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Biological Anthropology: Concepts and Connections, 3e (Fuentes) Chapter 1 Introduction to Evolutionary Fact and Theory 1) In 1925, the Scopes "Monkey Trial": A) legally established evolution as a valid scientific theory. B) legally established evolution as a "coexistent theory on the creation of humankind." C) overturned the State of Tennessee's ban on teaching the theory of evolution in public schools. D) upheld the State of Tennessee's ban on teaching the theory of evolution in public scho...

STSC 123 Final Question and answers already passed 2024Archbishop James Ussher - correct answer 1. 2. Annals of the Old and new testament 3. World Created 23 October 4004 BC Thomas Burnet - correct answer Sacred Theory of the Earth George Buffon - correct answer 1. Histoire Naturelle (36 Volumes) 2.Epoques De la Nature 3. Paris, academy of sciences, natrualist and math) 4. Age of earth? 75,000 years -- based on cooling of molten iron sphere 5. Influence on Lamark'...

great chain of being Correct Answer-a hierarchical structure that distinguishes all things linearly based on medieval Christian beliefs that God intended for such order to exist in his world. God is at the top, angels, planets, kings, nobles, commoners, animals, plants, stones, metals, elements. Before adopted by medieval Christians, probably derived from philosophers like Aristotle and Plato. The natural order was present in society in terms of class and status, with exemplary challenges to the...

Bio 101 Final WVU- Evolution Questions and Answers Already Graded A Darwin's dangerous idea evolution by natural selection Why is evolution important? If animals could not evolve we would not be able to survive any better or grow as a species. Explain the changes that occurred in the tree populations and animal populations over time? As time passes, the population adapts and changes to better fit the evolving around them What is evolution? Result of inherited adaptations that e...

IB Biology: Evolution Questions and Answers Already Passed What is a theory? A comprehensive explanation of some aspect of nature (vs a hypothesis, which is just a prediction as to the result of an experiment). What were some ideas from Darwin's time that influenced his work? French naturalist Buffon in the mid-1700s studied fossils and said the Earth must be older than previously assumed; Lamarck in the early 1800s proposed that life changes over time. Define acquired vs heritab...

Scholastic Bowl Latest Update Graded A+ Pride and Prejudice One character in this novel is advised to travel in rainy weather and is forced to remain at the house of her love interest. Charlotte Lucas accepts a marriage proposal from a clergyman employed by Lady Catherine; that man, Mr. Collins, had earlier proposed to the novel's protagonist. Lydia runs off with Wickham in this novel, in which Bingley and the protagonist's sister Jane later marry. For 10 points, Elizabeth Bennet and...

STSC Exam 1 Question and answers 100% correct 2024 great chain of being - correct answer a hierarchical structure that distinguishes all things linearly based on medieval Christian beliefs that God intended for such order to exist in his world. God is at the top, angels, planets, kings, nobles, commoners, animals, plants, stones, metals, elements. Before adopted by medieval Christians, probably derived from philosophers like Aristotle and Plato. The natural order was present in society in ter...

A theory is a statement of speculation with no scientific evidence to support it - ANSWERfalse, a theory is a statement of what are held to be the general laws, principles, or causes of something known or observed. What criterion does Karl Popper use to define questions appropriate for science? - ANSWERfalsifiable Evolutionary theory is not a single statement but is composed of multiple theories bases on empirical evidence from an array of sciences - ANSWERtrue According to Thomas Kuhn,...

micro vs macro evolution -ANSWER micro: natural selection, mutation, migration, drift, sexual selection *(within species)* macro: speciation, extinction, phylogenetic analysis, coevolution, patterns of character evolution evolution occurs at what level? -ANSWER population NOT individual plato aristotle malthus Paley lamarck erasmus darwin lyell (uniform??) linneaus wallace luria and delbruck kimura hamilton and zuk buffon -ANSWER plato- eidos- ideal fit to environment *eidos...

ANT 100 midterm 1(evo. and arch.) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Evolutionary Anthropology(Evo. lec 1) - Answer- - application of modern evolutionary theory to studies of morphology, ecology, and behaviour of human and non-human primates Carolus Linnaeus()(Evo. lec 1) - Answer- - father of taxonomy - helped create system of species classification Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon()(Evo. lec 1) - Answer- - founded biogeography - came up w/ idea that species change over time -...