Evolution Review

The first type of prokaryotic cells were most likely ____________ and ___________.

• heterotrophic, aerobic

• heterotrophic, anaerobic

• autotrophic, aerobic

• autotrophic, anaerobic

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The first photosynthetic cells created ___________ which help create __________.

• glucose, ozone

• carbon dioxide, oxygen

• oxygen, ozone

• oxygen, glucose

How did the first eukaryotes form?

• through endosymbiosis

• large prokaryotes engulfing smaller prokaryotes

• some aerobic prokaryotes formed a symbiosis with large prokaryotes eventually becoming mitochondria

• smaller autotrophic prokaryotes eventually became chloroplasts inside large prokaryotes in a symbiotic relationship

• all these choices are correct

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Photosynthetic prokaryotes used ______ as an energy source while chemosynthetic prokaryotes used _______.

• sunlight, oxygen

• oxygen, carbon dioxide

• sulfur compounds, oxygen

• sunlight, sulfur compounds

About how old is the Earth?

• 4.5 billion years

• 4.5 million years

• 3.5 billion years

• 3.5 million years

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Comparing rock layers (strata) relatively to each other (i.e. older layers on bottom and newer on top) to figure out the age of each strata would be ________.

• absolute age

• relative age

• radiometric dating

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Which of the five fingers of evolution is greatly impacted by changes in the gene pool because the population is small?

• gene flow

• natural selection

• genetic drift

• mutations

• nonrandom mating

Which of the following five fingers of evolution results in an increase of genetic variation and could end up being harmful, beneficial, or neutral?

• gene flow

• genetic drift

• mutations

• natural selection

• nonrandom mating

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This is one of the five fingers of evolution that occurs when species immigrate or emigration between populations increasing or decreasing the genetic variation within those populations.

• gene flow

• genetic drift

• nonrandom mating

• natural selection

• mutations

_______________ is the only one of the five fingers of evolution that will result in organisms that are well suited to their environment.

• nonrandom mating

• gene flow

• genetic drift

• natural selection

• mutations

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