Quiz about Evolutionary Mechanisms

Question 1

All rabbits living in a particular area would be an example of a(n)

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population

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species

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fossil

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individual organism

Question 2

"Survival of the Fittest" describes which theory

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a) natural selection

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b) gravity

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c) heredity

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d) string theory

Question 3

Modern whales developed their traits through natural selection.  What occurs during the process of natural selection?

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Only the fittest organisms can survive and reproduce

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Organisms choose mates from other species to create new species

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Breeders selectively cross organisms with desired traits

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Organisms remain exactly the same over time.

Question 4

Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

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Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.

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Because they come from dominant alleles.

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Because they come from recessive alleles.

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Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.

Question 5

The difference in the physical traits of an individual from those of other individuals in a group is called a(n)

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variation

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change

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adaption

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species

Question 6

The ability of an organism to survive and reproduce is known as...

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Fitness

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Adaptation

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Trait

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Variation

Question 7

Any variation that can help a species survive in a given environment is called...

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an adapatation

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a characteristic

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a homologous structure

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a vestigial structure

Question 8

Which organisms are most likely to survive?

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the best adapted

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the fastest

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the strongest

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the most domesticated (tamed)

Question 9

Which of the following means "genetic change over time"

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evolution

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natural selection

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speciation

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fitness

Question 10

What type of selection is depicted in the picture?

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directional

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stabilizing

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disruptive

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the answer is not here

Question 11

_{What type of selection?}

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Disruptive

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Directional

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Stabilizing

Question 12

Robins typically lay fours eggs. If more then four eggs are produced then the baby chicks are malnourished while smaller egg numbers result in no viable (able to live) baby chicks. This is an example of

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stabalizing

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disruptive

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direction

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none of the above

Question 13

Only populations can evolve.
Individuals can not evolve.

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True

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False

Question 14

If finches with large beaks and finches with small beaks increase in a population while finches with average sized beaks decreases, which pattern of natural selection has occurred?

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Disruptive selection

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Directional selection

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Stabilizing selection

Question 15

What type of natural selection is this?

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Stabilizing Selection

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Disruptive Selection

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Directional Selection

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Natural Selection

Question 16

What is the correct explanation for what is happening in this graph?

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There are a lot of small and large beaks, but not average-sized ones

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There are a lot of average-sized beaks

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There are no beaks

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There are a lot of small beaks only

Question 17

The trees these moths used to live on were white, but have been covered in soot from coal factories. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?

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Dark moth

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Light moth

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Both will be equally successful

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Neither will be successful

Question 18

According to natural selection, light colored tree trunks would favor

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light colored moths

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dark colored moths

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red colored moths

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red and light colored moths

Question 19

Average phenotypes are favored in the environment, while extremes have lower survival rates.

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stabilizing selection

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seasonal selection

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distruptive selection

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directional selection

Question 20

All the possible gene combinations in a population.

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gene pool

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allele

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genome

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mitosis

Question 21

The frequency that single genes (alleles) for a trait appear in a population.

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Gene frequency

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Genome

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Genetic Drift

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Population Frequency

Question 22

A _____________________ involves a change in the genetic code of an organism.  Because this change occurs in the genetic code, it is passed on to future generations.

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Mutation

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Morphology

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Gene Flow

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Genetic Drift

Question 23

Which of the following terms represents the movement of individuals into or out of an area?

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gene flow

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natural selection

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mutation

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adaptation

Question 24

What occurs when members of one population migrate and interbreed with another population.

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Gene Flow

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Mutation

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Adaptation

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Gene Pool

Question 25

A few deer wander out of their native woods into a completely new park where no deer had ever been before. They go on to create an entirely new population.

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Genetic Drift

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Natural Selection

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Non-random mating

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Mutation

Question 26

Which of the following is an example of artificial selection?

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Farmers breeding corn to produce larger ears

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Wolves evolving into different species over time

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Birds developing different beak shapes to exploit different food sources

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Insects developing resistance to pesticides

Question 27

What does the image represent?

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Natural Selection

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Founder effect

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Bottleneck effect

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Mutations

Question 28

What does the image represent?

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Founder effect

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Bottleneck effect

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Mutation

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Natural Selection

Question 29

What does the picture represent?

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Bottleneck effect

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Founder Effect

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Mutations

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Gene Flow

Question 30

Males of the bighorn sheep species fight one another to show females who is the dominant male and are more likely to mate with females.

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Non-Random Mating

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Natural Selection

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Mutation

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Genetic Drift

Evolutionary Mechanisms

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