Which term is used to include only the gorillas, chimpanzees, humans and their closest extinct relatives?
A. hominin
B. hominine
C. anthropoid
D. hominid
E. homo
Answer: B
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The two-factor crosses performed by Mendel support the observation that
A. alleles for a given trait are distributed randomly among an individual's gametes independent of the alleles for other traits. B. traits that are encoded by genes on different chromosomes are never found within the same gamete. C. the F1 generation can display phenotypes in combinations different from those seen in the P generation. D. the F2 generation will only display phenotypes in the same combinations as the P generation. E. self-fertilization of the F1 generation will produce 100% heterozygous plants at both loci.
Sexual selection affects male characteristics more than female characteristics. Sexual selection operates by which of the following methods?
A. Intrasexual selection, where one sex directly competes with each other for the opportunity to mate with the opposite sex. B. Intersexual selection, where females select mate on the bases of their physical attributes. C. intersexual selection, cryptic female choice. D. Intrasexual selection where one sex directly competes with each other for mates and intersexual selection where females select their mate because of physical attributes and through cryptic female choice. E. Predatory sexual selection, where females only choose mates that can avoid predators.
Simberloff and Wilson carried out a famous experiment to study the recolonization by arthropods of small mangrove by islands after the islands were fumigated. One of their findings was
A. several species of birds were facilitators of recolonization. B. species turnover was high following recolonization. C. recolonization was identical on all of the islands regardless of size. D. species richness changes little following recolonization. E. high diversity relative to the mainland.
The human genome contains approximately 40,000 genes
a. True b. False