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The Galápagos Islands have played a significant role in the development of evolutionary thinking for more than 150 years. Which of the following is not an example of evolutionary change that has been studied using species from the Galápagos? |
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breeding of new plant varieties from a single wild species |
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Science has never actually observed the process of evolutionary change in species |
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Biological evolution is best defined as |
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the change in genetic characteristics of populations over time. |
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Which of the following species is a product of artificial selection? |
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Again refer to Figure 16.7 in the textbook. If you were to plot the cytochrome c data for a frog on this graph, where would it most likely be placed in relationship to the other animals? |
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between the tuna and the rattlesnake |
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Among individuals, the ultimate source of heritable differences fueling natural selection is |
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Anteaters and some whales lack teeth as adults. The presence of teeth in the embryos of these creatures is evidence that |
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these species share a common ancestry with animals that have adult teeth. |
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Consider two different species of turtle. These organisms |
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were likely formed through natural selection. |
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According to the definition of evolution, which of the following has undergone this process?
-organisims -cars -computors -hair |
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The evolutionary effects of genetic drift are |
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usually random and unpredictable. |
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With which of the following statements would an evolutionary biologist agree? |
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Mutations provide the foundation for evolutionary change. |
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Which of the following does not have a direct effect on the process of biological evolution? |
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techniques for determining the age of fossils |
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The evolution of horses shown in Figure 16.6 in the textbook is a good example of the evolutionary process because it |
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provides solid fossil evidence in favor of evolution. |
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Based on the information in Figure 16.4a in the textbook, which of the following organisms should have five digits and the same set of arm bones?
chimps cats squirrels dolphins |
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Most religious leaders today view evolution and religion as compatible. |
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Refer to Figure 16.12 in the textbook. Which of the following do all of these birds have in common? |
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All are descended from a common ancestor. |
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Modern evidence strongly supports the evolutionary prediction that organisms should possess signs of their common ancestry with other organisms. |
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Which of the following is an example of a shared characteristic between species that exists because of common evolutionary descent? |
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the number and type of bones in the limbs of vertebrates |
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Darwin’s The Origin of Species first appeared in |
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The evidence supporting biological evolution includes
fossils patterns of embryological development shared anatomical characteristics molecular similarities |
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Many bizarre plants and animals inhabit the Galápagos Islands, as young Charles Darwin observed when he visited there in the early 1830s. Which of the following is the most likely reason that oceanic islands often have such unusual inhabitants? |
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Islands are isolated and thus susceptible to strong natural selection. |
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When natural selection is operating, which of the following is likely to occur? |
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Individuals within a population may have greater survival than others. |
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With which of the following statements would Darwin most likely disagree? |
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Evolution is best viewed as a purposeful and directed change over time. |
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The rudimentary hind legs of a python and the fully functional legs of other reptiles are |
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shared characteristics that result from common descent. |
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