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Most Anthropology 201 exams are cumulative with greater emphasis on the last section of the course. This quiz includes some questions from the first two sections, but it is highly recommended practice using Midterm I and Midterm II quizzes for materials from the past. If your final exam is not cumulative, please ignore questions that do not apply to your exam. Some questions may have explanations on where and what section of the textbook is used for the question.
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Anthropology 201 (ANTH 201-UCAL) Final Exam
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Question 1 |
A | new traits being passed on to the next generation. |
B | new habitat development. |
C | no idea |
D | speciation. |
E | increased competition. |
Question 2 |
A | Triassic |
B | Jurassic |
C | Cretaceous |
D | Permian |
E | Devonian |
Question 3 |
A | Dual sex bias |
B | Male bias |
C | All of the answers are incorrect. |
D | Female bias |
Question 4 |
A | disruptive selection. |
B | directional selection. |
C | stabilizing selection. |
D | environmental selection. |
Question 5 |
A | Potassium–argon dating |
B | Thermoluminescence dating |
C | Carbon-14 dating |
D | Electron-spin-resonance dating |
Question 6 |
A | the arboreal theory. |
B | the visual predation theory. |
C | the angiosperm radiation theory. |
D | the terminal branch theory. |
Question 7 |
A | Hydrogen |
B | Carbon |
C | Isotopic oxygen 18 |
D | Isotopic oxygen 16 |
E | Nitrogen |
Question 8 |
A | False |
B | True |
Question 9 |
A | variation, genetic drift, gene mutation |
B | variation, directional selection, disruptive selection |
C | variation, inheritance, over-production |
D | genetic drift, inheritance, gene mutation |
Question 10 |
A | Bonobo |
B | Orangutan |
C | Chimpanzee |
D | Gibbons |
Question 11 |
A | Preservation of complete organisms. |
B | Very clear and complete record of paleobiological record. |
C | Organic structures are well preserved by the precipitating minerals around it. |
D | Organic structures are completely destroyed by replacing minerals. |
Question 12 |
A | Electron-spin-resonance |
B | Uranium |
C | Carbon-14 dating |
D | Thermoluminescence |
E | Potassium–argon |
Question 13 |
A | Jean Baptiste-Lamarck |
B | Charles Lyell |
C | Georges Cuvier |
D | Charles Darwin |
Question 14 |
A | None of the answers posted here are correct. |
B | Genetically, they have much less common genes with modern day primates. |
C | Genetically, they are inferior to the Old World monkeys. |
D | It is difficult to explain how they arrived in South America because of the vast oceans that separate landmasses. |
Question 15 |
A | species |
B | males |
C | females |
D | men |
E | individuals |
Question 16 |
A | Seed-producing plants such as pine and fir. |
B | Group of plants with deep complex roots. |
C | Seed-producing plants that also produce flowers. |
D | Group of plants that produce high energy food for primates. |
E | A defective primate sperm that will lead to undesirable offspring. |
Question 17 |
A | natural organization. |
B | evangelical taxonomy. |
C | cladistic systtematics. |
D | the great chain of being. |
Question 18 |
A | the monkeys are the direct ancestors of modern humans. |
B | acquired characteristics are heritable. |
C | no clue what you are asking here! |
D | morphological structures change according to use. |
Question 19 |
A | even though species can change, they all have a common ancestor. |
B | the world was created 6,000 years ago. |
C | the geological forces that influenced the world long time ago continue to influence the world today. |
D | sudden changes to the environment can result in extinction of some species and repopulation by completely a new one |
Question 20 |
A | The sex that stays in the natal group their entire lives. |
B | The sex that disperses at sexual maturity. |
C | The sex that is dominant. |
D | The sex that is recessive. |
Question 21 |
A | Georges Cuvier |
B | Charles Lyell |
C | Jean Baptiste-Lamarck |
D | Charles Darwin |
Question 22 |
A | Sexual monomorphism |
B | Infant parking. |
C | Giving birth to twins. |
D | Decreased care of infants by fathers. |
Question 23 |
A | True |
B | False |
Question 24 |
A | interbreeding |
B | mutation |
C | genetic drift |
D | gene flow |
Question 25 |
A | Supercontinent |
B | Pangaea |
C | Laurasia |
D | Gondwanaland |
Question 26 |
A | They are cheek bones. |
B | They are bone like structures that provide strength to tails of arboreal animals. |
C | They are tail bones that connect the rest of the tail to the skeleton. |
D | They are knuckles sued for walking on land. |
Question 27 |
A | Primitive dental formula 2.1.3.3/1.1.3.3, which has been retained in Old World monkeys. |
B | Primitive dental formula 2.1.3.3/2.1.2.3, which has been retained in Old World monkeys. |
C | Primitive dental formula 1.0.1.0/1.0.0.3, which has been retained in Old World monkeys. |
D | Primitive dental formula 1.0.1.0/1.0.0.3, which has been retained in New World monkeys. |
E | Primitive dental formula 2.1.3.3/2.1.2.3, which has been retained in New World monkeys. |
Question 28 |
A | 135 million years ago |
B | 3.5 billion years ago |
C | 4.3 billion years ago |
D | 65 million years ago |
E | 225 million years ago |
Question 29 |
A | During Pleistocene epoch. |
B | During Oligocene epoch. |
C | During Miocene epoch. |
D | During Paleocene epoch. |
E | During Eocene epoch. |
Question 30 |
A | Howler monkeys |
B | Squirrel monkeys |
C | Chimpanzees |
D | Jam monkeys |
Question 31 |
A | True |
B | False |
C | Neither true nor false because it depends on the population in question. |
Chapter 4 - Speciation and Phylogeny
Question 32 |
A | 0.35 A and 0.65 a |
B | 0.5 A and 0.5 a |
C | 0.25 a and 0.75 A |
D | 0.65 A and 0.35 a |
E | 0.75 A and 0.25 a |
Question 33 |
A | Cercopithecinae |
B | Hominoidea |
C | Cercopithecoidea |
D | Cebidae |
Question 34 |
A | Ordovician |
B | Devonian |
C | Triassic |
D | Permian |
E | Cambrian |
Question 35 |
A | all green pea plants in the F1 generation. |
B | 3/4 yellow and 1/4 green plants in the F2 generation. |
C | 3/4 green pea plants and 1/4 yellow pea plants in the F1 generation. |
D | all green yellow pea plants in the F2 generation. |
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