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Life: The Science of Biology, Tenth Edition
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Sadavab•bHillisb•bHellerb•bBerenbaum

Chapter 21: Mechanisms of Evolution
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TEST FILE QUESTIONS
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(BybNormanbJohnson)

MultiplebChoice

1.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbstatementsbaboutbtheb1918–19binfluenzabpandemicbisbfalse?
a.bComparedbwithbmostbflubviruses,bthebvirusbofbthebpandemicbhitbyoungbadultsbparticularlyb
hard.
b.bTherebwerebmorebdeathsbfrombthisbvirusbthanbtherebwerebcombatbdeathsbinbWorldbWarbI.
c.bThebvirusboftenbtriggeredbanbespeciallybintensebreactionbinbthebimmunebsystem.
d.bThebvirusbwasbthebproductbofbevolution.
e.bAllbofbthebabovebarebtrue;bnonebisbfalse.
Answer:be
TextbookbReference:b21.0bChapterbIntroduction
Bloom’sbCategory:b1.bRemembering

2.bSupposebyoubarebthebleadbresearcherbinbanbinfluenzablabbandbyourbteambhasbuncoveredbfou
rbstrainsbthatbhavebevolvedbchangesbfromblastbyear’sbinfluenzabvirus.bStrainbAbhasbevolvedbf
ourbchangesbinbitsbsurfacebproteinsbandbthreebchangesbinbitsbinteriorbproteins.bStrainbBbhasbev
olvedbtwobchangesbinbitsbsurfacebproteinsbandbsevenbchangesbinbitsbinteriorbproteins.bStrainb
Cbhasbevolvedbsixbchangesbinbitsbsurfacebproteinsbandbnonebinbitsbinteriorbproteins.bStrainbDb
hasbevolvedbonlybabsinglebchangebinbitsbsurfacebproteinsbandbnonebinbitsbinteriorbproteins.bAs
sumingbthatballbotherbfactorsbarebequal,bwhichbofbthesebstrainsbisbmostblikelybtobbebinfectious
?
a.bStrainbA
b.bStrainbB
c.bStrainbC
d.bStrainbD
e.bAllbofbthebstrainsbarebequallyblikelybtobbebinfectious.
Answer:bc
TextbookbReference:b21.0bChapterbIntroduction
Bloom’sbCategory:b4.bAnalyzing

3.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbstatementsbaboutbevolutionbisbfalse?
a.bScientistsbcanbobservebevolutionbinbaction.
b.bEvolutionarybtheorybcanbbebappliedbtobsolvebpracticalbproblems.
c.bBiologistsbhavebaccumulatedbablargebbodybofbevidencebaboutbthebevolutionarybchangesbth
atbhaveboccurredbinbthebpast.


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,d.bBiologistsbhavebaccumulatedbablargebbodybofbevidencebaboutbhowbevolutionarybchangesb
occur.
e.bAllbofbthebabovebarebtrue;bnonebisbfalse.
Answer:be
TextbookbReference:b21.1bWhatbIsbthebRelationshipbbetweenbFactbandbTheorybinbEvolution?
Bloom’sbCategory:b1.bRemembering

4.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbstatementsbaboutbDarwinbisbtrue?
a.bEvenbasbabyouthbhebrecognizedbthatblifebevolves.
b.bHebpublishedbhisbobservationsbaboutbevolutionbsoonbafterbthebhmsbBeaglebarrivedbinbEngl
and.
c.bHebrecognizedbthatbanimalsbonbthebGalápagosbIslandsbwereballbidenticalbtobthosebonbthebm
ainland.
d.bHebhadbabkeenbinterestbinbgeology.
e.bHebwasbthebfirstbtobpresentbevidencebthatblifebhasbevolved.
Answer:bd
TextbookbReference:b21.1bWhatbIsbthebRelationshipbbetweenbFactbandbTheorybinbEvolution?
Bloom’sbCategory:b1.bRemembering

5.bMostbscientistsbandbhistoriansbgivebDarwinbmorebcreditbthanbWallacebregardingbtheirbcont
ributionsbtobevolutionarybtheorybbecause
a.bonlybDarwinbprovidedbabmechanismbforbevolution.
b.bDarwinbprovidedbmorebextensivebevidencebinbsupportbofbevolution.
c.bDarwinbdevelopedbhisbideasbfirst.
d.bBothbabandbb
e.bBothbbbandbc
Answer:be
TextbookbReference:b21.1bWhatbIsbthebRelationshipbbetweenbFactbandbTheorybinbEvolution?
Bloom’sbCategory:b1.bRemembering

6.bDarwinbpublishedbThebOriginbofbSpecies
a.bbeforeb1840.
b.bbetweenb1841bandb1880.
c.bbetweenb1881bandb1920.
d.bbetweenb1921bandb1960.
e.bafterb1960.
Answer:bb
TextbookbReference:b21.1bWhatbIsbthebRelationshipbbetweenbFactbandbTheorybinbEvolution?
Bloom’sbCategory:b1.bRemembering

