EEOB 3310 Final Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Charles |Darwin |married |his |cousin |Emma |Wedgewood. |Why |wasn't |he |worried |about |
inbreeding |depression?
A. |Darwin |was |slightly |nervous |about |his |performance |and |didn't |expect |any |children |to |result
|from |his |marriage.
B. |Darwin |knew |very |little |about |genetics |and |nothing |about |the |loss |of |heterozygosity |and |
the |exposure |of |deleterious |recessive |alleles |that |is |caused |by |inbreeding.
C. |In |truth, |he |was |a |little |worried |about |inbreeding |depression, |but |his |cousin |was |very |
attractive |-- |and |wealthy!
D. |Darwin |knew |that |he |was |adopted |by |Richard |Darwin |since |his |father |was |sterile |due |to |an |
unfortunate |accident |with |overly |tight |breeches. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B
Which |of |the |following |is |not |a |requirement |for |natural |selection |to |act |to |change |allele |
frequencies |in |a |population:
A. |That |there |is |variance |in |reproductive |success.
B. |That |reproductive |success |is |dependent |in |some |way |on |the |genetic |variation.
C. |That |within-population |genetic |variation |is |present.
D.That |this |variation |is |heritable.
E. |That |the |population |mates |at |random. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-E
Jean |Léopold |Nicolas |Frédéric |aka |'Georges' |Cuvier |was |extremely |influential |prior |to |Darwin's |
work. |How |would |Cuvier |have |explained |extinction?
A. |Fossil |animals |were |placed |by |the |devil |to |mislead |Christians, |so |extinct |animals |were |
essentially |fakes |and |never |existed |on |the |planet.
B. |Entire |species |were |destroyed |by |cataclysmic |events |such |as |Noah's |flood |that |were |caused |
by |God. |Cuvier's |explanation |was |essentially |that |God |caused |extinction.
,C. |Extinction |was |caused |by |the |failure |of |certain |species |to |compete |for |resources |due |to |an |
inability |to |adapt.
D. |Species |were |wiped |off |the |face |of |the |earth |during |the |last |ice |age |in |an |attempt |by |the |
creator |to |wipe |the |slate |clean. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B
Fill |in |the |blanks |to |make |the |following |statement |true: |Adaptation |describes |_______ |trait |
that |makes |an |organism |more |fit |to |its |environment, |and |that |has |arisen |as |a |result |of |
_______ |.
a |phenotypic, |in |vitro |fertilization
an |inherited, |natural |selection
a |phenotypic, |genetic |drift
pleiotrophic, |natural |selection
an |evolving, |founder |effect |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |inheiritied, |natural |selection
Why |did |Darwin |devote |so |much |of |his |time |to |pigeons?
A. |He |wanted |to |develop |credible |expertise |at |artificial |reproduction.
B. |He |knew |that |breeders |had |figured |out |how |hereditary |information |was |passed |between |
parents |and |offspring.
C. |Darwin |was |hoping |to |understand |how |allelic |crosses |combined |to |make |complex |
phenotypes |in |the |offspring.
D. |Pigeons |were |an |example |of |a |new |species, |and |Darwin |was |trying |to |figure |out |how |new |
species |were |formed.
E. |He |was |hoping |to |understand |how |hereditary |information |was |passed |between |parents |and
|offspring, |and |explore |the |power |of |artificial |selection |to |shape |species. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-E
During |the |voyage |of |the |Beagle, |Darwin |visited |both |the |Cape |de |Verde |islands |and |the |
Galapagos |islands. |Why |were |these |visits |so |important |to |the |development |of |his |theory |of |
evolution? |Select |THE |BEST |answer.
, A. |The |islands |were |formed |via |marine |subduction, |which |proved |Lyell's |theory |of |
uniformitarianism |and |suggested |that |the |earth |was |older |than |6000 |years.
B. |The |marine |iguanas |of |the |Galapagos |islands |demonstrated |that |species |could |acquire |novel
|traits.
C. |The |islands |had |nearly |identical |habitat |and |climate, |but |the |species |on |each |island |
resembled |those |on |the |nearby |continents, |rather |than |each |other. |This |provided |evidence |
against |special |creation.
D. |Darwin |was |struck |by |the |diversity |of |finches |on |the |Cape |de |Verde |islands, |which |
demonstrated |that |adaptation |to |local |habitats |could |occur. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C
Which |of |the |following |examples |best |illustrates |the |concept |of |spontaneous |generation?
A. |Some |sea |anemones |spontaneously |bud |newly |developed |young |from |their |outer |skin.
B. |When |a |dried |bean |is |moistened |and |kept |moist, |it |spontaneously |transforms |into |a |bean |
sprout.
C. |During |flooding, |frogs |spontaneously |arise |from |mud.
D. |Maggots |spontaneously |transform |in |to |flies. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C
Identify |the |word |that |matches |this |definition: |empirical |evidence |interpreted |through |logic |- |
based |on |premise |that |our |senses, |and |extensions |of |our |senses |through |the |use |of |
instruments, |provides |accurate |information |about |the |physical |universe
A. |materialism
B. |determinism
C. |methodological |naturalism
D. |naturalism
E. |exaptationism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-methodical |naturalism
How |did |Charles |Lyell |explain |Earth's |geological |features?
A. |Lyell |said |Earth's |features |were |a |result |of |the |same |processes |currently |observable, |which |
have |occurred |over |very |long |periods |of |time |in |a |slow, |gradual |manner.
