Quiz
MCAT Bio: Evolution
Perguntas do quiz (9)
1The theory that states that all forms of life were created about 6000 years ago in the forms they hold now is:
- ALamarckism
- BDarwinism
- CPolymorphism
- DCreationism
2Count George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon said that species:
- AAre static
- BChange over time
- CMay be morphologically similar
- DCannot interbreed
3Which of the following was NOT supported by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck?
- AUse and disuse
- B Inheritance of acquired traits
- CNatural selection
- D The change of species over time
4According to Lamarck, traits, such as large muscles, that are acquired over an individual's lifetime:
- Aare acted on by natural selection
- Bcan be passed on to offspring
- Ccannot be passed on to offspring
- Dare the result of a change of alleles
5Which of the following is used as evidence to support creationism?
- AStudy of natural populations
- B The book of Genesis
- CExperimental genetics
- DMathematical modeling of populations
6According to Darwin, what caused species to change over time?
- AUse and disuse
- BLamarckian inheritance
- C Inheritance of acquired traits
- DNatural selection
7The fossil record:
- AProvides ample evidence against natural selection
- BDoes not provide evidence against evolution by natural selection
- CProvides ample evidence for creationism
- DDoes not provide evidence for inheritance of acquired traits
8Advances in which field were instrumental in making Darwin's theory of evolution widely accepted?
- AMathematics
- BEngineering
- CPaleontology
- DGenetics
9An individual's fitness is
- AThe ratio of body fat to muscle weight
- BThe ability of that individual to survive to reproductive age
- CThe probability that that individual will have 2 or more offspring
- DThe probability that an individual will contribute its genes to the next generation
Informações
- Descrição
- MCAT Quiz sobre MCAT Bio: Evolution, criado por aliking em 21-05-2014.
- Autor
- aliking
- Idioma
- English
- Visualizações
- 218
- Etiquetas
- Avaliação
- 5,0 de 5 · 1 avaliação Avalie este quiz