Biology Ev15 Quiz

What is the title of Darwin's Famous book that explain his Theory of Evolution?

• On the Origin of the Species

• Specifics of Evolution and Natural Selection

• Creationism and the Beginnings of Life

• Order from Chaos: How Species are made

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Scientists who find and study fossils are called ____________________.

• paleontologists

• ecologists

• zoologists

• oncologists

Which of these are true of the first horses? (Check all that apply)

• The first horses were the size of a modern pony.

• The first horses probably ate soft leaves.

• The first horses had four long toes.

• The first horses were desert animals.

• The first horses lived in large herds of serval hundred individuals.

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Which of these is the main reason horses evolved?

• A series of diseases swept the a wetter environment,.

• The climate became drier, and grasslands slowly replaced the marshes

• Increased pressure from new predators like wolves, lions, and bears.

• All of these

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During the evolution of horses they became taller. Why?

• To assert dominance over rival mates, particularly male horses

• To regulate heat more efficiently.

• To better see predators while they fed in tall grasses.

• all of these

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Horses evolved a single large toe that eventually became a hoof. This would help them run swiftly and escape predators.

• true

• false

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Horses teeth changed to allow them to grind tough grasses and grass seeds without wearing out. How did they change? (check all the apply)

• Some teeth became longer

• Some teeth became shorter

• Their molars became covered with cement.

• They developed additional sets of molars

• They developed incisor teeth capable of grinding.

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Though fossils are a window into the past they do not provide clear evidence that evolution has occured.

• true

• false

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Similar fossil evidence demonstrates the evolution of the ______________, moving from the land into the sea.   

• whale

• hippopotamus

• turtle

• fish

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Which of these is a picture of an early horse?

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