Test Bank for Evolution, Making Sense Of Life, 2nd Revised Edition by Carl Zimmer, Prof. Douglas Emlen

TEST BANK FOR EVOLUTION,
MAKING SENSE OF LIFE, 2ND
REVISED EDITION BY CARL ZIMMER,
PROF. DOUGLAS EMLEN

, Test Bank, Chapter 2

1. Carlos Linnaeus:

(a) devised a system of taxonomy that is still used today
(b) accepted the idea that most of life’s diversity arose through the process of
evolution
(c) believed that life’s diversity reflected a divine plan
(d) a and b are correct
(e) a and c are correct

2. On which point(s) would Charles Darwin and Georges Buffon have likely
disagreed:

(a) the idea that the earth was formed according to the laws of physics
(b) the idea that all life shares a common ancestor
(c) the idea that species change over time
(d) they would have agreed on all of these points

3. On which point(s) would Charles Darwin and Georges Buffon have likely
agreed:

(a) the idea that all of life shared a common ancestor
(b) the idea that species change over time
(c) both are correct
(d) neither is correct

4. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck proposed:

(a) bacteria represent some of the youngest species on earth
(b) organisms can adapt to their environment
(c) life arises spontaneously
(d) all of the above
(e) none of the above

5. Which of the following ideas was NOT accepted by Jean-Batiste Lamarck?

(a) bacteria represent some of the youngest species on earth
(b) life arises spontaneously
(c) organisms go extinct
(d) none of the above