Chapter 11 Book

Question 1

The theory of evolution is sometimes called “________” because Darwin was credited with bringing it into the mainstream of modern science

Answer 1

Darwinism

Question 2

Darwin set out on what would become his life-defining journey the voyage of the _____ ______.

Answer 2

HMS Beagle

Question 3

The first modern evolutionist

Answer 3

Jean Baptiste Lamarck

Question 4

Darwin was also strongly influenced by a stop in the Galapagos, a small archipelago of volcanic islands off the coast of Ecuador.

Answer 4

Ture

Question 5

For a ________ to be testable by science, we must be able to evaluate it through observations or measurements made within the material universe.

Answer 5

Hypothesis

Question 6

Species arise separately and do not change over time

Answer 6

Static model

Question 7

Species arise separately and change over time in order to adapt to the changing environment.

Answer 7

Transformation

Question 8

species change over time, and new species can arise but not from a common ancestor. Each group of species derives from a separate ancestor that arose independently.

Answer 8

Separate types

Question 9

Species do change over time and new species can arise. All species derive from a common ancestor.

Answer 9

Common descent

Question 10

Human and apes are relatively recent descendants of a common biological ancestor.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Humans, monkeys, and apes are all ______.

Answer 11

Primates

Question 12

_______ places humans, monkeys, and apes in the same order.

Answer 12

Linnaeus

Question 13

Humans and apes share a number of characteristics including relatively large brains, erect posture, lack of a tail, and increased flexibility of the thumb.

Answer 13

true

Question 14

Humans and apes and now in the same family of _______.

Answer 14

Homininae

Question 15

The most direct way to measure the overall similarity of two species genes is to evaluate similarities in the DNA sequences of genes found in both organisms.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

Humans and chimpanzees have many more physical similarities than humans and monkeys do, including reduced hairiness and lack of a tail.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

Darwin predicted that evidence of early human ancestors would be found in ______.

Answer 17

Africa

Question 18

The first hominid fossils were found not in Africa but in _______.

Answer 18

Europe

Question 19

modern humans are the last remaining branch of a once-diverse group of hominins

Answer 19

true

Question 20

The common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees is often called the “______ ______” because its fossilized remains has not been identified.

Answer 20

Missing link

Question 21

Supported by a wide variety of evidence, including comparative anatomy, DNA sequences and the fossil record.

Answer 21

Common descent

Question 22

The theory of evolution including the theory of common descent is ______.

Answer 22

robust

Question 23

_______ _______ meaning that it is a good explanation for a variety of observations and is well supported by a wide variety of evidence.

Answer 23

Robust Theory

Question 24

________ is a feature of all strongly supported scientific theories.

Answer 24

Consilience

Question 25

Describing evolution as “just a theory” vastly understates the importance of evolutionary theory as a foundation of modern biology.

Answer 25

True