Review Test Part 3

What describes the animal remains from the past that were saved by natural processes or catastrophic events?

• Comparative Anatomy

• Embryonic Development

• Fossil Records

• Genetic Information

It refers as the study of animal body types to understand how they changed over time from similar ancestors to adapt to their environment.

• Anatomy & Physiology

• Comparative Anatomy

• Embryonic Development

• Modern Genetics

What is evolution?

• It is an idea that species are interconnected and undergo progressive transformation throughout time.

• It is an assumption that human beings came from gorillas

• It is a competition between different species.

• It is the belief that all living things are similar.

Researchers find that the proteins in the cells of two different kinds of creatures are similar, pointing to a tight evolutionary link. What alternative would you suggest for that would confirm this conclusion if the researchers conducted another study?

• Both creatures have a common anatomical structure.

• Both creatures may be discovered quite near to one another

• Both creatures' DNA nucleotide sequences are comparable.

• Natural selection has been taking place throughout time on both groups of species.

The theory of evolution by natural selection was independently develop by

• Charles Darwin and Charles Lyell

• Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace

• Erasmus Darwin and Lamarck

• Charles Lyell and James Hutton

Which of the following claims is FALSE about evolution?

• Evolution happens constantly

• Change is what evolution means

• The world is unchanging and steady

• Evolution is a given if there are mutations

Which of the following explanations of the Theory of Natural Selection is more accurate?

• Parents' acquired traits can be passed on to kids.

• Organisms create functional structures to thrive in a particular environment.

• Organs that are not utilized frequently may vanish, whereas frequently used organs may grow.

• In nature, an organism with strong qualities is more likely to survive than one with weaker traits.

When lions prey on a herd of zebra, some zebras are killed and some escaped. Which part of Darwin’s concept of Natural selection is applied in this situation?

• Acquired characteristics

• Descent with modifications

• Reproductive isolation

• Survival of the fittest

During a study session about evolution, one of your fellow students’ remarks, "The giraffe stretched its neck while reaching for higher leaves; its offspring inherited longer necks as a result." Which statement is most likely to be helpful in correcting this student's misconception?

• Characteristics acquired during an organism's life are generally not passed on through genes.

• Spontaneous mutations can result in the appearance of new traits.

• Disuse of an organ may lead to its eventual disappearance

• Only favorable adaptations have survival value

What conclusion can you draw from the illustration below?

• Letter A exhibits Darwin’s theory of evolution because it shows that acquired traits over time are hereditary.

• Letter B exhibits Lamarck’s theory of evolution because it shows that acquired traits over time are hereditary.

• Letter B exhibits Darwin’s theory of evolution because it shows that individual variations are present even among individuals of the same species which could favor the survival of that individual as determined by nature.

• Letter A exhibits Lamarck’s theory of evolution because it shows that individual variation is present even among individuals of the same species which could favor the survival of that individual as determined by nature.