Evolution Review - Honors Biology

Mitochondria arose from bacteria forming a symbiotic relationship with a primitive eukaryote

• natural selection

• endosymbiotic theory

• archaeopteryx

• evolutionary theory

How old is the Earth?

• 1 billion years

• 10 billion years

• 3.5 billion years

• 4.6 billion years

The introduction of what element allowed Earth to start being inhabited by more complex organisms?

• water

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• carbon dioxide

Studied geology, helping Darwin determine that the Earth was much older than a few thousand years

• Charles Lyell

• Jean Baptiste Lamarck

• Gregor Mendel

• Carolus Linnaeus

Lamarck had the (later disproven) idea of

• acquired traits

• survival of the fittest

• artificial selection

• variation

Darwin studied the ___ of tortoises and ___ of finches

• heads, legs

• shells, legs

• heads, beaks

• shells, beaks

Which was a conclusion of Darwin's travels?

• traits learned during your lifetime can be passed to offspring

• individuals evolve

• the best traits produce the most offspring

• artificial selection kills evolution

Organisms best suited for their environment are more likely to stay alive

• survival of the fittest

• artificial selection

• variation

• speciation

Environmental conditions dictate which traits are more beneficial and will therefore be passed on to more offspring

• speciation

• natural selection

• artificial selection

• variation

Which two species share the most genetic similarities?

• B & J

• J & K

• A & I

• F & H