Question

1.
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If all mammals today evolved in 65 million years from a common ancestor, and if one species took 100,000 years to evolve, how many ticks would this be?

600

650

700

550
2.
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Why is polyploidy not a very good explanation for how animals increased the number of chromosomes they have?

It is beneficial for animals.

It will make animals bigger.

It is usually fatal for animals.

It will make animals stronger.
3.
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The process of transposition is similar to which process in meiosis?

chromosomes separate

crossing over

homologous chromosomes pair

chromosomes migrate to poles
4.
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The study of ancient humans is called _____.

anatomy

paleoanthropology

anthropology

evolutionary biology
5.
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Which scientist was able to produce amino acids from inorganic substance by duplicating conditions of early earth?

Stanley Miller

Charles Darwin

Carl Linnaeus

Carl Sagan
6.
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Humans are unique in their _______________ abilities.

complex language

survival

hunting

resourcefulness
7.
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Earth's early seas in which organic and inorganic molecules swam freely are called the _____________________.

endosymbiosis

primordial soup

spontaneous generation

transposition

Answer 1

1. 650
2. It is usually fatal for animals.
3. crossing over
4. paleoanthropology
5. Stanley Miller
6. complex language
7. primordial soup