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