Question 1

A clade includes which of the following?

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A)   an outgroup and an ingroup
B)   a common ancestor and all its descendant species
C)   one taxon with shared derived characters
D)   an ancestor and all its descendant species, and taxa with shared derived characters
E)   an ingroup onlyF) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 2

Convergent evolution gives rise to analogous structures in unrelated taxa.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Significant mass extinctions occurred during which of the following peroids?

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A)   Pleistocene, Ordovician, and Triassic
B)   Ordovician, Triassic, and Jurassic
C)   Triassic, Permian, and Cretaceous
D)   Triassic, Permian, Cretaceous, Pleistocene, Ordovician, and Devonian
E)   Ordovician, Triassic, Jurassic, Silurian, Eocene, and OligoceneF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

In the three-domain system of classification

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A)   eukaryotes are more similar to the prokaryotes now classified in domain Bacteria than to those now classified in domain Archaea.
B)   animals and plants are less similar to each other than to the prokaryotes now classified in domain Archaea.
C)   prokaryotes are classified into two domains, with the organisms in domain Archaea more similar to eukaryotes than to the prokaryotes in domain Bacteria.
D)   cladistics alone are used to formulate the new phylogenetic tree of life.
E)   by the principle of parsimony, it requires fewer assumptions to divide the prokaryotes into two domains than it does to put them in a single domain.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 5

Which geological timescale contains the greatest number of years?

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A)   eras
B)   periods
C)   epochs
D)   centuries
E)   decadesF) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

Two species are said to be closely related if they

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A)   possess a common ancestor.
B)   can interbreed but not produce fertile offspring.
C)   are reproductively isolated from each other.
D)   have a shared gene pool.
E)   can interbreed and produce fertile offspring.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 7

Members of two different species are never capable of mating.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Allopatric speciation is compatible with both the gradualistic and punctuated equilibrium models of evolution.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The punctuated equilibrium model of evolution suggests that new species appear

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A)   gradually; as groups become isolated, they slowly evolve through their own individual pathways.
B)   only after older species disappear from the fossil record.
C)   suddenly after long periods of time with little to no change.
D)   gradually after long periods of time with little to no change; as groups become isolated, they slowly evolve through their own individual pathways.
E)   gradually over very short periods of time so that intermediate species are often observed in the fossil record.F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 10

Shared derived traits are found in all members of the ingroup of a clade.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The pollen, or sperm, from a red maple tree is unable to fertilize the eggs from a sugar maple tree. This is an example of what type of isolating mechanism?

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A)   mechanical isolation
B)   habitat isolation
C)   temporal isolation
D)   hybrid sterility
E)   gamete isolationF) A) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

Which of the following lists the levels of taxonomic classification in order from the most inclusive to the least inclusive?

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A)   genus - family - order - class - phylum
B)   phylum - order - class - family - species
C)   genus - order - family - class - phylum
D)   family - order - class - phylum - kingdom
E)   domain - kingdom - phylum - class - orderF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 13

Most dinosaurs became extinct at the end of which of the following periods of the Mesozoic?

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A)   Jurassic
B)   Cretaceous
C)   Devonian
D)   Triassic
E)   PermianF) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 14

Which of the three domains contain(s)  prokaryotic organisms?

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A)   Bacteria
B)   Archaea
C)   Eukarya
D)   Bacteria and Archaea
E)   Bacteria, Archaea, and EukaryaF) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 15

Elaborate courtship behavior in animals, such as with the blue-footed boobies of the Galápagos Islands, is an example of which of the following reproductive barriers?

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A)   behavioral isolation
B)   mechanical isolation
C)   temporal isolation
D)   postzygotic isolation
E)   hybrid sterilityF) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true about the shown cladogram and the characters used to derive it?

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A)   Three-chambered heart is the most inclusive character on the cladogram.
B)   The snake and lizard share a common ancestor that does not have the characters internal fertilization or amniotic membrane in egg.
C)   The character notochord in embryo is not shared by the common ancestor to all of the organisms on the cladogram.
D)   The two organisms furthest from each other on the cladogram share only two common characters.
E)   The character long cylindrical body is useful in placing the snake and eel into the cladogram.F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 17

A phylogenetic tree

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A)   indicates common ancestors.
B)   is based entirely on DNA evidence.
C)   uses analagous characteristics to determine relationships.
D)   indicates the geologic time scale for the evolution of a particular species.
E)   are no longer used in science.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

Similarity due to convergent evolution is called

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A)   analogy.
B)   homology.
C)   taxonomy.
D)   phylogeny.
E)   cladistics.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

Sympatric speciation occurs more commonly in which types of organisms?

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A)   plants
B)   humans
C)   birds
D)   fish
E)   insectsF) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 20

The gradualistic model of speciation is supported by many transitional forms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 16: Evolution on a Large Scale

Shared derived traits are found in all members of the ingroup of a clade.

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The gradualistic model of speciation is supported by many transitional forms.

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Sympatric speciation occurs more commonly in which types of organisms?

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Which of the following lists the levels of taxonomic classification in order from the most inclusive to the least inclusive?

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Allopatric speciation is compatible with both the gradualistic and punctuated equilibrium models of evolution.

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The punctuated equilibrium model of evolution suggests that new species appear

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Which of the following statements is true about the shown cladogram and the characters used to derive it?

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A phylogenetic tree

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Two species are said to be closely related if they

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A clade includes which of the following?

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Similarity due to convergent evolution is called

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Significant mass extinctions occurred during which of the following peroids?

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Which of the three domains contain(s) prokaryotic organisms?

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Which geological timescale contains the greatest number of years?

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The pollen, or sperm, from a red maple tree is unable to fertilize the eggs from a sugar maple tree. This is an example of what type of isolating mechanism?

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Convergent evolution gives rise to analogous structures in unrelated taxa.

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Most dinosaurs became extinct at the end of which of the following periods of the Mesozoic?

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Members of two different species are never capable of mating.

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In the three-domain system of classification

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Elaborate courtship behavior in animals, such as with the blue-footed boobies of the Galápagos Islands, is an example of which of the following reproductive barriers?

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