Bio 182 ASU Exam 1| 40 Questions | With Complete Solutions

Lamarck's model of evolution is best described as a mathematical model correct answer: False Given Lamarck's model, biologists used deduction to infer how elephants use their trunks. correct answer: True Lamarck's model conflicts with a worldview of theistic evolution. correct answer: False Lamarck's worldview could have been described as creationism. correct answer: False Lamarcks model likely lost its appeal to biologists because the evidence for Darwin's model of evolution outweighs the evidence of lamarcks model correct answer: True The process by which bacteria evolves antibiotic resistance could be viewed as natural selection. correct answer: True The evolution of antibiotic resistance required a population of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in which some individuals already possessed resistance to penicillin. correct answer: True Today, Neisseria gonorrhoeaei likely survived when exposed to any type of antibiotic. correct answer: False Resistance to penicillin by some individuals must have initially resulted from random mutation. correct answer: True If none of the bacteria could survive exposure to penicillin, Neisseria gonorrhoeae likely increased its chances of evolving resistance by decreasing its mutation rate. correct answer: False Replication of observations was achieved by using multiple girls and boys in each group correct answer: True The treatment in this experiment was the caloric intake and exercise regime of children correct answer: True The sample size of the control group was 14 children correct answer: False Any child who dieted has a lower cholesterol level than all of the 50 children of average weight correct answer: False The experiment would have been improved if the researchers had included a control group of overweight children who neither dieted nor exercised during the three weeks correct a