BSC 1005 sample questions : Test 3

Test 3 will cover the lecture notes on chapters 9, 10 & 11.

1). A group of individuals that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring
    is a: ____________

2). Who thought in 1810 that species evolve due to traits they acquire
    during their life?
     a) Wallace     b) Einstein     c) Lamarck     d) Darwin

3). What is homology? ________________________________________

4). Give two examples of vestigial organs: _______________________

5). What is meant by biogeography? _______________________________

6). The earliest human fossils are found in:
    a) Africa     b) Asia     c) Australia     d) America

7). Which genus of human lived 2 to 4 million years ago? ___________________

8). AIDS stands for:
    a) Auto Immune Deficiency Syndrome
    b) Acquired Immune Default Syndrome
    c) Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
    d) Auto Immune Default Syndrome

9).  What are three ways that HIV is transmitted?  _______________________
     _______________________________________________________________

10). What is artificial selection? _______________________________________

11). Give an example of natural selection in the lab: ____________________
     ________________________________________________________________

12). What is stabilizing selection?  ________________________________

13). What chemicals produced by the immune system kill viruses?
     a) antigens     b) antibodies     c) acquired     d) antitoxins

14). What was the first drug developed to fight HIV?
     a) AMP       b) AZT       c) PSA       d) ATP

15). What is a problem with the HIV combination therapy? _________________

16). What is a genus? ____________________________________________

17). Different forms of the same gene are called:
     a) alleles     b) DNA     c) allergies     d) introns

18). Give an example of behavioral isolation: _____________________________

19).  How can you tell that humans are all the same species? 
      ________________________________________________________________

20).  Give an example of speciation: _____________________________
      _______________________________________________________________

21).  How long have apples been grown in America?
      a) 30 years   b) 300 years   c) 3,000 years    d) 3 million years

22).  What is polyploidy? _____________________________

23).  Which species of humans did Homo sapiens replace? _______________

24).  Which allele is found in only one human race?
      a) sickle cell     b) PTC     c) dark skin     d) none

25).  Give an example of the founder effect: _________________________
      _______________________________________________________________