Question 1
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Trisomic wheat plants are rare. They have 15 chromosomes. How many chromosomes will normal diploid wheat plants have in their gametes?
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5
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7
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14
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28
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none of the above
Question 2
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Which of these is a correct explanation for how the birth and death rates within a country's population can be equal for many generations, but the number of people in the coutry can still grow?
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movement from rural areas to the capitol
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emigration from other countries
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immigration from other countries
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increase in the birth and death rates
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none of the above
Question 3
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About how many people were killed during WWII?
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600,000
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30,000,000
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60,000,000
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300,000,000
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600,000,000
Question 4
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Which were the primary sources of immigrants to the US during the immigration boom in the early 1980s?
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Latin America and Europe
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Asia and Canada
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Africa and Asia
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Africa and Europe
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Asia and Latin America
Question 5
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In terms of sex chromosomes, if Person A is XO and Person B is XXY, which of the following is true?
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Both Person A andPerson B are female
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Both Person A and Person B are male
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Person A is female and Person B is male
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Person A is male and Person B is female
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none of the above
Question 6
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Which of the following statements is correct?
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About 20% if the US population was born out of the country (ie are immigrants)
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The rate of growth of the world is declining
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Developing countries have always been growing faster than developed countries
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On average, the percentage of juveniles across the world is increasing and the percentage of post-reproductive us decreasing
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Fertility rates in developing countries (on average) have been constant over the past 30 years
Question 7
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If a pea plant with the genotype TTPp crosses with a plant whose genotype is ttPp, what proportion of the offspring will be tall and have purple flowers? (T is tall, P is purple)
Question 8
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Given these birth and death rates, which population is declining the fastest?
Question 9
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Which of the following statements about population size is correct?
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All populations of the same species are regulated the same way
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a single population is regulated the same way all the time
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populations of different species at the same site are not regulated to the same extent by the same set of regulating factors
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populations that are introduced a=into distant lands are free of regulation
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growing populations in size are free of regulation
Question 10
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A pea plant has the genotype TtPp. What percentage of its gametes will be heterozygous?
Question 11
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Which is always true of a species with a Type III survivorship curve?
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mortality rates are about the same for all ages across the life span
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mortality rates are very high early in life
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survivorship from one age to another increases across the life span
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populations decline in size as they get older
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mortality rates are very low in early life
Question 12
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What is the world's approximate population today?
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900 million
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2 billion
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4 billion
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7 billion
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9 billion
Question 13
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AIDS deaths in many sub-Saharan countries have reduced life expectancy at birth by about what percent?
Question 14
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What percent of their lifespan doe mammals typically spend as juveniles?
Question 15
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Which of the following statements is correct?
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The generation times of species are inversely correlated with their body sizes
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age-specific life expectancy within a population is independent of organisms' genotypes
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population cycles are associated with predator-prey interactions
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population fluctuations occur only as a result of variation in abiotic factors
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none of the above
Question 16
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If a population has an annual growth rate of 2%, how many years would it take for the population to double in size?
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2
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15
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20
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35
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none of the above
Question 17
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If an individual has the genotype AaCc, how many different genotypes of gametes can it produce?
Question 18
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Which of the following diseases is responsible for the death of the vast majority of New England in the early 17th century?
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malaria
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smallpox
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influenza
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measles
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bubonic plague
Question 19
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The age structure of a population is determined primarily by which of the following?
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birth rate
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death rate
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carrying capacity
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survivorship rate
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growth rate
Question 20
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Obesity reduces life expectancy in the US by about how many years?
Question 21
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Which of the following statements about gun violence is correct?
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The gun homicide rate in Texas is the highest in the US
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the gun homicide rate in the US is more than 6 times higher than in France
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Background checks on gun buyers have no effect on homicide rates
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none of the above
Question 22
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The brain cancer rte in Romania is twice that of the US. Female Romanians who migrate to the US have a brain cancer rate twice that of American females. The daughters of Romanian immigrants have the same brain cancer rate as their mothers. Which of the following can we conclude?
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cancer rates are influenced almost exclusively by environmental factors
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cancer rates are influenced almost exclusively by genetic factors
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cancer rates are influenced equally by genetic and environmental factors
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cancer is linked to migration
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none of the above
Question 23
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If two humans heterozygous for albinism reproduce, what percentage of their children will have normal pigmentation?
Question 24
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As discussed in class, which of the following was a prime regulator of kangaroos in Australia?
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myxomatosis virus
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calicora virus
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dingoes
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Tasmanian wolves
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Cactoblastis virus
Question 25
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Which of the following was not used by hunter-gatherer societies as a means of regulating population size?
Question 26
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What does it mean epidemics attenuate?
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the percentage of afflicted individuals that die decreases over time
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the number of afflicted individuals that die increases over time
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the pathogen population size decreases over time
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individuals increase their immunity from one generation to another
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none of the above