BIO 101 NVCC QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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Which of the following is INCORRECTLY paired?
A.Buffon -- suggested new species arise from a common ancestor
B.Hutton -- theory of catastrophism that brief & violent global
upheavals are responsible for geological formations
C.Cuvier -- recognized that lower layers of rock contain older fossils
D.Lyell -- uniformitarianism that natural processes are slow and steady -
ANSWER - >B.Hutton -- theory of catastrophism that brief & violent
global upheavals are responsible for geological formations
What is an adaptation?
A.a genetic change over time
B.an increase in reproductive success by certain individuals
C.a trait that is heritable and confers reproductive success
D.differential reproductive success of a particular individual
E. B & D - ANSWER - >C.a trait that is heritable and confers reproductive
success
Why do birds with large beaks predominate over birds with small beaks
in dry seasons?
A.Birds with large beaks are better at defending territories.
B.Birds with large beaks have larger body sizes and survive better in a
drought.
C.Birds with large beaks are betting at finding mates.
D.Birds with large beaks can open tough seeds that are more common
in a drought
E.All of the above - ANSWER - >D.Birds with large beaks can open tough
seeds that are more common in a drought
Which of the following individuals is the fittest?
,A.a dandelion that produces 1000 seeds but only 4 survive to reproduce
B.a cat with 6 kittens of which 5 later reproduce
C.a large bull elk that successfully defends a large territory
D.an elephant that produces and cares for 1 offspring once every 5
years - ANSWER - >B.a cat with 6 kittens of which 5 later reproduce
In a population of dogs, long ears are dominant over short ears. If 50 of
200 dogs in a population have short ears, how many of the long-eared
dogs are homozygous dominant? A. 25
B. 50
C. 75
D. 100
E. 60 - ANSWER - >B. 50
A population in which an extreme phenotype is favored undergoes
____ selection.
A. disruptive
B. directional
C. stabilizing
D. artificial
E. polynomial - ANSWER - >B. directional
Which of the following is NOT a mechanism of evolution?
A. mutation
B. natural selection
C. genetic drift
D. Hardy-Weinberg
E. gene flow - ANSWER - >D. Hardy-Weinberg
Plato's view of species:
A. was consistent with the modern concept of evolution
B. did not allow for evolutionary change
C. included species that do not actually exist
, D. recognized that each individual in a species is unique
E. allowed for limited evolution within species - ANSWER - >B. did not
allow for evolutionary change
Whose philosophy was based on the "ideal form"?
A. Darwin
B. Lamarck
C. Darwin and Wallace
D. Cuvier
E. Plato - ANSWER - >E. Plato
13. Which of these statements BEST illustrates the theory of
catastrophism?
A. Species become extinct due to natural disasters, such as floods and
volcanic eruptions
B. Only plant species have become extinct
C. Only extinct species appear in the fossil record
D. There are no humans in early fossil records because they had not
been created yet
E. The fossil record is incomplete - ANSWER - >A. Species become
extinct due to natural disasters, such as floods and volcanic eruptions
14. The concept that Earth's present landscape is due to gradual
geologic processes was proposed by:
A. Lyell
B. Lamarck
C. Buffon
D. Malthus
E. Aristotle - ANSWER - >A. Lyell
15. Which statement illustrates Lamarck's theory on the mechanism of
evolution?
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Which of the following is INCORRECTLY paired?
A.Buffon -- suggested new species arise from a common ancestor
B.Hutton -- theory of catastrophism that brief & violent global
upheavals are responsible for geological formations
C.Cuvier -- recognized that lower layers of rock contain older fossils
D.Lyell -- uniformitarianism that natural processes are slow and steady -
ANSWER - >B.Hutton -- theory of catastrophism that brief & violent
global upheavals are responsible for geological formations
What is an adaptation?
A.a genetic change over time
B.an increase in reproductive success by certain individuals
C.a trait that is heritable and confers reproductive success
D.differential reproductive success of a particular individual
E. B & D - ANSWER - >C.a trait that is heritable and confers reproductive
success
Why do birds with large beaks predominate over birds with small beaks
in dry seasons?
A.Birds with large beaks are better at defending territories.
B.Birds with large beaks have larger body sizes and survive better in a
drought.
C.Birds with large beaks are betting at finding mates.
D.Birds with large beaks can open tough seeds that are more common
in a drought
E.All of the above - ANSWER - >D.Birds with large beaks can open tough
seeds that are more common in a drought
Which of the following individuals is the fittest?
,A.a dandelion that produces 1000 seeds but only 4 survive to reproduce
B.a cat with 6 kittens of which 5 later reproduce
C.a large bull elk that successfully defends a large territory
D.an elephant that produces and cares for 1 offspring once every 5
years - ANSWER - >B.a cat with 6 kittens of which 5 later reproduce
In a population of dogs, long ears are dominant over short ears. If 50 of
200 dogs in a population have short ears, how many of the long-eared
dogs are homozygous dominant? A. 25
B. 50
C. 75
D. 100
E. 60 - ANSWER - >B. 50
A population in which an extreme phenotype is favored undergoes
____ selection.
A. disruptive
B. directional
C. stabilizing
D. artificial
E. polynomial - ANSWER - >B. directional
Which of the following is NOT a mechanism of evolution?
A. mutation
B. natural selection
C. genetic drift
D. Hardy-Weinberg
E. gene flow - ANSWER - >D. Hardy-Weinberg
Plato's view of species:
A. was consistent with the modern concept of evolution
B. did not allow for evolutionary change
C. included species that do not actually exist
, D. recognized that each individual in a species is unique
E. allowed for limited evolution within species - ANSWER - >B. did not
allow for evolutionary change
Whose philosophy was based on the "ideal form"?
A. Darwin
B. Lamarck
C. Darwin and Wallace
D. Cuvier
E. Plato - ANSWER - >E. Plato
13. Which of these statements BEST illustrates the theory of
catastrophism?
A. Species become extinct due to natural disasters, such as floods and
volcanic eruptions
B. Only plant species have become extinct
C. Only extinct species appear in the fossil record
D. There are no humans in early fossil records because they had not
been created yet
E. The fossil record is incomplete - ANSWER - >A. Species become
extinct due to natural disasters, such as floods and volcanic eruptions
14. The concept that Earth's present landscape is due to gradual
geologic processes was proposed by:
A. Lyell
B. Lamarck
C. Buffon
D. Malthus
E. Aristotle - ANSWER - >A. Lyell
15. Which statement illustrates Lamarck's theory on the mechanism of
evolution?
