Evolution Test Preparation Quiz

The environment around Manchester, England, changed during the Industrial Revolution. How did this change affect peppered moths living in the area?

• Natural selection favored moths with dark wings because predators could not see them on the soot-colored trees.

• Natural selection favored moths with white wings that were easy for predators to see.

• Natural selection favored moths with white wings because predators could not see them on the soot-colored trees.

• Natural selection caused moths with white wings to become extinct.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Which of the following must be true in order for organisms to be considered the same species?

• They must be able to mate

• They must be able to produce viable offspring

• They must have structural similaries

• They must have the same bone structure

Archeabacteria...

• are eukaryotic
• live in extreme environments
• are non-living
• live in the soil

Structures with the same parts have different functions; suggests that organisms share a common ancestry

• vestigial structures
• homologous structures
• adaptive radiation
• fossil

Two organisms that are closely related would have

• very similar DNA sequence
• exactly the same DNA sequences
• no proteins in common
• completely different DNA sequence

What does Darwin's theory of evolution suggest?

• species change over time
• extinct species are not related to living species
• different species can interbreed
• animals that look alike are most closely related

If modern organisms have a lot of homologous structures, what inference might paleontologists make about those organisms?

• They are reptiles
• One organism evolved from the other.
• The organisms have a common ancestor

What are the 8 levels of classification of living things from most general to most specific?

• domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
• domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genius, species
• domain, kingdom, phamily, class, order, family, genus, species
• domain, king, phillip, class, order, family, genus, species

The scientific name for water bear is Hypsibius dujardini.  What is its genus?

• Hypsibius 
• dujardini
• water 
• tardigrade

The scientific name for water bear is Hypsibius dujardini.  What is its species?

• Hypsibius 
• dujardini
• water 
• tardigrade