Which of the Following Statements Regarding the Evolutionary History of an Organism

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding the evolutionary history of an organism is FALSE?

• A) Predictions of evolutionary relatedness based on fossil records often agree with predictions based on continental drift.
• B) Predictions of evolutionary relatedness based on fossil evidence often agree with those based on protein sequences.
• C) Predictions of evolutionary relatedness based on DNA usually contradict those based on anatomical evidence.
• D) Predictions based on DNA sequences provide the strongest evidence that two organisms are related.

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Definitions:

Conditioning Stimuli

External or internal cues that, through learning, lead to conditioned responses in behavioral psychology.

Process Information

The act of taking in, interpreting, and making sense of information, which can involve perception, understanding, and retention of data.

Sleep

A natural, recurring state of rest for the mind and body, characterized by altered consciousness, reduced muscle activity, and inhibition of nearly all voluntary muscles during rapid eye movement (REM) stages.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that uses rewards and punishments to modify behavior.