Quiz 04| Higher Education | Oxford University Press Canada

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Question 1:

Humans share ________ per cent of the protein structure with chimpanzees.
a) 98
b) 70
c) 53
d) 37

Question 2:

A new field that uses statistical analysis to study short-term evolutionary change in large populations is called ________.
a) population genetics
b) gene frequency model
c) gene pool genetics
d) sociobiology

Question 3:

Gene-culture coevolution ________.
a) argues that human behaviour is shaped by two inheritance systems: one genetic and one cultural
b) suggests that natural selection was most significant millions of years ago and does not act upon contemporary happenings
c) originally focused on explaining the evolution of altruism
d) suggests that human evolution depends on genetic heritage, cultural heritage, and “artifacts”

Question 4:

A cline ________.
a) argues that human behaviour is shaped by two inheritance systems: one genetic and one cultural
b) alters the frequencies of genetic drifts in a given population
c) describes alleles that come in a range of different forms
d) is a gradual integration of genetic variation from population to population

Question 5:

Alleles are ________ because they come in a range of different forms.
a) homozygous
b) formal models
c) polymorphous
d) heterozygous

Question 6:

The birth of a variety of descendant species from single ancestral species is called ________.
a) punctuated equilibrium
b) cladogenesis
c) phyletic gradualism
d) anagenesis

Question 7:

All of the following statements were goals of the Human Genome Project (HGP) EXCEPT for the following: ________.
a) To identify all of the genes in human DNA
b) To legitimate the biological origin of race
c) To store genomic information in databases
d) To transfer related technologies to the private sector

Question 8:

The exchange of genes that occurs when a given population experiences a sudden expansion due to in-migration of outsiders from another population of the species is referred to as ________.
a) genetic mutation
b) genetic
c) gene flow
d) phenotypic plasticity

Question 9:

In their study of the expansion of French colonies in Quebec from 1686 to 1960, Claudia Moreau et al. discovered that ________.
a) females along the initial wave front of settlement had lower fitness than subsequent populations that migrated to Quebec.
b) females along the initial wave front of settlement had higher fitness than women in the range core
c) females along the range core had no genetic diversity
d) males had lower fitness if they were from the wave front of settlement

Question 10:

________ are mathematical formulas to predict outcomes of particular kinds of human interactions under different hypothesized conditions.
a) Formal models
b) Evolutionary models
c) Formula models
d) Population genetic models

Question 11:

According to Gould and Eldredge, most evolutionary history is characterized by the stable coexistence of species.
a) True
b) False

Question 12:

Natural selection that occurs in different species but within the same genus, family, or order is a kind of species selection.
a) True
b) False

Question 13:

Phenotypic plasticity refers to a change in the way the body functions in response to emotional stress.
a) True
b) False

Question 14:

Microevolutionists explore short-term evolutionary changes in a species.
a) True
b) False

Question 15:

Research has found that skin colour is a marker for membership in a unique group or “race.”
a) True
b) False

Question 16:

Nadia Abu El-Haj argues that many scientists used the results of the Human Genome Project to establish forms of personalized medicine.
a) True
b) False

Question 17:

Sickled red blood cells do not offer an evolutionary advantage to populations living in some regions of the world.
a) True
b) False

Question 18:

Genetic drift refers to random changes in gene frequencies from one generation to the next.
a) True
b) False

Question 19:

In China, air pollution is often blamed on respiratory disorders among children.
a) True
b) False

Question 20:

Mutations increase variation both within and between populations.
a) True
b) False

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