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The “correct” answers (according to the test’s answer key) follow marked with a + sign.
Whoever formed and picked these questions is a dolt and whoever fisked the answers (hello Wesley) needs to go take 9th grade biology again. I was particulary amused by question 36 which required me to answer that eukaryotes have no nucleus. Some of my comments included in bold. Also, it is standard practice to warn that wrong answers count against you and no such warning was included. Very bad form. Discounting the bad answers as noted below, I knew the correct answer for 48 of the 51 questions which is evidently better than Wesley since he didn’t spot the vast majority of the mistakes I pointed out. I missed questions 8, 9, and 40.
Question 1:
The physical evidence that the earth is far older than 10,000 years and species have clearly changed over time clearly allows for the rejection of one of the four hypotheses about the origin of modern organisms. Which of the following models is it?
-Separate types
-Transformation
+Static model
-Common descent
Question 2:
Which of the following elements are NOT responsible for the emergence of species?
-independent evolutionary change
-isolation of populations
+gradual change in climate
-evolution of reproductive barriers
Question 3:
Which of the following alleles is distinct to a particular race?
-Cystic Fibrosis to the White Race
-D8s384 (DNA fingerprint) to the Asian race
-Sickle cell anemia to the Black race
+None of the above
Question 4:
Biodiversity is organized and grouped into two groups
-Monera and eukarya
-plants and animals
+prokaryotic and eukaryotic
-organic and inorganic
Question 5:
What body part is a vestigial trait in humans
+tailbone
-kidney
-fingernails
-body hair
Question 6:
How do doctors bottle strong infections
+a cocktail of several medications
-only strong antibiotics
-tea and rest
-there is nothing to be done, the illness is terminal
Question 7:
What type of selection did Charles Darwin argue exists in an evolutionary manner?
+Natural selection
-Ecobalance selection
-Artificial
-Frequency dependent selection
Question 8:
Which race was originally NOT identified by Linneaus?
-asian
+pacific Islander
-native-american
-black
Question 9:
Lucy is the most complete fossil of …
+Australopithecus afarensis
-Homo neanderthalensis
-Australopithecus africanus
-Homo erectus
Question 10:
This is questionable. The rate difference is small between S&SE Asia and Latin America (0.7% and 0.6% respectively) and probably well outside the margin of error. Plus Sub-Saharan Africa still has a greater new infection rate than any other region of the world by a factor of 7.
Which of the following areas has the highest AIDS new infection rate?
+South and Southeast Asia
-North Africa and Middle East
-Latin America
-Australia and New Zealand
Question 11:
Which of the following does not provide evidence for why humans are all the same species despite of differences in race?
-wave-like pattern of B Blood groups distribution in Europe and Asia
-Ability to reproduce and create fertile offspring
-alleles such as sickle cell anemia are not race bound
+different cultures and features exist
Question 12:
This is an odd answer. Difficult to distinguish from faster natural selection. “Must develop” sounds awfully telic for NeoDarwinian evolution. Freudian slip?
Why do plants have so much potential for development for treatment of natural diseases?
-Plants have cell walls which can block 50% of bacterial disease
-The natural selection of plants has occurred much faster than with animals, therefore, they have developed superior resistances to most diseases
+Plants are immobile, so to survive, they must develop resistances to the many diseases that find their way to the plants
-Photosynthesis provides enough extra nutrition to fight off most diseases
Question 13:
Discussed when? Discussed where? Impossible to answer this question.
Which model of the origin and progression of species has not been discussed?
-Separate Types (different species evolve separately)
-Static
-Common Descent
+Top to Bottom (trickle down) evolution
Question 14:
Evolution at its core, can be best described as:
-nonsense
+the natural change in allele frequency over time
-the effect foreign factors have on species
-the adoption of traits by populations
Question 15:
Choose the choice that is false. Species arise through…
-isolation of populations
-independent evolutionary change
+classification
-evolution of reproductive barriers
Question 16:
Which is NOT a general observation by Charles Darwin?
