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In scientific vernacular, a Law is __________ in that it predicts what will happen in a situation
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| Quality of a hypothesis can be judged by |
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| how robust it is to new data |
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According to Strong et al. what is the most pervasive and influential medium affecting our view
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| What is the implicit message of media references to masturbation? |
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| it’s performed only by adolescents and is therefore immature |
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| A commonly accepted demarcation between science and non‐science is |
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| The definition of evolutionary relationship is based on |
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| Normal sexual behavior can be defined as |
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| behavior that conforms to a group’s average behavior |
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| An example of the Red Queen hypothesis is |
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| co‐evolution of parasites and their hosts |
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| still not fully understood |
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| Sexual selection can result in |
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| exaggerated anatomical parts like peacock tail feathers |
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| The DNA molecule is composed, among other things, |
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| spindle fibers pull the chromatids apart |
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| An adaptation is an advantageous feature that |
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| has passed through more than one generation of selection |
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In the research paper by Tiggemann et al., the authors found at least two body features that
were of concern to men. These include |
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When evolution as defined only by “changes in gene frequency” that leaves out an important
component of the origins of biodiversity called |
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| Kellogg Corn Flakes are relevant to this class because |
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| the were originally invented to decrease masturbation |
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| According to Allgeier et al., Victorian stereotypes of women as non‐sexual |
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| still affect behavior today |
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| In ancient Greece it was common for a male to |
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be in a homosexual relationship as a boy, marry a woman, then take a boy as a
lover/pupil |
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| One way to evaluate the quality of a hypothesis is whether it is |
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| consilient with other data |
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| The correct order of the phases of mitosis are |
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prometaphase, anaphase, telophase
or
prophase, anaphase, telophase |
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| Chromosomal sex determination involves |
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| sex determining genes are on specific sex chromosomes |
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| Individuals with different copies of the same allele are called |
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| Crossing over frequency between genes is determined by |
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| proximity on the chromosome |
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| Fertilization of an egg is a complex process involving many steps, including |
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| breakdown of the egg’s outer surface by enzymes from the acrosome of the sperm |
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| Independent assortment results from |
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maternal and paternal chromosome homologues sorting into daughter cells
independently of other pairs |
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| An organism with a ZW sex chromosome set would be |
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| Breeding asexually is like: |
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| Having lots of lottery tickets all with the same number |
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| What is the disease theory of sex? |
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| Sex allows hosts to continue to change their genes in order to keep up with parasites |
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| Why will populations with two genders usually balance out to at 1:1 ratio? |
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If one gender is rarer, it would be privileged and that would lead to increased
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The two sides to the sexual selection debate include the _____ side, which poses that the
reason peahens prefer beautiful males is so their offspring can also be beautiful and attract
mates, and the _____ side, which says that peahens prefer beautiful males because beauty is a
sign of good genetic qualities. |
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| “sexy‐son,” “healthy‐offspring” |
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a tentative statement based on
observations or expectations from theory. Hypotheses
are tested by experimentation or observation |
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an explanation of a range of observations that
include tested hypotheses by multiple researchers |
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broad, universal statements. They are limited to
simple statements, such as Newton’s laws of
mechanics. (III. For every action there is an equal and
opposite reaction.) Laws are descriptive, not
prescriptive-your cannot break the law of gravity |
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| The most fundamental defining feature of science is |
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| the theory that we should choose the least complicated hypothesis |
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| when evaluating a hypothesis, these categories should be considered |
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testability,
quality of data, heuristics, predictability,
robustness |
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| corroborations of the hypothesis |
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| data that tend to confirm a hypothesis |
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A period of conflict between older theory and
new theory ensues until a more explanatory
theory emerges and becomes widely accepted |
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pondered the
presence of mollusk shells on the
tops of mountains and thus
ti dth t bilit f th t
questioned the stability of the current
earth’s environment. |
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He
pondered the origin of speciesand
pondered the origin of species and
came up with a description of sexual
selection |
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Lyell popularizedaconcept in
Lyell popularized a concept in
geology called “uniformitarianism,”
which claimed that geological
processesinthepast weresimilar
processes in the past were similar
to those operating today. This
contrasted with “catastrophism,”
whichclaimedthat theearthand
which claimed that the earth and
life had been through many
creations and destructions, and
that onecouldnot extrapolatethe
that one could not extrapolate the
present from the record of the
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wrote "The Origin of Species", came up with the theory of natural selection
theorized evolution "descent with modification" |
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| Demonstrated how a monkey could eventually type an excerpt from Hamlet, drawing a parallel to natural selection |
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is a section of DNA that influences
one or more hereditary traits in an
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different versions of a specific
gene |
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a specialized lineage of cells
within the body that undergo meiosis |
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| cells that undergo only mitosis |
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