Bio Final

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The biological species definition is based on the following principles:

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all of the above

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T/F: Without a clear definition of what constitutes a species, protection of endangered species cant be carried out effectively.

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true

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The most common type of speciation is

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Allopatric speciation

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The bonobo society is a less violent society than that of common chimpanzees because

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The females are able to bond together to dominate males

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Evidence for bipedalism of early humans is found with

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Australopithecus Afaransis

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Bipedalism is believed to be first found in

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Australopithecus Afararansis

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Evidence of pair bonding was first found about

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1.7 million years ago

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The neandertal burrials possesed which of the following characteristics

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simple and plain

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T/F: The basic human intelligence in learning language and aquiring different skills was developed after homo sapiens left Africa to colonize different parts of the world

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false

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The complexity of the human mind is the result of a human brain that has

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100 billion neurons

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In the classification system first developed by Linnaeus, he used the following species definition

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Typological species definition

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For asexual organisms, one of the following species definitions does not work

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biological species definition

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Graphical separation of one population into two populations that eventually became two separate species is known as

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Allopatric speciation

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Females of the common chimpanzees mate with every male. This behavior is driven by

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Infanticide

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The hunting tactics used by the earliest form of humans is known as

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The ambush hunt

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The number of known species has existed since the evolution of bipedalism

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13

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T/F: even though homo habilis were the first toolmakers, they lack language, imagination, and creativity

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true

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The neandertal spear points were made of:

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stone

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T?F: A 40,000 year old human skull from Africa is very different from the skull of an individual from the 21st century.

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false

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T/F: Language, artistic expression, humor, and other intellectual activites are altered form of sexual display for reproductive fitness

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true

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The species definition that is most familiar to the general publi is the

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biological species definition

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The pluralistic speciation definition approach has the following properties:

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all of the above

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Speciation can also occur when different ecological conditions persist without geographical separation. This is known as

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sympatric speciation

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The common chimpanzees are unable to feed on the forest floor because

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gorillas feed on the forest floor

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The fossil evidence for early human bipedalism was foind in Laetoli for

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One male, one female, one child

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The first human species started making and using stone tools was

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H. Habilis

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About 1.8 million years ago, the first human species ventured out of Africa was

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H. erectus

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The neandertals had a physique that was well suited for

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a cold climate

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Homo sapiens were descendents of

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homo heidelbergensis

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T/F: Human brain is equipped to use language syntax, to thoughts, to tell a story, and to utilize symbolic representation

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true

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The organisms that can withstand high hydrostatic pressure are known as

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Piesophiles

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Which one of the following nutritional modes is uesd by hot vent arachaebacteria?

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Chemoautotroph

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Organisms living in the deep ocean will not survive when they are brought to the surface because they can not adjust to the

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change in pressure

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Hydrothermal vents support a thriving ecological community from the release of

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hydrogen sulfide

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In the cold seep, tubeworms are also found to harbor archaebacteria that thrive on hydrogen sulfide; these tubeworms can live up to

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150 years

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The parrot fish gaze on the coral reef in search of

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Algae

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Which one of the following organisms plays a critical role in determining the size and richness of an ecosystem?

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producer

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Which one of the following ecological crisis is of anthropic origin?

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none of the above

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Algae are found in great abundance in the coral reef

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All of the above

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In the great barrier reef, the destruction of the coral reef is caused by

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crown of thorn startish infestation

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The organisms that can thrive in very low temperature are known as

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psychophiles

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Which one of the following nutritional modes is used by humans?

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chemoheteratough

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Sperm whales dive to hunt squid at a depth of

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1,000 meters

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The producer of the hydrothermal vents are a group of organisms belong to

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Archaebacteria

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Which one of the following factors is considered to be a biotic factor of the ecosystem?

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Anthropic activities