Evolution

Base pair substitutions that don't alter amino acids in polypeptides don't create new alleles.

False.

Facts can evolve to theories.

False.

Good theories are not provisional.

False.

Long-term artificial selection can result in among-generation change in the average value of a trait present in a population even if genetic variation is absent.

False.

Long-term artificial selection is able to produce trait values not present in the original pre-selection populations.

False.

Pseudo genes once created by mutation, stop evolving.

False.

Scientific creationism can be proved.

False.

Scientific creationism meets the requirement of a scientific theory.

False.

Special creation can be falsified by transitional forms in the fossil record.

False.

The migration of the testis in human males from the abdominal cavity to the scrotum during development does not support the theory of evolution.

False.

The nested arrangement of life in any phylogeny is predicted both by the theory of evolution and by creationism.

False.

The watchmaker argument is widely accepted by scientist.

False.

Upon closer inspection, common ancestry makes it impossible to form testate predictions of the theory of evolution.

False.

A theory becomes accepted as truth when.

So much evidence has accumulated in its favor and there is no decisive evidence against it-that virtually all reasonable people accept it. Also, predictions of the theory have been repeatedly tested and confirmed.

Majority answer "no" to the question: Is the theory of Evolution supported by evidence.

True.

Majority of US citizens identified as Creation scientists believe that "God" created man is his present form within the last 10,000 years.

True.

Nearly 2/3 of Americans surveyed feel that if evolution is taught in the classroom creationism should also be taught.

True.

Reconciliation of religion and evolutionary history is not possible if one ascribes to the literal truth of "special creation".

True.

Scientific theories can change into laws.

True.

Scientific theories cannot be proven.

True.

Special creation does not predict transitional forms in the fossil record.

True.

The ebony gene encodes a pleiotrophic multifunction enzyme that is involved in a variety of processes.

True.

The fossil record gives no evidence for the creationist prediction that all species appear suddenly and remain unchanged through time.

True.

The phrase "Evolution is just a theory" is an example of purposeful obfuscation.

True.

The splint bones on the outside of the feet of modern horses are homologous to the outer toes of fossil horses.

True.

The watchmaker argument is widely accepted by adherents of creation science.

True.

Duplications of genetic material including parts of genes, entire genes or blocks of genes can arise from.

crossover during meiosis in an individual heterozygous for a pericentric inversion and unequal crossing over between homologous chromosomes.

The high frequency of neutral or near neutral mutations (effects near zero) in the above graph is best explained by.

most positive mutations have already occurred.

Atavisms differ from vestigial traits in that atavisms.

represent expressed traits from previously silenced genes that have been turned on by mutation.

Which of the following would not constitute supporting evidence for evolution in sedimentary rock record.

Co-occurence of the first recognizable mammals and fish in the same rock strata.

The three alleles that code for antigens on the surface of red blood cells of human ABO blood type exhibit dominance (A=B>O).

A and B alleles produce functional enzymes, while the O allele produces a nonfunctional enzyme.

The goal of evolution is to produce ever more complex organisms.

A misconception.

The process of Evolution takes place too slowly to observe.

A misconception.

There are credible missing links.

A misconception.

If individual exons code for individual structural or functional domains within proteins then which of the following are likely outcomes of an insertion of an exon from gene one into another gene.

Additional domains.

Roundup Example

Application of herbicides would likely result in natural selection favoring resistance in weed species. Also, variation for resistance is likely to be present in weed species prior to application of Roundup.

...range of effects that would accompany the following mutation...

Change in primary AA sequence of AND possible change in secondary and tertiary structure.

...rather than within the protein-coding region of the ebony gene. This result is best explained by

Enhancer regions are under less functional constraints compared to the protein coding regions of the ebony gene thus it is more likely that a random mutation will alter enhancers in such a way that the melanin production/expression is increased.

...observed variation in melanism among Ugandan fly populations could be due to.

Environment effects and/or habitat effects and changes in the regulation of the ebony gene.

...mutations that take place within a gene whose product is involved in a single developmental pathway.

False.

Extinction of species represents a special problem for creation science as extinctions can not be rectified with the concept of perfect form.

True.

Advocates of intelligent design...this fossil is claimed to represent a transitional form that is a link between fish and amphibian. Which set of characteristics...

Lungs and heavy rib bones, gills, scales, and fins, flattened head with nostrils and eyes on top, fewer, sturdier limb bones, homologous bones of advanced vertebrates.

Concerning the Tibetan population.

Natural selection has increased allele frequencies in the Tibetan population.

...Earth's age and how this affected their knowledge and acceptance of the theory of evolution.

None of the above.

Both acclimation and adaptation lead to evolutionary change in subsequent generations.

Not a misconception.

In order for a fossil to constitute strong evidence of a transitional form the fossil must.

Occur in the sedimentary record during the time predicted to bridge ancestor and descendent fossils.

Good theories connect previously unconnected information.

True.

Which, if any, of the populations has the most genetic variation...

Population 1, (AA=3, Aa=5, aa=2).

Point mutations can be categorized as synonymous versus nonsynonymous; regarding the rate of each type of mutation.

Rates of synonymous mutations > Rates of nonsynonymous mutations.

Hypotheses and theories differ only in that theories subsume multiple hypotheses.

True.

To summarize lessons learned from reading Coyne: the fossil record reveals.

Strong evidence for the existence of transitional forms.

The relationship between evolutionary biology and religion makes all but which of the following points.

Student's acceptance of evo bio is likely to change by instructors correcting misconceptions.

...The observed rate of mutation of the C peptide is greater than the mutation rate of the A and B chain. The pattern is best explained by.

The C peptide is not translated thus mutations build up.

The measured changes in the morphology of individual species of microfossils over millions of years evident in continuous time series captured by deep ocean sediment cores are likely best explained by.

The gradual change of species through time.

The presence of Vestigial Organs is predicted by.

The theory of Evolution

Which of the following lines of evidence suggest that the diversity of genes coding for Hemoglobin have evolved from an ancestral gene coding for myoglobin.

Tight linkage of hemoglobin genes of related function on chromosomes and the presence of pseudo genes.

Complexity in the current design of nature and organisms indicates a designer. This statement is fatally flawed.

True

Evo. is considered as an established fact, a well-supported theory, and a well-understood process, by the majority of adults in many westernized countries.

True.

Evolutionary changes involve remodeling of old features into new features more than invention of brand new features.

True.

Extinction in the fossil record represents a special problem for creation science as extinctions call for multiple creation events.

True.