71. "Improving the intelligence of an adult through education will result in that adult's descendants being born with a greater native intelligence." This statement is an example of
(A) Darwinism.
(B) Lamarckism.
(C) uniformitarianism.
(D) scala naturae.
(E) Malthusianism.

67. A eukaryotic protein can be made in bacteria by inserting the gene encoding the protein into a(n) (A) protein plasmid. (B) expression vector. (C) yeast artificial chromosome (YAC). (D) PCR vector. (E) restriction plasmid.

68. One striking difference between development in plants and development in animals is the importance of cell in animal embryos. (A) division (B) differentiation (C) growth (D) movement (E) death

69. A cell that remains entirely flexible in its developmental possibilities is said to be (A) differentiated. (B) determined. (C) totipotent. (D) genomically equivalent. (E) epigenetic.

70. Catastrophism, meaning the regular occurrence of geological or meteorological disturbances (catastrophes), was Cuvier's attempt to explain the existence of (A) evolution. (B) the fossil record. (C) uniformitarianism. (D) the origin of new species. (E) natural selection.

72. Even in Darwin's time, the blending hypothesis was incompatible with observed facts. If the blending hypothesis were true, then what should one expect to observe over the course of generations? (A) Phenotypic polymorphisms should increase. (B) Genetic variation should increase. (C) Members of a breeding population should become more uniform in phenotype. (D) Neutral variation should decrease. (E) Genetic polymorphisms should increase.

73. Successfully breeding two individual organisms at a zoo and obtaining fertile offspring for several generations is no guarantee that the same could occur in nature (i.e., in the wild). Which species concept becomes difficult to confirm because of this fact? (A) biological (B) ecological (C) morphological (D) phylogenetic (E) paleontological

74. Which of the following is not considered an intrinsic isolating mechanism? (A) sterile offspring (B) ecological isolation (C) geographic isolation (D) gametic incompatibility (E) timing of courtship display

75. Some molecular data place the giant panda in the bear family (Ursidae) but place the lesser panda in the raccoon family (Procyonidae). The morphological similarities of these two species must therefore be due to (A) inheritance of acquired characteristics. (B) sexual selection. (C) inheritance of shared derived characters. (D) convergent evolution. (E) possession of shared primitive characters.

76. If organisms A, B, and C belong to the same class but to different orders and if organisms D, E, and F belong to the same order but to different families, which of the following pairs of organisms would be expected to show the greatest degree of structural homology? (A) A and B (B) A and C (C) B and D (D) C and F (E) D and F

77. Which of the following has not yet been synthesized in laboratory experiments studying the origin of life? (A) liposomes (B) liposomes with selectively permeable membranes (C) oligopeptides and other oligomers (D) protobionts that use DNA to program protein synthesis (E) amino acids