Evolution Quiz

What is a vestigial structure?

• A structure that has lost all or most of its function but is inherited from an ancestor

• A structure that is fully functional and essential for an organism's survival

• A structure that is unique to a particular species

• A structure that has evolved independently in different organisms

Mutations can have _____ on an organism.

• positive effects

• negative effects

• no effect

• all of the above

T or F: Natural selection is a mechanism for evolution

• True

• False

What is an example of a gene mutation?

• Duplication

• Inversion

• Translocation

• Substitution

What is the primary purpose of classification in biology?

• To organize and categorize organisms based on shared characteristics

• To name new species based on their physical characteristics

• To organize living organisms based on their DNA similarities

• To create a complex system that only scientists can understand

What is the term used for the two-part naming system in classification?

• Hierarchical nomenclature

• Binomial nomenclature

• Dichotomous naming

• Biological naming

What is biological fitness?

• How long something lives

• How strong something is

• How many offspring, or children, something has

• Going to the gym

What survives after taking antibiotics?

• resistant bacteria

• bacteria that eat other bacteria

• bacteria that cannot reproduce

A cross between two different species

• Hybrid

• Prezygotic barrier

• Postzygotic barrier

• Natural selection

Which of the following can have mutations?

• Only humans and animals

• Animals, plants, fungi, protists, bacteria, and viruses

• Only plants and fungi

• Only bacteria and viruses