
Evolution Practice Questions (Bio)
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The term "evolution" is best described as:
a process of change in a population over time
a process by which organisms become extinct
the reproductive isolation of members of certain species
the replacement of one community by another
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2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which statement best supports the inference that the ancestors of modern day elephants had no trunks or tusks and were the size of pigs?
Population size tends to remain stable from generation to generation
Evolutionary change is always rapid and continuous
Existing life forms have evolved from earlier life forms
Geographic isolation rarely favors speciation in small populations
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3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The theory that birds and reptiles share common ancestry is supported by the evidence that they both
occupy similar niches
have similar environmental requirements
show structural similarities during their development
have evolved as separate groups at about the same time
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4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Studies that reveal the similarities in the development that occurs in reptile eggs and bird eggs are often used to trace possible pathways of evolution. These studies are part of the research in comparative
anatomy
embryology
biochemistry
ecology
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5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which concept do biologists frequently use to explain the similarities between different species in early embryonic development?
genetic recombination
overproduction
common ancestry
selective breeding
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6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Fossils are considered evidence for evolution.
True
False
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7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Rocks and fossils in the highest layers are younger than rocks and fossils in the bottom layers.
True
False
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4
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