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