(5 pts) We framed the theme of this course around "The
Danger of the Single Story" by author Chimamanda Ngozi
Adichie. Check FIVE of the options below that are
essentialist misconceptions about biology that are resolved
by considering more than one story. (DO NOT CHECK
TRUE STATEMENTS).
? Nature vs. nurture debates: Biologists often try to find out if
either genetics or the environment underly trait variation
? Not every trait that is selected is "selected for", many traits are
so-called "spandrels" that are by-products of selection on
other traits
? Natural selection happens on individuals, but evolution by
natural selection occurs at the population scale
? Humans evolved from chimpanzees
? The major goal of genetics is to try to find the gene underlying
specific traits (e.g. the gene for infidelity or sexual preference)
? Coelocanths are less evolved organisms than mammals
? The Modern Synthesis reconciled blending inheritance and
Mendelian Genetics with evolutionary theory
? Variation among sexes is determined by the presence or
absence of the heterogametic chromosome (ZW or XY)