Chapter08
practice
1. a geneticist is studying the karyotype of a person with a normal number of chromosomes. which of the
following would be the correct chromosome configuration?
a. 22 pairs of autosomes and one pair of sex chromosomes
b. 22 autosomes and 1 sex chromosome
c. 22 pairs of alleles and one pair of sex chromosomes
d. 46 pairs of autosomes and one pair of sex chromosomes
e. 46 pairs of alleles and one pair of sex chromosomes

The eruption of a nearby volcano causes a prairie ecosystem to receive a lot less sunlight.which of these is the most likely effect on the ecosystem? a-an increase in biodiversity. b-an increase in immigration to the area. c-a decrease in available water. d-a decrease in plant growth.

Which of the following occurs most often in a population when genetic variation and overproduction are present? some organisms have a lower reproductive success than others. some organisms have a higher reproductive success than others. some organisms have no reproductive success. some organisms do not have genetic variation.

Archeologists have discovered three sites showing conclusive evidence for the mastery of fire in tanzania, from a period slightly after the time that homo habilis was present in africa. these sites clearly were founded by homo erectus, the descendent species of homo habilis that migrated north, out of africa and into asia. homo erectus was known to have mastered fire, from ample evidence at sites in asia. there is no reason to attribute mastery of fire to homo ergaster, the descendent species of homo habilis that remained in africa.which of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends? (a) before their migration, homo erectus occupied african territory as far south as tanzania.(b) the strain of migration provided the selective pressure motivating homo erectus‘ mastery of fire.(c) homo ergaster would not have derived as much benefit from the mastery of fire as did homo erectus.(d) homo ergaster inherited all cultural knowledge from homo habilis, a species that did not have mastery of fire.(e) homo ergaster did not occupy regions as far south as tanzania until well after the time of these three sites.