Quiz about Natural Selection and Evolution Practice Test

Question 1

According to natural selection, light colored tree trunks would favor

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light colored moths

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dark colored moths

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red colored moths

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red and light colored moths

Question 2

Body parts of organisms that are the same in structure and position but different in function.

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homologous structures

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embryos

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analogous structures

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vestigial structures

Question 3

Body parts that have lost their original function.

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vestigial structures

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embryos

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homologous structures

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analogous structures

Question 4

Organisms with these structures are believed to be closely related.

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homologous structures

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analogous structures

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mutated DNA

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gills

Question 5

When an organism of a species is born with a variation in a trait that gives it an advantage in its environment, we call that trait an adaptation.

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true

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false

Question 6

When an organism of a species has an adaptation, it will compete for resources better, survive longer and pass that adaptation on to it's offspring. This process is called

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evolution by natural selection

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artificial selection

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inbreeding

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outbreeding

Question 7

The English naturalist that developed the theory of how evolution works.

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Charles Darwin

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Charles M. Schulz

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Charles Dickens

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Charles Norris

Question 8

Genetic differences between organisms of the same species that will give the organisms different traits like beak shape or height:

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Variation

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Adaptation

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Behavior

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Environment

Question 9

What is this an example of?

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variation

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diversity of species

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vestigial structures

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DNA studies

Question 10

The fossil record help scientists

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all of the above

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better understand the kinds of organisms that lived in the past

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better understand how the environment has changed over time

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better understand how organisms have evolved over time

Question 11

The earliest organisms were ___________; the more recent organisms are ____________.

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simple; more complex

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complex; more simple

Question 12

What is an example of a vestigial structure in a human?

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appendix

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liver

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arm bone

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eyes

Question 13

What type of structures are shown?

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Homologous

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Analogous

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Vestigial

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Heterologous

Question 14

the hind leg bones in a whale are examples of

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vestigial structures

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homologous structures

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analogous structures

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fossils

Question 15

Which layer is the oldest?

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4

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1

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2

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3

Question 16

Which of the following is a fossil?

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a trace of an organisms that existed in the past

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a plant that has recently died

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a group of organisms that can reproduce

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a structure or organ that no longer functions

Question 17

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

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different species on different islands

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all species on one of the islands

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identical species on all the islands

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the same species as North America

Question 18

Two organisms that are closely related would have

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very similar DNA sequence

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exactly the same DNA sequences

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no proteins in common

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completely different DNA sequence

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT considered evidence of evolution?

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similar behavior

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similar DNA

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similar development

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vestigial structures

Question 20

If an organism can't adapt fast enough, this might happen.

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become extinct

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hibernate

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stay the same

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live longer

Question 21

Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

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Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.

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Because they come from dominant alleles.

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Because they come from recessive alleles.

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Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.

Question 22

Which is necessary for speciation to occur?

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isolation

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adaptation

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mass extinction

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acquired traits

Question 23

The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called

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variations

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theories

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adaptations

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genes

Question 24

___ are mistakes in the DNA that cause variation within a species.

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mutations

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adaptations

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speciations

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isolations

Question 25

Evidence that supports the theory of evolution includes:

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All of the above

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the fossil record

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comparative anatomy

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similar DNA structure

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embryology

Question 26

A sea turtle produces more offspring than can survive. This is an example of:

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overproduction

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evolution

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a variation

Question 27

A group of young sea turtles compete for scarce resources. Some turtles swim faster than others and can more easily find food and escape predators. What is the variation in the sea turtles affecting its survival?

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swimming speed

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color

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overproduction

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amount of predators

Question 28

What happens when species produce too many offspring?

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Only those that are best fit can survive

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Species share the limited resources

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Species eat less so that all can survive

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Only those that are least fit can survive

Question 29

If an environment changes, populations with ______________ have a better chance of survival.

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Genetic variations

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No genetic variations

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A small number

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A large number

Question 30

The climate of a certain area is cold, and snow is found on the ground most of the year. Equal numbers of two populations of rabbits are introduced into this climate by a group of scientists. One of the populations is brown and the other is white. Predict what will happen over several generations.

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There will be more white rabbits than brown rabbits

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There will be equal numbers of brown and white rabbits

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There will be more brown rabbits that white rabbits

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There is no way to predict what will happen to the rabbit population

Question 31

Which is an example of an adaptation?

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A woodpecker has a long narrow beak to reach insects in a tree.

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a sea turtle producing too many eggs.

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A volcano causing mass extinction.

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A group of birds competing for resources.

Question 32

The similarities among early stages of the embryos provide evidence that -

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these organisms evolved from a common ancestor

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the organisms all retained their gills and tails

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the organisms belong to the same species

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