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