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Recapitulation theory - Quiz
Recapitulation theory
  • 1. What is another name for the theory of recapitulation?
A) The biogenetic law
B) The hypothesis of natural selection
C) The theory of divergence
D) The law of inheritance
  • 2. What is the famous summary of recapitulation theory?
A) Evolution repeats itself
B) Phylogeny recapitulates ontogeny
C) Ontogeny determines phylogeny
D) Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny
  • 3. Who formulated the theory of recapitulation in the 1820s?
A) Charles Darwin
B) Karl Ernst von Baer
C) Richard Owen
D) Étienne Serres
  • 4. Whose work provided the foundation for the Meckel-Serres law?
A) Georges Cuvier
B) Johann Friedrich Meckel
C) Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
D) Robert Edmond Grant
  • 5. When was the theory of recapitulation relegated to biological mythology?
A) In the 1790s
B) By the mid-20th century
C) By the early 19th century
D) In the 1820s
  • 6. In which other field has an analogy to recapitulation theory been formulated?
A) Quantum physics
B) Astrophysics
C) Music criticism
D) Geology
  • 7. Who besides Meckel and Serres helped formulate the idea of recapitulation starting in the 1790s?
A) Richard Owen
B) Karl Ernst von Baer
C) Carl Friedrich Kielmeyer
D) Robert Edmond Grant
  • 8. The Meckel-Serres law attempted to link comparative embryology with what?
A) Molecular genetic drift
B) Environmental adaptation
C) A pattern of unification in the organic world
D) A divergence of species
  • 9. Who supported the ideas of Étienne Serres?
A) Richard Owen
B) Georges Cuvier
C) Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
D) Karl Ernst von Baer
  • 10. The Meckel-Serres law suggested that past transformations could have been caused by what?
A) Direct divine intervention
B) Environmental causes working on the embryo
C) Natural selection acting on the adult
D) Genetic mutations
  • 11. Who opposed the theory of recapitulation with ideas of divergence?
A) Karl Ernst von Baer
B) Robert Edmond Grant
C) Johann Friedrich Meckel
D) Étienne Serres
  • 12. Who attacked the theory of recapitulation in the 1830s?
A) Richard Owen
B) Carl Friedrich Kielmeyer
C) Robert Edmond Grant
D) Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
  • 13. What is the study of the development of an embryo called?
A) Ontogeny
B) Phylogeny
C) Taxonomy
D) Anatomy
  • 14. What refers to the evolutionary history of an animal's remote ancestors?
A) Fertilization
B) Phylogeny
C) Ontogeny
D) Gestation
  • 15. Which field is currently providing molecular explanations for phenomena previously linked to recapitulation?
A) Comparative anatomy
B) Evolutionary developmental biology
C) Lamarckism
D) Classical taxonomy
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