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Life:bThebSciencebofbBiology,bTenthbEdition
Sadavab•bHillisb•bHellerb•bBerenbaum
Chapterb21:bMechanismsbofbEvolution
TESTbFILEbQUESTIONS (BybNormanbJohnson)
MultiplebChoice
1.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbstatementsbaboutbtheb1918–19binfluenzabpandemicbisbfalse?a.bComparedbwithbmostbflubviruses,bthebvirusbofbthebpandemicbhitbyoungbadultsbparticularlyb hard.b.bTherebwerebmorebdeathsbfrombthisbvirusbthanbtherebwerebcombatbdeathsbinbWorldbWarbI.c.bThebvirusboftenbtriggeredbanbespeciallybintensebreactionbinbthebimmunebsystem.d.bThebvirusbwasbthebproductbofbevolution.e.bAllbofbthebabovebarebtrue;bnonebisbfalse.
Answer:be
TextbookbReference:b21.0bChapterbIntroduction
Bloom’sbCategory:b1.bRemembering
2.bSupposebyoubarebthebleadbresearcherbinbanbinfluenzablabbandbyourbteambhasbuncoveredbfou rbstrainsbthatbhavebevolvedbchangesbfromblastbyear’sbinfluenzabvirus.bStrainbAbhasbevolvedbf ourbchangesbinbitsbsurfacebproteinsbandbthreebchangesbinbitsbinteriorbproteins.bStrainbBbhasbev olvedbtwobchangesbinbitsbsurfacebproteinsbandbsevenbchangesbinbitsbinteriorbproteins.bStrainb Cbhasbevolvedbsixbchangesbinbitsbsurfacebproteinsbandbnonebinbitsbinteriorbproteins.bStrainbDb hasbevolvedbonlybabsinglebchangebinbitsbsurfacebproteinsbandbnonebinbitsbinteriorbproteins.bAs sumingbthatballbotherbfactorsbarebequal,bwhichbofbthesebstrainsbisbmostblikelybtobbebinfectious ?a.bStrainbA b.bStrainbB c.bStrainbC d.bStrainbD e.bAllbofbthebstrainsbarebequallyblikelybtobbebinfectious.
Answer:bc
TextbookbReference:b21.0bChapterbIntroduction
Bloom’sbCategory:b4.bAnalyzing
3.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbstatementsbaboutbevolutionbisbfalse?a.bScientistsbcanbobservebevolutionbinbaction.b.bEvolutionarybtheorybcanbbebappliedbtobsolvebpracticalbproblems.c.bBiologistsbhavebaccumulatedbablargebbodybofbevidencebaboutbthebevolutionarybchangesbth atbhaveboccurredbinbthebpast. 1 / 4
©b2014bSinauerbAssociates,bInc.d.bBiologistsbhavebaccumulatedbablargebbodybofbevidencebaboutbhowbevolutionarybchangesb occur.e.bAllbofbthebabovebarebtrue;bnonebisbfalse.
Answer:be
TextbookbReference:b21.1bWhatbIsbthebRelationshipbbetweenbFactbandbTheorybinbEvolution?
Bloom’sbCategory:b1.bRemembering
4.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbstatementsbaboutbDarwinbisbtrue?a.bEvenbasbabyouthbhebrecognizedbthatblifebevolves.b.bHebpublishedbhisbobservationsbaboutbevolutionbsoonbafterbthebhmsbBeaglebarrivedbinbEngl and.c.bHebrecognizedbthatbanimalsbonbthebGalápagosbIslandsbwereballbidenticalbtobthosebonbthebm ainland.d.bHebhadbabkeenbinterestbinbgeology.e.bHebwasbthebfirstbtobpresentbevidencebthatblifebhasbevolved.
Answer:bd
TextbookbReference:b21.1bWhatbIsbthebRelationshipbbetweenbFactbandbTheorybinbEvolution?
Bloom’sbCategory:b1.bRemembering
5.bMostbscientistsbandbhistoriansbgivebDarwinbmorebcreditbthanbWallacebregardingbtheirbcont ributionsbtobevolutionarybtheorybbecause a.bonlybDarwinbprovidedbabmechanismbforbevolution.b.bDarwinbprovidedbmorebextensivebevidencebinbsupportbofbevolution.c.bDarwinbdevelopedbhisbideasbfirst.d.bBothbabandbb e.bBothbbbandbc
Answer:be
TextbookbReference:b21.1bWhatbIsbthebRelationshipbbetweenbFactbandbTheorybinbEvolution?
Bloom’sbCategory:b1.bRemembering
6.bDarwinbpublishedbThebOriginbofbSpecies a.bbeforeb1840.b.bbetweenb1841bandb1880.c.bbetweenb1881bandb1920.d.bbetweenb1921bandb1960.e.bafterb1960.
Answer:bb
TextbookbReference:b21.1bWhatbIsbthebRelationshipbbetweenbFactbandbTheorybinbEvolution?