7.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbbestbdescribesbnaturalbselection?
a.bThebdifferentialbsurvivalbandbreproductionbofbindividuals
b.bChancebvariationsbinbtraits
c.bThebprocessesbthatbleadbindividualsbtobresemblebtheirbparents
d.bThebpotentialbforballbspeciesbtobincreasebrapidlybinbnumber
e.bIndividualsbevolvebinbresponsebtobenvironmentalbchange



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,Answer:ba
TextbookbReference:b21.1bWhatbIsbthebRelationshipbbetweenbFactbandbTheorybinbEvolution?
Bloom’sbCategory:b1.bRemembering

8.bRankbthebfollowingbeventsbfrombearliestbtoblatest:

I.bDarwinbpublishesbhisbworkbonbevolution.
II.bWatsonbandbCrickbdeterminebthebstructurebofbDNA.
III.bMendel’sbworkbonbgeneticsbisbrediscovered.

a.bI,bII,bIII
b.bI,bIII,bII
c.bII,bIII,bI
d.bII,bI,bIII
e.bIII,bI,bII
Answer:bb
TextbookbReference:b21.1bWhatbIsbthebRelationshipbbetweenbFactbandbTheorybinbEvolution?
Bloom’sbCategory:b2.bUnderstanding

9.–
11.bInbMendel’sbpeas,btallbandbshortbplantbvariantsbresultedbfrombdifferencesbatbabsinglebgene
ticblocus,bwithbtallbbeingbdominantbtobshort.

9.bThebdifferencesbbetweenbthebtallbandbshortbplantsbwerebcausedbbybtheirbdifferent
a.balleles.
b.bgenebpools.
c.bgenotypes.
d.bBothbabandbb
e.bBothbabandbc
Answer:be
TextbookbReference:b21.1bWhatbIsbthebRelationshipbbetweenbFactbandbTheorybinbEvolution?
Bloom’sbCategory:b2.bUnderstanding

10.bThebheightbofbthebplantbisbcalledbits
a.ballele.
b.bgenebpool.
c.bphenotype.
d.bgenotype.
e.badaptation.
Answer:bc
TextbookbReference:b21.1bWhatbIsbthebRelationshipbbetweenbFactbandbTheorybinbEvolution?
Bloom’sbCategory:b2.bUnderstanding

11.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbstatementsbisbtrue?
a.bHeterozygotesbareballbtall.




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, b.bHeterozygotesbarebintermediatebinbheightbbetweenbtallbhomozygotesbandbshortbhomozygo
tes.
c.bMorebthanbonebgenotypebcanbyieldbthebsamebphenotype.
d.bBothbabandbc
e.bBothbbbandbc
Answer:bd
TextbookbReference:b21.1bWhatbIsbthebRelationshipbbetweenbFactbandbTheorybinbEvolution?
Bloom’sbCategory:b4.bAnalyzing

12.bInborderbforbabpopulationbtobevolve,
a.bitsbmembersbmustbhavebheritablebgeneticbvariation.
b.bnaturalbselectionbmustbbebactingbonbthebpopulation.
c.ballbmembersbofbthebpopulationbmustbhavebidenticalbphenotypes.
d.bBothbabandbb
e.bNonebofbthebabove
Answer:ba
TextbookbReference:b21.1bWhatbIsbthebRelationshipbbetweenbFactbandbTheorybinbEvolution?
Bloom’sbCategory:b2.bUnderstanding

13.bInbabpopulationbofbfieldbmicebinbthebSandbHillsbofbNebraska,bsomebindividualsbhaveblight
erbcoatbcolorsbthanbothers.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbwouldbbebthebmostbefficientbwaybofbdeter
miningbwhetherbtheblighterbcoatbcolorbisbabheritablebtrait?
a.bObtainingbDNAbsequencebfrombthebindividuals
b.bBreedingbthebmicebofbbothbcolorsbinbtheblabbandbobservingbthebcoatbcolorsbofbtheirboffsprin
g
c.bPerformingbabchemicalbanalysisbofbthebcoatbhairs
d.bConductingbabfieldbexperimentbtobobservebwhetherbtheblighterbmicebhavebablowerbriskbofbp
redationbthanbthebdarkerbmice
e.bComparingbthebnumberbofboffspringbproducedbbyblight-bandbdark-coloredbmice
Answer:bb
TextbookbReference:b21.1bWhatbIsbthebRelationshipbbetweenbFactbandbTheorybinbEvolution?
Bloom’sbCategory:b5.bEvaluating

14.bWhichbofbthebfollowingbstatementsbaboutbthebrelationshipbbetweenbgenotypebandbphenot
ypebisbtrue?
a.bAbgivenbgenotypebalwaysbproducesbabspecificbphenotype.
b.bGenotypesbalonebdeterminebphenotype.
c.bAbparticularbphenotypebcanbbebproducedbbybmorebthanbonebgenotype.
d.bThebphenotypicbexpressionbofbdominancebmakesbthebstudybofbthebgeneticbbasisbofbnaturalb
selectionbeasy.
e.bThebgenotypebisbthebphysicalbexpressionbofbanborganism’sbgenes.
Answer:bc
TextbookbReference:b21.1bWhatbIsbthebRelationshipbbetweenbFactbandbTheorybinbEvolution?
Bloom’sbCategory:b4.bAnalyzing

15.bThebultimateboriginbofbgeneticbvariationbis



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