.
c.The earth has a living history, short as it may be.
d.None of these choices. - correct answer ✔✔a.The earth is very old.
A species is:
a.a group of actually or potentially interbreeding individuals that is reproductively
isolated from other such groups.
b.a group of unrelated individuals.
c.a set of populations that cannot share genes.
d.None of these choices. - correct answer ✔✔a.a group of actually or potentially
interbreeding individuals that is reproductively isolated from other such groups.
According to the theory of natural selection:
a.some species are capable of producing offspring at a faster rate than food
supplies increase.
b.biological variation is not a characteristic of all species.
c.individuals who possess favorable variations or traits have a reproductive
advantage over those who don't have them.
, d.None of these choices. - correct answer ✔✔c.individuals who possess favorable
variations or traits have a reproductive advantage over those who don't have
them.
A well-documented case of natural selection acting on modern populations is:
a.starfish as keystone predators of mussels in the Pacific Northwest.
b.changes of the pigmentation of peppered moths near Manchester, England.
c.mutualism involving sharks and remoras.
d.symbiosis formed by cork sponges and hermit crabs. - correct answer
✔✔b.changes of the pigmentation of peppered moths near Manchester, England.
In his book entitled An Essay on the Principle of Population, he argued that, if
unchecked, human populations would double every 25 years.
a.Charles Lyell
b.Alfred Russell Wallace
c.Georges Cuvier
d.Thomas Malthus - correct answer ✔✔d.Thomas Malthus
Uniformitarianism is a measure of the relative reproductive success of individuals.
a.True
b.False - correct answer ✔✔b.False
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Archbishop James Ussher (1581-1656) analyzed genealogies and historical events
in the Bible and calculated that the Earth was created in 4004 B.C.
a.True
verified solutions already passed
The concept of uniformitarianism implies which of the following?
a.The earth is very old.
b.New species are created by natural disasters.
c.The earth has a living history, short as it may be.
d.None of these choices. - correct answer ✔✔a.The earth is very old.
A species is:
a.a group of actually or potentially interbreeding individuals that is reproductively
isolated from other such groups.
b.a group of unrelated individuals.
c.a set of populations that cannot share genes.
d.None of these choices. - correct answer ✔✔a.a group of actually or potentially
interbreeding individuals that is reproductively isolated from other such groups.
According to the theory of natural selection:
a.some species are capable of producing offspring at a faster rate than food
supplies increase.
b.biological variation is not a characteristic of all species.
c.individuals who possess favorable variations or traits have a reproductive
advantage over those who don't have them.
, d.None of these choices. - correct answer ✔✔c.individuals who possess favorable
variations or traits have a reproductive advantage over those who don't have
them.
A well-documented case of natural selection acting on modern populations is:
a.starfish as keystone predators of mussels in the Pacific Northwest.
b.changes of the pigmentation of peppered moths near Manchester, England.
c.mutualism involving sharks and remoras.
d.symbiosis formed by cork sponges and hermit crabs. - correct answer
✔✔b.changes of the pigmentation of peppered moths near Manchester, England.
In his book entitled An Essay on the Principle of Population, he argued that, if
unchecked, human populations would double every 25 years.
a.Charles Lyell
b.Alfred Russell Wallace
c.Georges Cuvier
d.Thomas Malthus - correct answer ✔✔d.Thomas Malthus
Uniformitarianism is a measure of the relative reproductive success of individuals.
a.True
b.False - correct answer ✔✔b.False
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Archbishop James Ussher (1581-1656) analyzed genealogies and historical events
in the Bible and calculated that the Earth was created in 4004 B.C.
a.True