Bloom’sbCategory:b1.bRemembering
7.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbbestbdescribesbnaturalbselection?a.bThebdifferentialbsurvivalbandbreproductionbofbindividuals b.bChancebvariationsbinbtraits c.bThebprocessesbthatbleadbindividualsbtobresemblebtheirbparents d.bThebpotentialbforballbspeciesbtobincreasebrapidlybinbnumber e.bIndividualsbevolvebinbresponsebtobenvironmentalbchange 2 / 4
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Answer:ba
TextbookbReference:b21.1bWhatbIsbthebRelationshipbbetweenbFactbandbTheorybinbEvolution?
Bloom’sbCategory:b1.bRemembering
8.bRankbthebfollowingbeventsbfrombearliestbtoblatest:
I.bDarwinbpublishesbhisbworkbonbevolution.II.bWatsonbandbCrickbdeterminebthebstructurebofbDNA.III.bMendel’sbworkbonbgeneticsbisbrediscovered.
a.bI,bII,bIII b.bI,bIII,bII c.bII,bIII,bI d.bII,bI,bIII e.bIII,bI,bII
Answer:bb
TextbookbReference:b21.1bWhatbIsbthebRelationshipbbetweenbFactbandbTheorybinbEvolution?
Bloom’sbCategory:b2.bUnderstanding
9.– 11.bInbMendel’sbpeas,btallbandbshortbplantbvariantsbresultedbfrombdifferencesbatbabsinglebgene ticblocus,bwithbtallbbeingbdominantbtobshort.
9.bThebdifferencesbbetweenbthebtallbandbshortbplantsbwerebcausedbbybtheirbdifferent a.balleles.b.bgenebpools.c.bgenotypes.d.bBothbabandbb e.bBothbabandbc
Answer:be
TextbookbReference:b21.1bWhatbIsbthebRelationshipbbetweenbFactbandbTheorybinbEvolution?
Bloom’sbCategory:b2.bUnderstanding
10.bThebheightbofbthebplantbisbcalledbits a.ballele.b.bgenebpool.c.bphenotype.d.bgenotype.e.badaptation.
Answer:bc
TextbookbReference:b21.1bWhatbIsbthebRelationshipbbetweenbFactbandbTheorybinbEvolution?
Bloom’sbCategory:b2.bUnderstanding
11.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbstatementsbisbtrue?a.bHeterozygotesbareballbtall. 3 / 4
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Answer:bd
TextbookbReference:b21.1bWhatbIsbthebRelationshipbbetweenbFactbandbTheorybinbEvolution?
Bloom’sbCategory:b4.bAnalyzing
12.bInborderbforbabpopulationbtobevolve, a.bitsbmembersbmustbhavebheritablebgeneticbvariation.b.bnaturalbselectionbmustbbebactingbonbthebpopulation.c.ballbmembersbofbthebpopulationbmustbhavebidenticalbphenotypes.d.bBothbabandbb e.bNonebofbthebabove
Answer:ba
TextbookbReference:b21.1bWhatbIsbthebRelationshipbbetweenbFactbandbTheorybinbEvolution?
Bloom’sbCategory:b2.bUnderstanding
13.bInbabpopulationbofbfieldbmicebinbthebSandbHillsbofbNebraska,bsomebindividualsbhaveblight erbcoatbcolorsbthanbothers.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbwouldbbebthebmostbefficientbwaybofbdeter miningbwhetherbtheblighterbcoatbcolorbisbabheritablebtrait?a.bObtainingbDNAbsequencebfrombthebindividuals b.bBreedingbthebmicebofbbothbcolorsbinbtheblabbandbobservingbthebcoatbcolorsbofbtheirboffsprin g c.bPerformingbabchemicalbanalysisbofbthebcoatbhairs d.bConductingbabfieldbexperimentbtobobservebwhetherbtheblighterbmicebhavebablowerbriskbofbp redationbthanbthebdarkerbmice e.bComparingbthebnumberbofboffspringbproducedbbyblight-bandbdark-coloredbmice
Answer:bb
TextbookbReference:b21.1bWhatbIsbthebRelationshipbbetweenbFactbandbTheorybinbEvolution?
Bloom’sbCategory:b5.bEvaluating
14.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbstatementsbaboutbthebrelationshipbbetweenbgenotypebandbphenot ypebisbtrue?a.bAbgivenbgenotypebalwaysbproducesbabspecificbphenotype.b.bGenotypesbalonebdeterminebphenotype.c.bAbparticularbphenotypebcanbbebproducedbbybmorebthanbonebgenotype.d.bThebphenotypicbexpressionbofbdominancebmakesbthebstudybofbthebgeneticbbasisbofbnaturalb selectionbeasy.e.bThebgenotypebisbthebphysicalbexpressionbofbanborganism’sbgenes.
Answer:bc
TextbookbReference:b21.1bWhatbIsbthebRelationshipbbetweenbFactbandbTheorybinbEvolution?
Bloom’sbCategory:b4.bAnalyzing
15.bThebultimateboriginbofbgeneticbvariationbis
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