Chapter 10 and 19 review

What is the term for a feature that allows an organism to survive better in its environment?

• variation

• adaptation

• homologous structure

• vestigial structure

Which theory states that floods and earthquakes have occurred often in Earth’s history?

• uniformitarianism

• natural selection

• catastrophism

• artificial selection

Natural selection results in change overtime by acting on traits that are

• better.

• mutated.

• new.

• heritable.

Which pair of structures shares similar functions?

• fish gills and human lungs

• human hair and clam shell

• chloroplasts and mitochondria

• rose flower and tree bark

Antibiotics are used to fight

• HIV infections.

• fungal infections.

• viral infections.

• bacterial infections

Species don’t become extinct but instead evolve into different forms in response to changes in the environment

• Linnaeus

• Lamark

• Darwin (Erasmus)

• Buffon

More complex forms of life evolved from less complex forms.

• Linnaeus

• Lamarck

• Darwin

• Buffon

To be considered members of the same species, organisms must be able to

• look alike

• reproduce together and have fertile offspring.

• live in the same habitat

• eat the same types of food.

What is incorrect about Lamarck’s theory of how organisms evolve?

• He did not explain how traits were passed on to offspring.

• He did not explain why an animal would need to develop new traits

• He did not explain why changes in the environment caused an organism’s behavior to change.

• He did not explain how competition might help animals to develop traits.

What is variation among members of different species called?

• adaptation

• geologic change

• inter-specific variation

• intra-specific variation