ANT 1 EXAM ONE (right answers) Graded A

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A parental chain of DNA provides the following template: AAT CGA CGT. Which of the following sequences of free nucleotides would pair with the parental template? (a) AAT CGA CGT, (b) GGC TAG TAC , (c) ... TTA GCT GCA, (d) CCG AAG GAA, (e) none of the above. - ANSWER 1) TTA GCT GCA A population that bears resemblance in both genotype and phenotype to the ancestral first family of the group is called founder's effect. (a) true, (b) false. - ANSWER 2) true If a string of DNA is GAT CAG AAT, then the mRNA template would be (a) CTA GTC TTA, (b) CUA GUC UUA, (c) CUA GUC UUA, (d) GUA GUC UUA - ANSWER 3) CUA GUC UUA A trait that is coded for on more than one gene is called (a) trisomy, (b) polygenic, (c) monogenic, (d) Mendelian trait, (e) allophonic. - ANSWER 4) polygenic A trait that is coded for on only one gene, such as color for peas, is an example of (a) Darwinian evolution, (b) Darwinian genetics, (c) Mendelian genetics, (d) Mendelian traits, (e) Wallacian evolution. - ANSWER 5) Mendelian genetics All of the cells in the body except the gametes are this type. (a) zygote, (b) codon, (c) gamete, (d) somatic, (e) autosome. - ANSWER 6) somatic An example of selective pressures would be (a) change in temperature, (b) disease in the population, (c) challenge of different species encroaching in territory, (d) all of these, (e) none of these. - ANSWER 7) all of these Anything that has been modified by human hands for use in a different way, such as a stick used as a spear, is a(a). (a) weapon, (b) evidence, (c) artifact, (d) hability. - ANSWER 8) artifact Changes that occur after many generations, such as the appearance of a new species is called (a) founder's effect, (b) evoloution, (c) allelic frequency, (d) microevolution, (e) macroevolution. - ANSWER 9) macroevolution Charles Lyell is famous for (a) uniformitarianism, (b) fixity of species, (c) natural selection, (d) catastrophism, (e) none of these. - ANSWER 10) uniformitarianism Judging other cultures by your culture's values is called (a) cultural relativity, (b) ethnocentrism, (c) cultural absenteeism, (d) ethnic relativity, (e) just plain rude. - ANSWER 11) ethnocentrism The alleles possessed by an individual are called (a) homozygous, (b) heterozygous, (c) phenotype, (d) genotype, (e) genetics. - ANSWER 12) genotype The example of the ABO blood grouping, where O is the recessive trait, means that A and B are ___________. (a) genotype, (b) codominant, (c) nondominant, (d) variant, (e) alleles. - ANSWER 13) codominant The name of a sex cell. (a) zygote, (b) gamete, (c) somatic cell, (d) autosome, (e) rhisome. - ANSWER 14) gamete The other man who was responsible for the discovery of natural selection. (a) Erasmus Darwin, (b) Alfred Wallace, (c) Georges Cuvier, (d) Charles Lyell, (e) Jean Baptiste La Marck. - ANSWER 15) Alfred Wallace The physical expression and adaptation is represented by the (a) chromosome, (b) genome, (c) genotype, (d) allotype, (e) phenotype. - ANSWER 16) phenotype The process of cell division in which gametes are produced is called (a) meiosis, (b) mitosis, (c) zygote, (d) egg and sperm, (e) telophase. - ANSWER 17) meiosis The process of cell division that results in two exact copies of the original cell, like all of the cells of your skin, eyes, etc. (a) mitosis, (b) meiosis, (c) segregation, (d) inclusion, (e) regulation. - ANSWER 18) mitosis The researcher who believed that evolutionary change takes place within the individual was called (a) Jean Baptiste LaMarck, (b) Erasmus Darwin, (c) Buffon, (d) Carl von Linne, (e) none of these. - ANSWER 19) Jean Baptiste LaMarck The science of believing that species do not change over time is called (a) catastrophism, (b) uniformitarianism, (c) fixity of species, (d) natural selection, (e) transmutation of species. - ANSWER 20) fixity of species The scientific method requires (a) a testable hypothesis, (b) induction, (c) reduction, (d) quantitative methods, (e) ethnology. - ANSWER 21) a testable hypothesis This sociologist believed that populations grow faster than the food supply. (a) Georges Buffon, (b) Charles Lyell, (c) Jean Baptiste La Marck, (d) Erasmus Darwin, (e) Thomas Malthus - ANSWER 22) Thomas Malthus Uniformitarianism implies which of the following? (a) new species are created by natural disasters, (b) James Ussher was correct in that the earth is 6000 years old, (c) the same gradual geologic process we observe today was operating in the past and this makes the earth very old, (d) Noah's flood uniformly covered the entire earth's surface, (e) the earth was created on October 23rd, 4004 BC. - ANSWER 23) the same gradual geologic process we observe today was operating in the past and this makes the earth very old What is the characteristic number of chromosomes in human somatic cells? (a) 23, (b) 46, (c) 48, (d) 78, (e) 92. - ANSWER 24) 46 Which of the following genotypes is homozygous? (a) AB, (b) AO, (c) ABO, (d) BO, (e) OO - ANSWER 25) OO Which of the following is NOT a subfield of anthropology: (a) biological anthropology, (b) sociology, (c) archeology, (d) linguistics, (e) cultural anthropology. - ANSWER 26) sociology For the next questions, please look at the diagram of the cell and select your answer based on the number of the point on the diagram. (a) nuclear membrane, (b) cell membrane, (c) cytoplasm, (d) ectoplasm. - ANSWER 27) cell membrane (a) nucleus, (b) ribosome, (c) mitochondria, (d) organelle. - ANSWER 28) ribosome (a) nucleus, (b) ribosome, (c) mitochondria, (d) organelle. - ANSWER 29) nucleus (a) nuclear membrane, (b) cell membrane, (c) cytoplasm, (d) ectoplasm. - ANSWER 30) nuclear membrane (a) chromosome, (b) nuclear membrane, (c) nucleus, (d) cytoplasm. - ANSWER 31) cytoplasm Dominant traits are positive, while recessive traits produce mutations. (a) true, (b) false. - ANSWER 32) false Chromosomal mutations are the only mutations that are harmful. (a) true, (b) false. - ANSWER 33) false Sickle cell anemia is the result of codominant alleles. (a) true, (b) false. - ANSWER 34) true Gametes contain 46 chromosomes. (a) true, (b) false. - ANSWER 35) false Humans are primates. (a) true, (b) false. - ANSWER 36) true Natural selection can only act on organisms that have variation in their species. (a) true or (b) false. - ANSWER 37) true The principle of independent assortment means that eye color and hair color are located on different genes, and therefore might not be transmitted together. (a) true, or (b) false. - ANSWER 38) true Each pair of chromosomes are the same size and shape. This is called homosygosity. (a) true, or (b) false. - ANSWER 39) false The gel inside of a cell that holds the organelles is called the ectoplasm, (a) true, (b) false. - ANSWER 40) false [Show More]

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