Quiz 2: Evolution, Genetics, & Experience/ Nervous System Flashcards
The two genes, one on each chromosome of a pair, that control the same trait are called…
a) genotypes
b) phenotypes
c) alleles
d) dominants
e) gametes
c) alleles
Darwin suggested a mechanism for evolution:
a) genes
b) natural selection
c) sex
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
b) natural selection
The CNS is composed of two major divisions: the
a) ANS and PNS
b) brain and brain stem
c) SNS and ANS
d) spinal cord and brain stem
e) none of the above
e) none of the above
Mendel’s early experiments challenged the central premise upon which previous ideas about inheritance had rested. This was the premise that…
a) there is only one gene for each trait
b) white seeds are dominant
c) there are two genes for each trait
d) some traits are dominant and some are recessive
e) offspring can inherit only those traits that are displayed by their parents
e) offspring can inherit only those traits that are displayed by their parents
Which of the following statements about evolution is correct?
a) evolution proceeds in a straight line (towards a goal)
b) humans have existed for most of the earth’s history
c) evolution is a slow, gradual process of adapting to a changing environment
d) there are more species in existence today than during all other times throughout evolution
e) some existing behaviours or body features that have evolved are not adaptive
e) some existing behaviours or body features that have evolved are not adaptive
In general, afferent nerves carry sensory information
a) from the brain
b) from the CNS
c) to the PNS
d) from the cortex
e) to the CNS
e) to the CNS
A cross-section of the spinal cord gray matter reveals four arms; among these are the two
a) ventral horns
b) ventral routes
c) lateral roots
d) lateral horns
e) ventral roots
a) ventral horns
Synaptic vesicles tend to be most prevalent in the
a) button
b) dendrites
c) nucleus
d) postsynaptic membranes
e) nodes of Ranvier
a) button
Social dominance is an important factor in evolution because dominant males often
a) kill their competitors
b) kill their mates
c) produce more offspring than non-dominant males
d) become seriously injured
e) are much larger
c) produce more offspring than non-dominant males
The experiment by Beninger and Vanderwolf asking if rats are able to discriminate their own behaviour showed that
a) rats know if they are walking or grooming
b) rats do not have the ability to monitor their own behaviour
c) rats know if they are swimming or climbing
d) rats know if they are eating or drinking
e) a, c, and d are all correct
a) rats know if they are walking or grooming
Each strand of DNA is a sequence of ________ bases
a) deoxyribonucleic
b) thymine
c) nucleotide
d) codons
e) protein
c) nucleotide
Convergent evolution produces structures that are
a) convergent
b) analogous
c) homologous
d) both a and c
e) both b and c
b) analogous
The neurons of the dorsal roots are
a) bipolar
b) sensory
c) tracts
d) multipolar polar
e) motor
b) sensory
The myelencephalon is also often called the
a) hypothalamus
b) cortex
c) midbrain
d) brain stem
e) medulla
e) medulla
CNS is to PNS as oligodendrocytes are to
a) glial cells
b) microglia
c) oligoaxonocytes
d) Schwann cells
e) astrocytes
d) Schwann cells
What mechanism can explain the transmission of specific behavioural responses to threatening objects or situations experienced by the parents to their own offspring?
a) trans-genetics
b) epigenetics
c) genetics
d) quasi-genetics
e) genomics
b) epigenetics
________ matter is composed largely of myelinated axons
a) gray
b) golgi
c) soma
d) dura
e) white
e) white
A major purpose of Chapter 2 of Biopsychology is to teach you NOT to think about the biology of behaviour in terms of
a) Cartesian dualism
b) the brain
c) traditional dichotomies
d) instinct
e) psychology
c) traditional dichotomies
The sensitive period for the development of a particular trait is the period
a) of sexual receptivity
b) of fertility
c) during which a particular experience must occur to have a major effect on the development of the trait
d) of neural regeneration
e) of chronic pain
c) during which a particular experience must occur to have a major effect on the development of the trait
Identical is to fraternal as
a) culture is to experience
b) monozygotic is to dizygotic
c) two is to one
d) polyzygotic is to monozygotic
e) dizygotic is to monozygotic
b) monozygotic is to dizygotic
The Golgi stain allows scientist to visualize
a) only dendritic spines
b) every single neuron in the brain simultaneously
c) the cell body (soma)
d) an entire neuron
e) only axons
d) an entire neuron
Which of the following two factors produce similar effects on neuron structure?
a) stress and environmental enrichment
b) social housing and stress
c) stress and impoverished housing
d) exercise and impoverished housing
e) none of the above
c) stress and impoverished housing
The direction toward the back of your head is
a) posterior
b) dorsal
c) anterior
d) inferior
e) ventral
a) posterior
Applying stimulation to the occipital lobe/visual cortex during Braille reading in blind individuals will
a) interfere with reading performance
b) improve visual perception
c) enhance reading performance
d) cause participants to learn Braille at a faster rate
e) has no effects on reading performance
a) interfere with reading performance
The study of animal behaviour in the wild is known as:
a) ethology
b) monozygotic
c) translation
d) transcription
a) ethology
In an attempt to provide convincing evidence of self-awareness, Gallup (1983) devised a clever test: each chimpanzee in his experiment was:
a) shown a video of another chimpanzee that had its eyebrows painted red
b) put in front of a mirror
c) exposed to a conspecific
d) exposed to a human experimenter
b) put in front of a mirror
Darwin was not the first to suggest that species involve from pre-existing species, but he was the first to:
a) write about it
b) suggest how evolution occurs
c) amass a large body of supporting evidence
d) both b and C
d) both b and c
why is social dominance an important factor in evolution?
a) because it increases the likelihood of transcription
b) because it produces healthier offspring
c) because, in some species, dominant females are more likely to produce more and healthier offspring
d) because it leads to unnatural selection
c) because, in some species, dominant females are more likely to produce more and healthier offspring
apes are thought to have evolved from a line of
a) hominins
b) old-world monkey’s
c) amphibians
d) new-world monkeys
b) old-world monkeys
the evolution of the scrotum illustrates that evolution
a) is more like a bush than a ladder
b) always proceeds to perfection
c) does not progress to preordained perfection
d) is more like a sac than a ball
d) does not progress to preordained perfection