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College Evolution
Two populations that were formerly geographically isolated have come into contact. Which of the following would most likely favor the evolution of pre zygotic isolating mechanisms?
  1. Hybrid offspring have higher mortality rates than non hybrid offspring
  2. Hybrid offspring have higher reproductive success than non hybrid offspring
  3. Hybrid offspring have higher fitness than non hybrid offspring
  4. Hybrid offspring live longer than non hybrid offspring
College Evolution
The subject of controversy during the 17th through 19th centuries involved                                           
  1. Intelligent Design vs. Darwinian Evolution
  2. Spontaneous Generation vs. Biogenesis
  3. Viruses vs. Bacteriophages
  4. Roe vs. Wade
College Evolution
If life on earth is monophyletic, it means                                                        .
  1. that it is constantly evolving due to natural selection
  2. derived from a single common ancestor
  3. based on cells
  4. destined to become extinct
College Evolution
Darwin proposed the principle of
  1. experimental ablation
  2. specific nerve energy
  3. natural selection
  4. homeostasis
  5. B and D are correct
College Evolution
Who was the captain of the HMS Beagle?
  1. Austin
  2. Fitzroy
  3. Phillips
  4. Hutton
  5. None of the Above
College Evolution
The biological species concept states that a species is a population whose members are
  1. able to interbreed and produce fertile offspring
  2. incapable of interbreeding
  3. able to interbreed but produce infertile offspring
  4. able to interbreed with members of a different species population
College Evolution
Which of the following new changes in morphology or behavior benefits a group or population?
  1. thicker hair to survive the cold
  2. high fecundity rates
  3. larger body size to attract mates
  4. cannibalism
  5. all of the above
  6. none of the above
College Evolution
Which of the following did not believe that species change over time?
  1. Lamarck
  2. Linnaeus
  3. Cuvier
  4. Aristotle
  5. Both A&B
  6. Both B&D
College Evolution
What does a phylogenetic tree represent?
  1. a display of organisms that were formed by convergent evolution
  2. a group of organisms that share analogous structures
  3. the evolutionary relationships among organisms
  4. the degree of similarity in the habitats occupied by different organisms
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