Chapter 25 Vocabulary AP BIO

Which term describes the rapid evolution of many diverse species from a common ancestor?

• Adaptive radiation

• Endosymbiosis

• Mass extinction

• Plate tectonics

What is the main significance of endosymbiosis in the evolution of eukaryotic cells?

• It explains the origin of multicellularity

• It describes the formation of the ozone layer

• It accounts for the presence of mitochondria and chloroplasts in cells

• It led to the extinction of dinosaurs

Which event is characterized by the sudden appearance of many major animal groups in the fossil record?

• Cambrian explosion

• Mass extinction

• Serial endosymbiosis

• Pangaea formation

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Which method is commonly used to determine the absolute age of rocks and fossils?

• Plate tectonics

• Radiometric dating

• Adaptive radiation

• Homeotic gene analysis

Which of the following is an example of adaptive radiation?

• The extinction of the dinosaurs

• The diversification of Darwin’s finches on the Galápagos Islands

• The formation of Pangaea

• The development of ribozymes

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How does plate tectonics contribute to mass extinction events?

• By increasing the rate of endosymbiosis

• By causing changes in climate and habitat through continental drift

• By speeding up radiometric decay

• By creating new homeotic genes

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Which of the following best describes the process of radiometric dating?

• Measuring the amount of water in a rock

• Comparing the ratio of parent to daughter isotopes to determine age

• Observing the color of fossils

• Counting the number of layers in sedimentary rock

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Which mass extinction event is associated with the disappearance of the dinosaurs?

• Permian-Triassic extinction

• Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction

• Cambrian explosion

• Devonian extinction

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Which theory explains the movement of Earth's continents over geological time?

• Endosymbiosis

• Plate tectonics

• Adaptive radiation

• Macroevolution

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Which of the following is a likely cause of the Cambrian explosion?

• Increased volcanic activity

• The evolution of hard body parts and increased oxygen levels

• The formation of Pangaea

• Serial endosymbiosis

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