Human Evolution — Unit test Answers

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Biologists once assumed that the phenotype of a dominant allele would always be the most common phenotype in a population. Which finding led biologists to a different conclusion?

A
the discovery that most organisms have pairs of like chromosomes and, therefore, a pair of alleles for many traits
B
the discovery that dominant traits are adaptive and recessive traits help stabilize the population
C
the discovery of populations in which the phenotype of the recessive allele help a population survive
D
the discovery that populations undergo evolution when they are exposed to the process of natural selection
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In 1998, paleoanthropologist Rick Potts published an article in The Yearbook of Physical Anthropology, a peer-reviewed journal. The article was titled “Environmental Hypotheses of Hominin Evolution.” In his paper, Potts claimed that great variations in environmental conditions over time were responsible for the adaptability of humans and the success of our species. Which would most likely be found in his paper?

A
a review of modern human anatomical structure
B
evidence of changing environmental conditions, with references
C
the reasons competing hypotheses are wrong
D
his opinion of what will happen to the survival of the human race
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In 1998, paleoanthropologist Rick Potts, of the Smithsonian Institution, published an article in The Yearbook of Physical Anthropology, a peer-reviewed journal. The article was titled “Environmental Hypotheses of Hominin Evolution.” In his paper, Potts provided evidence to support his claim that great variations in environmental conditions over time were responsible for the adaptability of humans and the success of our species. Why might this not be the best article to reference?

A
Potts has no authority.
B
Potts was not objective.
C
The article may not reflect current knowledge.
D
The article was not reviewed by Potts’s peers.
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In four o’clock plants, there are three phenotypes for flower color but only two alleles. In one population, q2 = 0.169, and the population is assumed to be in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The table below shows the number of plants of each phenotype that are expected in a population of 1,000 plants in the next generation.PhenotypeNumber expectedRed flowers105Pink flowers484White flowers411In the next generation, what p value is expected?

A
0.105
B
0.411
C
0.516
D
0.589
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The frequency of alleles in a population that is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium

A
changes in each successive generation.
B
is less important than the frequency of genotypes.
C
shows evidence of the process of natural selection.
D
remains the same over several generations.
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Which feature separates humans from other primates?

A
smaller brain size
B
bipedalism
C
use of tools
D
complex social skills
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In pea plants, purple flower color, C, is dominant to white flower color, c. The table shows the frequencies of the dominant and recessive alleles in three generations of peas in a garden.Allele Frequency for Flower Color in PeasGenerationpq10.600.4020.640.3630.750.2540.800.20Which generation showed the greatest frequency of having one of each allele?

A
generation 1
B
generation 2
C
generation 3
D
generation 4

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