-individuals within populations vary and variation is heritable
-there will be more offsprings than will survive
-there will be differential survival and reproductions
+survival and reproduction is random
Question 17:
Which is true about AIDS?
There are two correct answers here. It is not acquired in large numbers quickly.
-not acquired in large numbers quickly
+first described in a young group of gay men
-first described in 1968
-immune systems still work properly
Question 18:
Which type is NOT evidence for evolution
-anatomical
-biochemical
+religious
-fossil record
Question 19:
Who is credited with bringing the theory of evolution into mainstream of modern science?
-Herbert Spencer
-Gregor Mendel
+Charles Darwin
-Albert Einstein
Question 20:
Here’s a real boner. None of the answers are correct. Chimps are believed to be our closest non-extinct relative but we didn’t evolve from them. The party line is that chimps and humans share a common ancestor.
It is believed that humans evolved from which group of primates?
-Orangutans
+Chimpanzees
-Gorillas
-Squirrel Monkeys
Question 21:
What is the name of the Species of humans?
+Sapiens
-Homo
-Primates
-Homindae
Question 22:
Say what? Similarity in structure and function is the correct answer.
Mammals, like lions, chimpanzees, humans, and bats:
-have similarities in bone structure and function
+have few bone structure similarities but have similar functions
-have similarities in bone structure but the functions differ in each species
-have no similarities in either bone structure or function
Question 23:
Which evolutionary model is most widely supported by modern science?
-the static model
-the transformation model
-the separate types model
+the common descent model
Question 24:
Very few protists are multicellular so there are two correct answers here!
Which of the following is NOT true about protista?
-They range in size and are multicellular and symbiotic
+All organisms in the kingdom have the ability to manufacture food
-They come in many forms including animal-like, plantlike, and fungi-like
-They are eukaryotic and contain membrane bound organelles
Question 25:
Which of the following kingdom contains prokaryotes?
-Plantae
-Animalia
-Fungi
-Protista
+Monera
Question 26:
Who developed the binomial name system for which animals are classified?
-Charles Darwin
+Carolus Linnaeus
-Hardy Weinberg
-Albert Einstein
-Louis Pasteur
Question 27:
Which of the following is an example of a vestigial trait in humans?
+tailbones
-fingers
-legs
-hair
-lungs
Question 28:
Yay Wesley! He caught this one!
Approximately about how many species have been identified so far?
-5 million
-Less than 1 million
-Less than 2 million (Correct)
+2 million
Question 29:
Wesley shoots, he scores again!
The three domains of life are:
-Bacteria, Protista, and Fungi
-Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya (Correct)
+Protista, Archaea, and Eukarya
-Monera, Eukarya, and Protista
Question 30:
Fallowing? Okay, I’m nitpicking, but I still caught it.
Which of the fallowing is NOT a characteristic of prokaryote cell:
-have no nucleolus
-exist in large numbers
-can live in and on another organism
+the kingdom of protista is made of this type of cell
-they are very versatile
Question 31:
Which is NOT one of the four general observations of natural selection?
-variation is heritable
+survivors are random
-individuals within populations vary
-more offspring than will survive
Question 32:
Which of the following is NOT how species arise?
+genetic compatibility
-isolation of populations
-evolution of reproductive barriers
-independent evolutionary change
Question 33:
Which of the following contribute(s) to carry receptors that recognize foreign bodies?
-Immune system
+Lymphocytes
-Antigens
-None of the above
Question 34:
Which of the following make(s) species arise?
-Isolation of populations
-Independent evolutionary change
-Evolution of reproductive barriers
+All of the above
Question 35:
Which of these is a vestigial trait for human beings?
-finger nails
+tail bones
-eye lashes
-large brains
-a-b, 1-2
Question 36:
It took me five tries to figure out which wrong answer they wanted. The correct answer is “referred to as microbes”.
Which of these answers does NOT apply to Eukaryotic cells?
