• 01

    “Organisms with features best adapted to their environments are more likely to survive and reproduce.” To whom might this statement be attributed?

  • 02

    Which of the following statements about the chromosomes of different species is true?

  • 03

    A pair of duplicated chromosomes is called a(n) __________.

  • 04

    Approximately how many genes are there in the human body?

  • 05

    Genes located in the same position on the pair of chromosomes in a unit of heredity are known as __________.

  • 06

    What does a person who has cystic fibrosis, a life-threatening lung disease, have in common with a person who has a cleft chin?

  • 07

    Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding the way human beings develop certain traits or characteristics?

  • 08

    Julia and Erin are identical twins who are raised by two very different families. Because they were separated at birth, neither knows that they have a sister, and there is no shared environmental influence on their development. If they grow up to have very similar personal traits and characteristics, we might infer that these similarities are the result of __________.

  • 09

    A scientist who studies where the exact location of a gene is located as well as the precise structure of that gene is practicing __________ genetics.

  • 10

    __________ psychology attempts to explain the development of the human mind and behavior by studying how adaptive behaviors helped human ancestors survive and reproduce.

  • 11

    A baby’s cheek is stroked and she turns her head in that direction. A baby’s foot is stroked and her toes curl inward. A baby has a nipple placed at his lips, and he immediately begins suckling. All of these behaviors are examples of infant __________.

  • 12

    Martin is a dairy farmer who makes more profit when his cows produce more milk. He has recently taken to selectively breeding cows that produce more milk ahead of cows that produce less milk so that he will be able to maximize his product output. Additionally, he tries to push breeding of chickens that produce more eggs so that he has more eggs to sell. According to Charles Darwin, Martin is engaging in __________ selection.

  • 13

    The increase in the size of the human brain, a process called __________, led to an increase in our ability to think, plan, and remember.

  • 14

    Instinctive or characteristic ways of behaving that are particular to a certain species is referred to as species-__________ behavior.

  • 15

    Despite the fact that there are many types of species-typical behavior, the expression of such behaviors is often the result of __________.

  • 16

    Despite our best efforts to train lower animals to engage in more sophisticated actions, those animals often maintain or revert back to their instinctual behavior, a phenomenon known as instinctive __________.

  • 17

    Most species of mammals are __________, which describes a pattern by which the mother invests a lot of time in parenting the young while the father’s “job” is over after the female is impregnated.

  • 18

    What is the evolutionary reason why some experts suggest that monogamy makes the most sense for human beings?

  • 19

    With the theory of __________ Darwinism, individuals either adapt and survive or fall by the wayside.

  • 20

    Not all human behaviors and actions can be explained in terms of genetics and heredity, and those who try to engage in such wide-sweeping explanations are making the __________ fallacy.

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