Bio - Evolution Quiz

What is Biological Diversity?

• Variety and variability of life forms on Earth.

• Refers to Darwin's Theory of Evolution - Endosymbiotic Theory.

• Study of how organisms evolve over many generations.

• Refers to the early atmospheric conditions and how it compares to current atmospheric conditions.

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What is Evolution?

• Evolution is the process of creating new species from unknown organisms.

• Evolution is a demonstrated within individuals and ultimately a population.

• Evolution is slow gradual changes over many generations.

• Evolution is the belief that all living organisms were created in their current form.

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What evidence suggests that cyanobacteria and aerobic bacterium evolved into chloroplasts and mitochondria?

• Multicellular Organisms have both of these organelles within their cells

• Cellular respiration and Photosynthesis requires the use of these organelles

• Gene Flow within species in a given location

• Chloroplasts and Mitochondria have their own DNA

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What did the Miller-Urey experiment demonstrate?

• Early Earth conditions could have led to the formation of organic molecules from inorganic substances.

• Proved that life can spontaneously generate from non-living matter.

• Demonstrated the existence of extraterrestrial life.

• Concluded that organic molecules cannot form under natural conditions.

True or False: Early atmospheric conditions of Earth contained large amounts of Oxygen.

• True

• False

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Which of the following is NOT evidence that supports the Theory of Evolution?

• Cellular Mutations

• Fossils

• Anatomy

• Embryological Development

Does homologous structure or analogous structure refer to a common ancestor?

• homologous

• analogous

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Which of the 3 types of Evolution does ecological pressures cause a similarity in structure or function, but do not come from common ancestor?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Coevolution

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The beaver in North America and the capybara in South America share a common ancestor, but have evolved over time to look different.

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Coevolution

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Evolution in which one organism causes another to change since they live in close association.

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Coevolution