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(c) What is the relationship between the human mind and the Big Bang?
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(d) mechanism to explain change in organic structure over time
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7. Which of the following is NOT an example of genetic drift? (a)
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(a) natural selection st
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(c) genetic bottleneck st
(d) mutation
8. Which of the following is NOT one of the three essential processes identified by Darwin’s theory of
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evolution by natural selection? (b)
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(a) variation
(b) particulation
(c) selection
(d) inheritance
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, 9. provides the ―raw materials‖ for evolution. (a)
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(b) Particulation
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tributes leave more offspring because those attributes help with the tasks of survival and reproduction. (c)
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equence of successful survival, the theory of
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(a) sexual selection st
(b) internal selection st
(c) external selection st
(d) social selection st
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, Multiple Choice Questions st st
1. Which of the following questions is NOT a focus of evolutionary psychology? (c)
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(a) Why is the mind designed the way that it is?
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(b) How do the components of the mind interact with the environment?
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(c) What is the relationship between the human mind and the Big Bang?
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(d) What are the functions of the components of the human mind?
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2. Evolution refers to st st . (a) st
(a) changes in gene frequency within a population over time
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(b) differences between species st st
(c) changes over time in the shape of the human skull
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(d) differences between men and women st st st st
3. Change in life forms over time was suggested . (b)
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(a) first by Darwin st st
(b) well before Darwin’s time
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(c) well after Darwin’s time
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(d) first by George Williams
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4. Which of the following arguments did Lamarck present? (d)
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(a) Species originate from microscopic algae.
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(b) Species progress toward a lower form. st st st st st
(c) acquisition of inherited characteristics. st st st
(d) inheritance of acquired characteristics. st st st
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,5. According to Cuvier’s theory of catastrophism, species are
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(a) exterminated by sudden catastrophes and replaced by different species
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(b) irradiated by sudden catastrophes, thereafter replacing other species
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(c) exterminated by gradual elimination due to disease, leaving room for new species
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(d) irradiated and extinguished, and replaced by the same species
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6. Which of the following clues to change in organic structure over time were not known or noted prior to Da
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rwin? (d)
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(a) cross-species structural similarities st st
(b) cross-species embryological similarities st st
(c) apparent function of traits st st st
(d) mechanism to explain change in organic structure over time
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7. Which of the following is NOT an example of genetic drift? (a)
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(a) natural selection st
(b) founder effect st
(c) genetic bottleneck st
(d) mutation
8. Which of the following is NOT one of the three essential processes identified by Darwin’s theory of
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evolution by natural selection? (b)
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(a) variation
(b) particulation
(c) selection
(d) inheritance
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, 9. provides the ―raw materials‖ for evolution. (a)
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(a) Variation
(b) Particulation
(c) Selection
(d) Inheritance
10. For evolution to work, successful variations must be , or passed down reliably from parent to of
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fspring. (d) st
(a) variated
(b) particulated
(c) selected
(d) inherited
11. The process of
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refers to the component of Darwin’s theory of evolution that states that organisms with some heritable at
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tributes leave more offspring because those attributes help with the tasks of survival and reproduction. (c)
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(a) variation
(b) particulation
(c) selection
(d) inheritance
12. In contrast to the theory of natural selection, which focused on adaptations that have arisen as a cons
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equence of successful survival, the theory of
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focused on adaptations that have arisen as a consequence of successful mating. (a)
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(a) sexual selection st
(b) internal selection st
(c) external selection st
(d) social selection st
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