Florida International University

PCB evolution

Chapter 1

1)Indicate which of the following is FALSE:

1. Mutation is a random process
2. Macroevolution drives microevolution.
3. Natural selection is not a random process.
4. Mutation is the raw material for selection.

2. The use of antibiotics to kill pathogens promotes ...

1. genetic changes among members of the pathogen population due to ontogeny.
2. all answers are true.
3. genetic changes among members of the pathogen population due to genetic drift.
4. genetic changes among members of the pathogen population due to natural selection.

3. Based on Darwin’s ideas, natural selection ...

1. is a random process.
2. is only responsible for variation within species.
3. is responsible for variation across species.
4. drives species to perfection.

4. Which of the following assessments is FALSE?

1. Evolution will only be observed in groups (populations) of organisms.
2. Evolution comes from the Latin "evolvere", which means "to unfold or unroll".
3. In his book "Philosophie Zoologique", Lamarck was extraordinarily critic with the idea of Natural Selection previously proposed by Charles Darwin.
4. The development, or ontogeny, of an individual organism is not considered evolution.

5. The neutral theory of molecular evolution suggests ...

1. that at the molecular level, most mutations are neutral.
2. that all mutations are neutral.
3. that neutral mutations are the important ones for evolution.
4. that neutral mutations are the important ones for evolution.

6. The combination of Darwin and Mendel ideas constituted the basis for ...

1. the modern family.
2. the modern synthesis (evolutionary synthesis)
3. molecular evolution.
4. synthetic biology.

7. Ontogeny is not evolution because ...

1. ontogeny is the origin and development of a single individual.
2. ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny.
3. ontogeny affects whole populations.
4. ontogeny was proposed by Darwin’s detractors.

8. Carl Linnaeus, the father of modern taxonomy, was ...

1. also the father of Genetics.
2. and advocate of creationism.
3. an advocate of natural selection.
4. married to Darwin’s grandmother.

9. Evolution constitutes a scientific…

1. Prediction
2. Hypothesis
3. Theory
4. Fallacy

10. Evolution proved Lamarck wrong because…

1. Darwin revealed that the length of the neck in giraffes is not subject to selection.
2. Darwin reveled that the length of the neck of the giraffes does not increases over the time.
3. Darwin revealed that the length of the neck in giraffes is not the result of the inheritance of acquired characteristics
4. Darwin revealed that the length of the neck in giraffes is not transmitted to the offspring.