Correct Answers
Charles |Darwin |married |his |cousin |Emma |Wedgewood. |Why |wasn't |he |worried |about |
inbreeding |depression?
A. |Darwin |was |slightly |nervous |about |his |performance |and |didn't |expect |any |children |to |result
|from |his |marriage.
B. |Darwin |knew |very |little |about |genetics |and |nothing |about |the |loss |of |heterozygosity |and |
the |exposure |of |deleterious |recessive |alleles |that |is |caused |by |inbreeding.
C. |In |truth, |he |was |a |little |worried |about |inbreeding |depression, |but |his |cousin |was |very |
attractive |-- |and |wealthy!
D. |Darwin |knew |that |he |was |adopted |by |Richard |Darwin |since |his |father |was |sterile |due |to |an |
unfortunate |accident |with |overly |tight |breeches. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B
Which |of |the |following |is |not |a |requirement |for |natural |selection |to |act |to |change |allele |
frequencies |in |a |population:
A. |That |there |is |variance |in |reproductive |success.
B. |That |reproductive |success |is |dependent |in |some |way |on |the |genetic |variation.
C. |That |within-population |genetic |variation |is |present.
D.That |this |variation |is |heritable.
E. |That |the |population |mates |at |random. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-E
Jean |Léopold |Nicolas |Frédéric |aka |'Georges' |Cuvier |was |extremely |influential |prior |to |Darwin's |
work. |How |would |Cuvier |have |explained |extinction?
A. |Fossil |animals |were |placed |by |the |devil |to |mislead |Christians, |so |extinct |animals |were |
essentially |fakes |and |never |existed |on |the |planet.
B. |Entire |species |were |destroyed |by |cataclysmic |events |such |as |Noah's |flood |that |were |caused |
by |God. |Cuvier's |explanation |was |essentially |that |God |caused |extinction.
,C. |Extinction |was |caused |by |the |failure |of |certain |species |to |compete |for |resources |due |to |an |
inability |to |adapt.
D. |Species |were |wiped |off |the |face |of |the |earth |during |the |last |ice |age |in |an |attempt |by |the |
creator |to |wipe |the |slate |clean. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-B
Fill |in |the |blanks |to |make |the |following |statement |true: |Adaptation |describes |_______ |trait |
that |makes |an |organism |more |fit |to |its |environment, |and |that |has |arisen |as |a |result |of |
_______ |.
a |phenotypic, |in |vitro |fertilization
an |inherited, |natural |selection
a |phenotypic, |genetic |drift
pleiotrophic, |natural |selection
an |evolving, |founder |effect |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |inheiritied, |natural |selection
Why |did |Darwin |devote |so |much |of |his |time |to |pigeons?
A. |He |wanted |to |develop |credible |expertise |at |artificial |reproduction.
B. |He |knew |that |breeders |had |figured |out |how |hereditary |information |was |passed |between |
parents |and |offspring.
C. |Darwin |was |hoping |to |understand |how |allelic |crosses |combined |to |make |complex |
phenotypes |in |the |offspring.
D. |Pigeons |were |an |example |of |a |new |species, |and |Darwin |was |trying |to |figure |out |how |new |
species |were |formed.
E. |He |was |hoping |to |understand |how |hereditary |information |was |passed |between |parents |and
|offspring, |and |explore |the |power |of |artificial |selection |to |shape |species. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-E
During |the |voyage |of |the |Beagle, |Darwin |visited |both |the |Cape |de |Verde |islands |and |the |
Galapagos |islands. |Why |were |these |visits |so |important |to |the |development |of |his |theory |of |
evolution? |Select |THE |BEST |answer.
, A. |The |islands |were |formed |via |marine |subduction, |which |proved |Lyell's |theory |of |
uniformitarianism |and |suggested |that |the |earth |was |older |than |6000 |years.
B. |The |marine |iguanas |of |the |Galapagos |islands |demonstrated |that |species |could |acquire |novel
|traits.
C. |The |islands |had |nearly |identical |habitat |and |climate, |but |the |species |on |each |island |
resembled |those |on |the |nearby |continents, |rather |than |each |other. |This |provided |evidence |
against |special |creation.
D. |Darwin |was |struck |by |the |diversity |of |finches |on |the |Cape |de |Verde |islands, |which |
demonstrated |that |adaptation |to |local |habitats |could |occur. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C
Which |of |the |following |examples |best |illustrates |the |concept |of |spontaneous |generation?
A. |Some |sea |anemones |spontaneously |bud |newly |developed |young |from |their |outer |skin.
B. |When |a |dried |bean |is |moistened |and |kept |moist, |it |spontaneously |transforms |into |a |bean |
sprout.
C. |During |flooding, |frogs |spontaneously |arise |from |mud.
D. |Maggots |spontaneously |transform |in |to |flies. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-C
Identify |the |word |that |matches |this |definition: |empirical |evidence |interpreted |through |logic |- |
based |on |premise |that |our |senses, |and |extensions |of |our |senses |through |the |use |of |
instruments, |provides |accurate |information |about |the |physical |universe
A. |materialism
B. |determinism
C. |methodological |naturalism
D. |naturalism
E. |exaptationism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-methodical |naturalism
How |did |Charles |Lyell |explain |Earth's |geological |features?
A. |Lyell |said |Earth's |features |were |a |result |of |the |same |processes |currently |observable, |which |
have |occurred |over |very |long |periods |of |time |in |a |slow, |gradual |manner.
