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17.1-17.2 Biology Quiz A

Authored by Brittany Erickson

Biology

10th Grade

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17.1-17.2 Biology Quiz A
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which scientist proposed that if an organism used a structure so much that it grew, the trait of that larger structure could be passed to its offspring?

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

Georges de Buffon

Charles Darwin

Charles Lyell

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What did Charles Darwin observe in finch populations on the Galapagos Islands off the coast of South America?

different species on different islands

all species on one of the islands

identical species on all the islands

the same species as in North America

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What did Charles Darwin learn from the fossils of the a giant armadillo (glyptodont) that he found in Argentina?

An earthquake led to the armadillo's extinction.

Armadillos used to be marine organisms.

Modern animals may be related to fossilized organisms.

Fossils do not resemble modern animals.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is the process in which humans breed organisms for certain traits?

natural selection

inheritance of acquired traits

artificial selection

descent without modification

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Charles Lyell developed a theory that states that geologic processes that shaped Earth in the past have stayed the same throughout time. This is the theory of

uniformitarianism.

evolution.

catastrophism.

adaptation.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

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The false idea that a high-jumper who trains to become a champion will have descendants who can jump exceptionally high is known as the

theory of uniformitarianism.

principle of gradualism.

process of artificial selection.

inheritance of acquired traits.

Yes, that's me clearing the bar at 5 feet.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

True or False: Organisms do have an inborn urge to become perfect.

True

False

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