Quiz about Evolution & Genetics

Question 1

Which statement supports the theory of natural selection

Accepted Answer

Over time advantageous traits will be found in more of the population.

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All organisms produce more offspring than can survive.

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Organisms live in harmony with one another despite limited resources.

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Organisms with favorable traits are more likely to die.

Question 2

What evidence supports the theory that continents were once a large landmass?

Accepted Answer

Similar fossils have been found on different continents.

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The continents share a similar climate.

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Minerals like gold and copper are found worldwide.

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Coconut trees are found on coastlines.

Question 3

What will most likely happen if a species can no longer produce offspring?

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It will become extinct.

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It will evolve into another species.

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It will move into a new environment and adapt.

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It will begin to mutate into another organism.

Question 4

A student made a table showing different types of finches and their food sources. What can be inferred from this information?

Accepted Answer

Organisms evolve based on their feeding habits.

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Genetic mutation leads to the evolution of new species.

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Organisms evolve based on their habitats.

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Geographical isolation leads to the evolution of new species.

Question 5

Dark moths began to outnumber white moths in cities after the Industrial Revolution. What is the most likely reason for this change?

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Light-colored moths were less favored for survival in the new environment.

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Light-colored moths mutated into dark colored moths.

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Light-colored moths began to die due to overpopulation.

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Light-colored moths began to turn black because of factory pollution.

Question 6

The process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.

Accepted Answer

evolution

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species

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Darwin

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taxonomy

Question 7

The branch of science concerned with classification, especially of organisms

Accepted Answer

taxonomy

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law of conservation of mass

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evolution

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genetics

Question 8

Structures derived from a common ancestor or same evolutionary or developmental origin

Accepted Answer

homologous structures

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homosapien

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analogous structures

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atoms

Question 9

Change in a gene or chromosome

Accepted Answer

mutation

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evolution

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variation

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adaptation

Question 10

The change over time in populations of related species.

Accepted Answer

biological evolution

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transition

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variation

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adaptation

Question 11

Body parts that function like each other, but are different in structure.

Accepted Answer

analogous structures

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embryos

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homologous structures

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vestigial structures

Question 12

Which of the following would represent a sudden environmental change?

Accepted Answer

Wildfire

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Global Warming

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Competition for food

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Desert encroachment

Question 13

Where humans have bred organisms together based on traits we like.

Accepted Answer

Artificial Selection

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Evolution

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Natural Selection

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Extinction

Question 14

Genetic differences between organisms of the same species

Accepted Answer

Variation

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Adaptation

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Behavior

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Environment

Question 15

Study of embryos of various organisms to show a common ancestor because of similarities in development

Accepted Answer

embryology

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natural selection

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speciation

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evolution

Question 16

A fossil of an extinct dinosaur is found and the anatomy of the fossil shows similarities to that of a bird. What could this mean?

Accepted Answer

The extinct dinosaur and modern bird share a common ancestor

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This is purely by chance and isn't significant

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All dinosaurs evolved into birds and that's why there aren't any dinosaurs alive today

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Dinosaurs choose to fly, and evolved into birds to escape predation and capture food

Question 17

The diagram below represents possible genetic relationships between groups of organisms.

Which statement is a valid conclusion that can be drawn from the diagram?

Accepted Answer

Earthworms and sea stars have a common ancestor.

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Insects are more complex than mammals.

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Snails appeared on Earth before corals.

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Sponges were the last new species to appear on Earth.

Question 18

Erosion to mountaintops is an evidence of __________________. Erosion is caused by gradual changes to Earth's surface due to wind, water, and ice.

Accepted Answer

Uniformity

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Catastrophism

Question 19

The meteor that caused dinosaurs to go extinct is an example of ___________________. Meteors are examples of one-time events that cause change to Earth's surface.

Accepted Answer

Catastrophism

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Uniformity

Question 20

Scientists think that dolphins and whales may have evolved from a common ancestor. What evidence supports this hypothesis? (8.L.4.1)

Accepted Answer

They have similar anatomies.

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They swim the same way.

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They eat the same food.

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They live in the same area of the ocean.

Question 21

Which best describes the similar function of wings in birds and butterflies? (8.L.4.1)

Accepted Answer

analogous structures

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embryological structures

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homologous structures

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vestigial structures

Question 22

Two organisms have homologous structures. Which can most likely be concluded about the two organisms? (8.L.4.1)

Accepted Answer

They share a common ancestor.

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They are unrelated.

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They are the same organism.

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They evolved in a similar environment.

Evolution & Genetics

22 questions

Which statement supports the theory of natural selection

What evidence supports the theory that continents were once a large landmass?

What will most likely happen if a species can no longer produce offspring?

A student made a table showing different types of finches and their food sources. What can be inferred from this information?

Dark moths began to outnumber white moths in cities after the Industrial Revolution. What is the most likely reason for this change?

The process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.

The branch of science concerned with classification, especially of organisms

Structures derived from a common ancestor or same evolutionary or developmental origin

Change in a gene or chromosome

The change over time in populations of related species.

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