Anthropology 201 – Introduction to Primatology and Human Evolution. The Midterm I only covers materials from Chapter 1 to 4. The subjects include Adaptation by Natural Selection, Genetics, Modern Synthesis and Speciation and Phylogeny. Spending on your professor and class number, some or all questions may or may not appear on your exam.
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Anthropology 201 (ANTH 201-UCAL) Midterm Exam I
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Question 1 |
A | Cross bread between aa x bb |
B | Cross bread between AA x BB |
C | Cross bread between aA x aB |
D | Cross bread between AA x aB |
E | Cross bread between aA x BB |
Question 2 |
A | Different speed of swimming within the same the same species of fish in the same pond. |
B | Dramatic differences in distribution of body weight across countries with high GDP and countries with low GDP. |
C | Two different colours of the peas observed by Mendel during his experiments. |
D | Slight variation in skin colour within the same Northern European population of humans. |
E | People who live in the mountain regions of Himalayas are more adapted to high altitude living than people in Calgary. |
Question 3 |
A | form of courtship. |
B | parenting behavior. |
C | mating methods. |
D | nurturing behavior. |
Question 4 |
A | False |
B | True |
Question 5 |
A | homology. |
B | convergence. |
C | heritability. |
D | divergence. |
E | hominoid effect. |
Question 6 |
A | Directional selection |
B | Environmental section |
C | Disruptive selection |
D | Stabilizing selection |
E | Biophysical selection |
Question 7 |
A | A method for establishing the function of a genetic trait by comparing different species. |
B | A method for establishing relationships between different species using statistical analysis of historical evolutionary changes. |
C | A method for establishing the function of a genetic and phenotypic trait by comparing different species. |
D | None of the answers posted here are correct. |
E | A method for establishing the function of a phenotypic trait by comparing different species. |
Question 8 |
A | It favors better genes over poorly adapted genes within populations. |
B | It always benefits the population. |
C | It will only respond to biological pressures and have no influence from environmental and other factors. |
D | It operates exclusively on the phenotype of organisms. |
E | It is the primary driving mechanism for genetic diversification. |
Question 9 |
A | F2 generation |
B | F0 generation |
C | Generation with both physical characteristics of the F1 generation parents. |
D | Generation with higher genetic diversity than the parent generation. |
E | Much more advanced generation than the parent F1 generation. |
Question 10 |
A | an analogous trait. |
B | None of the answers are correct. |
C | convergent evolution. |
D | a homologous trait. |
Chapter 5 - Primate Diversity and Ecology
Question 11 |
A | selection pressures that favor average phenotypes without altering the mean value of a trait. |
B | an evolutionary change occurs as a result of a second selection correlated to that change. |
C | altruistic acts will be favored by selection if the product of the benefit to the recipient. |
D | there is selection against novel mutants that preserves the existing genotype. |
E | females choose who they mate with. |
F | there is selection that favors novel genotypes and thus leads to genetic change. |
Question 12 |
A | Complex adaptations often result in distinct phenotype with no intermediate within populations. |
B | Complex adaptations are often caused by rapid genetic mutations within the dominant allele. |
C | Discontinuous variation is important for the evolution of complex adaptations. |
D | Complex adaptions are almost always caused by mixing of two different species or organisms. |
E | Complex adaptations arise through the accumulation of small random variations. |
Question 13 |
A | Genetic drift |
B | Mutation |
C | Macroevolution |
D | Natural selection |
Question 14 |
A | Ecological evolution |
B | Speciation |
C | Molecular evolution occurs through small changes in the molecular or cellular level |
D | Only through genetic drift |
E | Mutation, natural and artificial selection and gene flow |
F | Mutation, natural selection and gene flow |
Question 15 |
A | Cellular division |
B | Introduction of new species to a region. |
C | Exposure to harmful chemicals and other hazards within the environment. |