-they have membrane-bound organelles
+they have a nucleus
-they are referred to as microbes
-they were once symbiotic
-none of the above
Question 37:
Organisms came into being within the last 10,000 years, and have not changed substantially since their creation. The hypotheses about the origin of modern organisms being described is:
+static model
-transformation
-separate types
-common descent
Question 38:
The most ancient fossilized cells, which lived approximately 3.5 billion years ago, are remarkably similar in appearance to modern:
-Protista
-Bacteria
-Archaea
-both a and b
+both b and c
Question 39:
A non-self substance, object, or organism typically has a unique chemical signature that causes an immune response. This signature is called a(n):
-receptor
-lymphocyte
+antigen
-enzyme
-T4 cells
Question 40:
Cool. This is the first question that taught me something I didn’t know. I had no idea 2 billion people are infected with asymptomatic latent TB.
Approximately 1/3 of the world’s population has this disease:
-Gonorrhea
-MRSA
-HIV
+Tuberculosis
Question 41:
Bad answer. Lack of elasticity causes sickle RBCs to rupture before the parasite can reproduce. Shape has nothing to do with it. Polymerization of sickle hemoglobin also interferes with the parasite’s ability to digest it. The second answer isn’t good either but it’s at least equally as correct as the first.
Sickle cells help fight malaria because the cells:
+Their oblong shape cause the cells to die faster and the disease can’t spread.
-Are not able to host the disease, never allowing it to affect the person.
-Their round shape cause the cells to die faster and the disease can’t spread.
-Sickle cells do not help fight malaria.
Question 42:
In the five kingdom system which of the following groups is the only one that is made up exclusively of prokaryotic life forms?
-fungi
-protista
+monera
-plantae
-animalia
Question 43:
Pedants could argue for billions of years over which answer is the best one here. I chose natural selection and will pedantically defend that choice to the death. 🙄
The relative survival and reproduction of one variant in a population compared to others in the same population is referred to as:
-artificial selection
+fitness
-adaption
-natural selection
-evolution
Question 44:
Now how many of you know that there are documented cases of fertile mules? Hybrid fertility is a continuum not a matter of either fertile or infertile. Another icon of evolution down the drain and another wrong answer on this test.
A mule is a hybrid species created by the coupling of a horse and a donkey. Which statement below best describes the type of reprodutive barrier found in a mule?
-prezygotic barrier because a horse and a donkey will refuse to mate with each other
-prezygotic barrier because the sperm and egg of a horse and donkey are incompatible
-postzygotic barrier because the mule offspring of a horse and donkey cannot develop properly and rarely survive
+postzygotic barrier because the mule suffers from hybrid sterility in that the mule cannot produce proper sperm or eggs.
Question 45:
Debatable.
Which hypothesis about the evolution of Homo sapiens is most consistent with the evidence collected and genic information?
-Multiregional Evolution
-Hybridization and Assimilation
+Out of Africa
-None of the above
Question 46:
Which of the following is known to have drug-resistant strains?
-HIV/AIDS
-Staph
-Tuberculosis
-Gonorrhea
+All of the above
Question 47:
Actually it’s the infection of T4 cells that causes an immune response. Loss of T4 cells results in immune deficiency. Yet another wrong answer.
The loss of T4 cells by AIDS results in…
-Immune response
-Immune deficiency
+Both
-Neither
Question 48:
This also describes the static model. Two correct answers here.
This hypothesis states that organisms were created, perhaps millions of years ago, and changes have occurred, but brand-new species have not arisen.
-Static Model
+Transformation
-Seperate Types
-Common Descent
-None of the above
Question 49:
A group of individuals that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring but don’t breed with members of another species
-Basic Species Concept
-Macroevolution
-Gene Flow
+Biological Species Concept
Question 50:
Which of these concepts provides strong support against the theory of special creation?
-classification systems
-homology
+vestigial traits
-the missing link
Question 51:
Which of these is not true about Darwin’s process of natural selection?
-It is an inference based on four general observations.
+Darwin proved that elephant offspring have a high chance of survival.
-favorable inherited variations tend to increase in frequency in a population over time.
-the concept of adaptation can be explained by Darwin’s observation of finches.