Evolution Quiz

When a new highway separates a population of Central Valley quails, this is an example of:

• a. Geographic isolation

• b. Convergent evolution

• c. Genetic drift

• d. Vestigial trait

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The Central Valley ground squirrels developing shorter tails over generations due to predation is an example of:

• a. Natural selection

• b. Bottleneck effect

• c. Founder effect

• d. Analogous trait

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A trait in Central Valley foxes that increases their chances of survival and reproduction is an example of:

• a. Fitness

• b. Homologous trait

• c. Divergent evolution

• d. Common ancestor

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A structure in Central Valley rabbits that is present but no longer serves a significant function is an example of a:

• a. Vestigial trait

• b. Analogous trait

• c. Geographic isolation

• d. Founder effect

If a severe drought drastically reduces the diversity of fish species in a Central Valley river, this is an example of:

• a. Natural selection

• b. Bottleneck effect

• c. Divergent evolution

• d. Founder effect

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The reduction in genetic diversity when a new colony of Central Valley bees is formed by a few individuals from a larger population is an example of:

• a. Founder effect

• b. Fitness

• c. Convergent evolution

• d. Vestigial trait

The wings of bats and the arms of humans are an example of a:

• a. Homologous trait

• b. Vestigial trait

• c. Analogous trait

• d. Geographic isolation

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The evolution of similar drought-resistant traits in different plant species in the Central Valley is an example of:

• a. Convergent evolution

• b. Natural selection

• c. Divergent evolution

• d. Founder effect

The process by which different species of Central Valley birds evolve from a common ancestor is known as:

• a. Divergent evolution

• b. Bottleneck effect

• c. Genetic drift

• d. Fitness

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The similarity in function but difference in evolutionary origin between the fins of fish and flippers of whales is an example of:

• a. Analogous trait

• b. Homologous trait

• c. Geographic isolation

• d. Vestigial trait