QUESTION 3
Which of the following would NOT be a good method for sortingout the evolutionary relationships between a parrot, gorilla,hippopotamus, starfish, and catfish?
comparing the skeletal anatomy
examining the habitat in which these organisms live
looking at embryos for common developmental patterns
comparing the nucleotide sequence divergence of selectedgenes
all of the above would provide useful information
10 points
QUESTION 4
Which of these habitats should have the highest number ofendemic species (found there and nowhere else).
grasslands of the central United States
Hawaiian islands
Amazonian rainforest basin
Mississippi river
10 points
QUESTION 5
Darwin's concept of evolution "the theory of descent withmodification through variation and natural selection" can bedemonstrated by which of the following examples?
A giraffe stretches his neck to reach higher branches. Theexercise of stretching up strengthens the muscles in the neck andlegs. This ability to stretch is also seen in the giraffe'soffspring.
A monkey accidently drops her fruit in the salty water of a bay,she recovers the fruit and eats it. She discovers that the fruit iscleaner and tastes better after it has been in the salty water. Shecontinues to wash fruit in the bay before eating. Her offspring seewhat she has done and also wash their fruit in the salty water.Soon the whole population is washing their fruit
Several turtles hatch from a clutch of eggs buried in the sandon a beach. One of the turtles is the color of the sand, the othersare darker in color. The turtles all scurry to the water, but oneby one the dark turtles are eaten by birds, only the sand coloredturtle survives. When it enters the water the sand color changes toa darker brown. The turtle grows, mates and has offspring that arealso sand colored when they are born
A female alligator gives birth to a male alligator that has theability to change color to a bright white when it is in cold water.The baby male alligator is quickly spotted by a large bird of preyand eaten
10 points
QUESTION 6
During the Beagle journey, Darwin visited islands,allowing him to compare island species with continental species. Interms of framing his theory of evolution, why was thissignificant?
Because the island species had both similarities to theircontinental ancestors and unique adaptations to their islandenvironments
Because the island species no longer shared traits with theircontinental ancestors
Because the species he saw on the islands had not changed fromtheir ancestral continental form
Because the island species had very low reproductive andsurvival rates as compared with their continental ancestors
QUESTION 3
Which of the following would NOT be a good method for sortingout the evolutionary relationships between a parrot, gorilla,hippopotamus, starfish, and catfish?
comparing the skeletal anatomy | ||
examining the habitat in which these organisms live | ||
looking at embryos for common developmental patterns | ||
comparing the nucleotide sequence divergence of selectedgenes | ||
all of the above would provide useful information |
10 points
QUESTION 4
Which of these habitats should have the highest number ofendemic species (found there and nowhere else).
grasslands of the central United States | ||
Hawaiian islands | ||
Amazonian rainforest basin | ||
Mississippi river |
10 points
QUESTION 5
Darwin's concept of evolution "the theory of descent withmodification through variation and natural selection" can bedemonstrated by which of the following examples?
A giraffe stretches his neck to reach higher branches. Theexercise of stretching up strengthens the muscles in the neck andlegs. This ability to stretch is also seen in the giraffe'soffspring. | ||
A monkey accidently drops her fruit in the salty water of a bay,she recovers the fruit and eats it. She discovers that the fruit iscleaner and tastes better after it has been in the salty water. Shecontinues to wash fruit in the bay before eating. Her offspring seewhat she has done and also wash their fruit in the salty water.Soon the whole population is washing their fruit | ||
Several turtles hatch from a clutch of eggs buried in the sandon a beach. One of the turtles is the color of the sand, the othersare darker in color. The turtles all scurry to the water, but oneby one the dark turtles are eaten by birds, only the sand coloredturtle survives. When it enters the water the sand color changes toa darker brown. The turtle grows, mates and has offspring that arealso sand colored when they are born | ||
A female alligator gives birth to a male alligator that has theability to change color to a bright white when it is in cold water.The baby male alligator is quickly spotted by a large bird of preyand eaten |
10 points
QUESTION 6
During the Beagle journey, Darwin visited islands,allowing him to compare island species with continental species. Interms of framing his theory of evolution, why was thissignificant?
Because the island species had both similarities to theircontinental ancestors and unique adaptations to their islandenvironments | ||
Because the island species no longer shared traits with theircontinental ancestors | ||
Because the species he saw on the islands had not changed fromtheir ancestral continental form | ||
Because the island species had very low reproductive andsurvival rates as compared with their continental ancestors |
