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, Multipleqq Choiceq q Questions

1. Whichqq ofqq theqq followingqqquestionsqq isqq NOTqq aqq focusqq ofqq evolutionaryqq psychology?q q (c)

(a) Whyqq isqq theqq mindqq designedqq theq q wayq q thatq q itq q is?

(b) Howqq doqq theqq componentsqq ofqq theq q mindq q interactq q withqq theqq environment?

(c) Whatqqisqq theqq relationshipq q betweenq q theq q humanq q mindq q andqq theq q Bigqq Bang?

(d) Whatqq areqq theqq functionsq q ofqq theq q componentsqq ofq q theq q humanq q mind?



2. Evolutionqq refersqq to .q q (a)

(a) changesqq inqq geneqq frequencyqq withinqq aq q populationq q overqq time

(b) differencesqq betweenqqspecies

(c) changesqq overqq timeqq inqq theqq shapeq q ofq q theq q humanq q skull

(d) differencesqq betweenqq menqq andqq women



3. Changeqq inqq lifeqq formsqq overq q timeqq wasq q suggestedq q .qq (b)

(a) firstqq byqq Darwin

(b) wellqqbeforeqq Darwin’sqq time

(c) wellqqafterqq Darwin’sqq time

(d) firstqq byqq Georgeqq Williams



4. Whichqq ofqq theqq followingqq argumentsqq didq q Lamarckqq present?qq (d)

(a) Speciesqq originateqqfromqq microscopicqq algae.

(b) Speciesqq progressqq towardqq aqq lowerq q form.

(c) acquisitionqq ofqq inheritedqq characteristics.

(d) inheritanceqq ofqq acquiredqq characteristics.




Pageq q |q q 2

,5. Accordingqqtoqq Cuvier’sqq theoryqqofqq catastrophism,qq speciesqq are .q q (a)

(a) exterminatedqqbyqqsuddenqqcatastrophesq q andqq replacedq q byqq differentqq species

(b) irradiatedqqbyqqsuddenqq catastrophes,qqthereafterqqreplacingHotherqq species

(c) exterminatedqqbyqq gradualqq eliminationq q dueqq toqq disease,qq leavingqq roomqq forq q newq q species

(d) irradiatedqq andqq extinguished,qq andqq replacedqq byqq theqq sameqq species



6. Whichqq ofqq theqq followingqq cluesqq toqq changeq q inqqorganicq q structureq q overq q timeq q wereq q notqq knownq q
orqq notedqq prioqqrqqtoqqDarwin?qq(d)

(a) cross-speciesqqstructuralqqsimilarities

(b) cross-speciesqqembryologicalqqsimilarities

(c) apparentqq functionqq ofqq traits

(d) mechanismqq toqq explainqq changeqq inqq organicqq structureq q overq q time



7. Whichqq ofqq theqq followingqq isqq NOTqq anq q exampleqq ofq q geneticq q drift?qq (a)

(a) naturalqq selection

(b) founderqq effect

(c) geneticqq bottleneck

(d) mutation



8. WhichqqofqqtheqqfollowingqqisqqNOTqqoneqqofqqtheqqthreeqqessentialqqprocessesqqidentifiedqqbyqqDarwin’sqq
theoryqqofqqevolutionqqbyqqnaturalqqselection?qq(b)

(a) variation

(b) particulation

(c) selection

(d) inheritance




Pageq q |q q 3

, 9. providesqqtheqq―rawqqmaterials‖qqforqqevolution.qq(a)

(a) Variation

(b) Particulation

(c) Selection

(d) Inheritance



10. Forqqevolutionqqtoqqwork,qqsuccessfulqqvariationsqqmustqqbeq q ,qqorqqpassedqqdownqqreliablyqqfro
mqqparentq q toqqoffspring.qq(d)

(a) variated

(b) particulated

(c) selected

(d) inherited



11. Theq q processq q of
refersqqtoqqtheqqcomponentqqofqqDarwin’sqqtheoryqqofqqevolutionqqthatqqstatesqqthatqqorganismsqqwithqqso
meqqheritqqableqqattributesqqleaveqqmoreqqoffspringqqbecauseqqthoseqqattributesqqhelpqqwithqqtheqqtasksqqofqqsu
rvivalqqandqqreprodqquction.qq(c)

(a) variation

(b) particulation

(c) selection

(d) inheritance



12. Inq q contrastq q toq q theq q theoryq q ofq q naturalq q selection,q q whichq q focusedq q onq q adaptationsq q thatq q ha
veq q arisenq q asqqaqqconsequenceqqofqqsuccessfulqqsurvival,qqtheqqtheoryqqof
focusedqq onqq adaptationsqq thatqqhaveqq arisenqqasqq aq q consequenceq q ofq q successfulq q mating.q q (a)

(a) sexualq q selection

(b) internalqq selection

(c) externalqq selection

(d) socialqq selection

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