1. Which of the following ideas did Charles Lyell subscribe to?

A
Human populations grow faster than their resources.

B
Earth must be far older than most people believed.

C
He developed the idea of inheritance of acquired characteristics.

D
Traits an organism develops during its own lifetime can be passed onto its offspring.

2. A small group of deer is forced to leave the herd in search of a new habitat with more food. If the allele frequencies of the small group is identical to that of the large population, which of the following statements apply?

A
Genetic drift has not occurred.

B
The bottleneck effect has happened.

C
The two groups will become different species.

D
The genetic variation of each group will be altered.

3. Which of the following is an example of a vestigial structure?

1Points
A
the forelimb of a whale

B
the wings of an eagle

C
the pelvic bone of a whale

D
the tailbone of a monkey

4. Who would be the most likely to purposely discover dinosaur bones?

1Points
A
biologists

B
evolutionists

C
orthopedists

D
paleontologists

5. Which is the best description of genetic drift?

1Points
A
Genetic drift can occur due to the bottleneck effect, when a few individuals start a new population.

B
Genetic drift can occur due to the bottleneck effect, which may happen after a forest fire.

C
Genetic drift can occur due to the founder effect, which may happen after a forest fire.

D
Genetic drift is the non-random change in allele frequencies that occurs in a small population.