D | Abnormal genetic mutations |
E | Sexual reproduction |
Question 16 |
A | Development of complex genetic structures. |
B | Transportation of oxygen. |
C | Breaking down of fats and lipids for energy processing. |
D | Encoding of DNA, mRNA and tRNA molecules. |
E | Production of new blood cells. |
Question 17 |
A | Darwin thought that discontinuous variation did not play an important role in evolution. |
B | It is observed that small random variations are insignificant and have no impact on the natural selection. |
C | Distribution of heights of people is a good example of discontinuous variation. |
D | Fecundity is inversely proportional to frequency of biological variation within a population. |
E | Biological variations can only be studied using genetics because phenotype have too many variables. |
Question 18 |
A | DNA translation results in mRNAs which are transcript into proteins. |
B | DNA produces the proteins which later translate into mRNAs. |
C | Nuclear division result in production of DNA which transcript into proteins. |
D | DNA produces the proteins which later transcript into mRNAs. |
E | DNA transcription results in mRNAs which are translate into proteins. |
Question 19 |
A | mRNA , DNA |
B | tRNA , DNA |
C | DNA , tRNA |
D | DNA , mRNA |
Question 20 |
A | 1.33 |
B | 3.75 |
C | 15,000 |
D | 0.27 |
E | 4,000 |
Question 21 |
A | Insects have compound eyes. |
B | Arboreal primates are exclusively meat eaters. |
C | Early primates produced their offspring through fertilized eggs outside of their bodies (like birds). |
D | Humans and most vertebrates have compound eyes. |
E | Some primates do not have vertebrates. |
Question 22 |
A | orders |
B | phylas |
C | families |
D | species |
E | genus |
Question 23 |
A | Limited environmental resources. |
B | Inheritance variation. |
C | Slow genetic diversification. |
D | Fitness variation. |
E | Slow and/or poor adaptation to changing environment. |
Question 24 |
A | None of the listed answers are correct. |
B | Charles Darwin |
C | Carolus Linnaeus |
D | Gregor Mendel |
E | Charles Lyell |
Question 25 |
A | A linear body in the cell nucleus and appears during cell division. |
B | A segment of the chromosome that produces a recognizable effect on phenotype and segregates as a unit during gamete formation. |
C | A segment of the DNA in eukaryotes that is translated into protein. |
D | The fraction of the chromosome at a genetic locus that are a particular allele, which can result in different phenotype. |
Question 26 |
A | All individuals have an equal chance of surviving and reproducing. |
B | All of the statements posted here are correct.
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C | Tortoises are the modern descendants of glyptodonts. |
D | Species are immutable. |
E | None of the statements posted here are correct. |
Question 27 |
A | Mutations in gametes caused by either environmental or biological factors. |
B | Increased in predatory organisms within an environment. |
C | Population pressures due to rapid growth. |
D | Increase in gene flow. |
E | Differences in sexual organs. |
Question 28 |
A | Genus |
B | Family |
C | Species |
D | Kingdom |
E | Superfamily |
Question 29 |
A | To understand what species consumed/eat |
B | To understand the mechanism by which new traits evolve |
C | To understand why species evolved certain traits |
D | All of the answers listed here are correct |
Question 30 |
A | sexual reproduction , haploid |
B | gene mutation , diploid |
C | sexual reproduction , diploid |
D | meiosis , haploid |
E | mitosis , diploid |
Question 31 |
A | Genetics |
B | Cell biology |
C | Evolutionary biology |
D | Ecology |
E | Homology |
F | Analogy |
Question 32 |
A | Genus and Species |
B | Phylum and Family |
C | Order and Family |
D | Class and Species |
Question 33 |
A | A-G and C-T |
B | A-G and T-H |
C | A-T and C-G |
D | A-C and T-G |
E | A-H and T-C |
Question 34 |
A | genetic |
B | morphological |
C | statistical |
D | theoretical |
E | species |
Question 35 |
A | anthropology and biology. |
B | modern anthropology with animal behavior. |
C | modern genetics and Darwinism. |
D | Mendelian and blending inheritance. |
E | Mendelian and modern biology. |
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Credits: Based on the excellent class notes provided by, TBA during Winter 2013 and textbook ISBN-978-0-393-93271-3. This version has been updated on between September and December 2015.
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