Short Answer – Dante: (2 points each)   The Divine Comedy is comprised of three separate parts: ____________, ______________, and ______________.

Which of the following concepts would have been supported by Charles Lyell?                      A)   that the Earth was only a few thousand years old                       B)   that the Earth and its organisms were divinely created            C)   that the Earth and its organisms slowly changed through time            D)   local catastrophes caused the extinction of many species            E)   that species were “fixed”

Which of the following groups provides protection and nourishment to the embryo?                        A)   all plants              B)   angiosperms only            C)   gymnosperms only            D)   bryophytes only            E)   lycophytes only

Microevolution is the term that applies to which of the following?                        A)   any evolution at any scale                       B)   large-scale changes over a long period of time            C)   small-scale changes over a long period of time            D)   small-scale changes over a short period of time            E)   changes of any scale within microorganisms

Two species are said to be closely related if they                        A)   possess a common ancestor.                    B)   can interbreed but not produce fertile offspring.            C)   are reproductively isolated from each other.            D)   have a shared gene pool.            E)   can interbreed and produce fertile offspring.

Match the terms to the correct description or definition

Which of the following behaviors not associated with diet would decrease your risk of cancer?            A)   increasing the consumption of foods rich in vitamin A and C         B)   avoiding salt-cured, pickled, and smoked foodsC)   increasing the consumption of fruits and vegetablesD)   avoiding cigarette smoking, smokeless tobacco, and sunbathingE)   increasing fiber and decreasing sodium in your diet

The closest living relatives of land plants are                        A)   charophytes.                    B)   chytrids.            C)   sporozoans.            D)   cyanobacteria.            E)   lichens.

Until 1973 homosexuality was considered a psychological disorder by the American Psychological Association. When considering how power by the dominant group led to such discrimination, which sociological perspective would be most concerned with why this was considered an illness?

We sense rotary movements of the head when the endolymph pushes on a gelatinous cap called the__________ in a semicircular duct.