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WorksheetsEvolution Review
Total questions: 72
Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is a term for a group of similar organisms that can reproduce fertile offspring?
a)
individual
b)
population
c)
species
d)
fossil
2.
Which of the following is a fossil?
a)
a plant that has recently died
b)
a group of organisms that can reproduce
c)
a structure or organ that no longer functions
d)
a trace of an organisms that existed in the past
3.
what did Charles Darwin observe in finch populations of the Galapagos Islands off the coast of South America?
a)
different species on different islands
b)
all species on one of the islands
c)
identical species on all the islands
d)
the same species as North America
4.
In natural selection, the selective agent is the
a)
humans
b)
mutations
c)
breeders
d)
environment
5.
All rabbits living in a particular area would be an example of a(n)
a)
population
b)
species
c)
fossil
d)
individual organism
6.
a bird that can easily outcompete other birds for food and that can produce many eggs has a high
a)
life expectancy
b)
mutation rate
c)
fitness
d)
adaptability
7.
which of the following describes natural selection
a)
it acts on genetic material directly
b)
it acts on existing physical traits
c)
it forms new traits
d)
it forms new genetic material
8.
which of the folllowing is an exammple of a vestigial structure?
a)
the wings of a red-tailed hawk
b)
the hind limbs of a house cat
c)
the fins of sharks
d)
the wings of an ostrich
9.
What is suggested by the similarity of early embryos of different species of vertebrates?
a)
no evolutionary relationships between the groups
b)
recent common ancestry
c)
similar environments in the past
d)
evolution froma distant common ancestor
10.
If an organism has a vestigial structure, that structure likely once had a function in a(n)
a)
close relative
b)
early ancestor
c)
unrelated organism
d)
embryological stage
11.
Some organisms that share a common ancestor have features that have different functions, but similar structures. These are known as
a)
vestigial structures
b)
analogous structures
c)
homologous structures
d)
fossil structures
12.
What is speciation?
a)
combining of tow species to form one with different traits
b)
isolation that affects mating behaviors
c)
timing of mating that prevents normal sexual selection
d)
divergence of two or more species from an existing one
13.
What is the term for a feature that allows an organism to survive better in its environemtn?
a)
variation
b)
adaption
c)
homologous structure
d)
vestigial structure
14.
Structures that have the same evolutionary origin even though they may now have different structures or functions are said to be
a)
endemic
b)
homologous
c)
analogous
d)
genetic
15.
A horse and a donkey can successfully mate to produce offspring known as a mule. Mules are sterile . Would mules be classified as a species?
a)
Yes, mules have enough of their own traits to be considered a species.
b)
Yes, the fact that have different number of chromosomes makes them a different species
c)
No, mules are too similar to the parent species
d)
No, due to their inability to reproduce successfully.
16.
The preserved remains of traces of an organisms that lived in the past
a)
Adaptation
b)
Fossil
c)
Mutation
d)
Evolution
17.
The intentional mating of two animals in an attempt to produce offspring with desirable characteristics
a)
Selective Breeding
b)
Mutation
c)
Natural Selection
d)
Variation
18.
Why would a population with a large amount of genetic variation be more likely to survive a severe climate change in its environment?
a)
Individuals will only create offspring well-suited to the climate change
b)
The individuals would produce more offspring
c)
Individuals better suited to the new climate will help less-suited individuals survive
d)
Some individuals will posses traits better suited to the new climate and be more likely to pass them on
19.
Structures with the same parts have different functions; suggests that organisms share a common ancestry
a)
vestigial structures
b)
homologous structures
c)
adaptive radiation
d)
fossil
20.
All Mutations are negative
a)
true
b)
false
21.
The fossil record shows evidence for evolution.
a)
true
b)
false
22.
Populations of insecticide resistant insects (they are not harmed by insecticides - chemicals that are meant to kill insects) are the result of the process of
a)
temporal isolation
b)
genetic drift
c)
natural selection
d)
artificial selection
23.
Natural selection is used to describe the process by which traits become more or less common in a population due to consisten environmental effects upon the survival or reproduction of the individual with the trait.
a)
true
b)
false
24.
Individual organisms evolve over time.
a)
true
b)
false
25.
Intermediate fossil forms are important evidence of evolution because they show
a)
how organisms changed over time
b)
how animals behaved in their environments
c)
how the embryos of organisms develop
d)
molecular homolgies
26.
When scientists compare animals currently living on different continents, they often find those with similar characteristics, who are not actually close relatives, living in similar environmental conditions even though they are geographically very distant. One example is the Anteater/Armadillos of the Americas and the Pangolin of Africa. What can we deduce from this evidence?
a)
Living things can adapt similarly to similar environments over time.
b)
Living things do not change over time
c)
They must all have the same recent common ancestor
d)
I don’t know
27.
Which of the following would NOT be considered a fossil?
a)
Imprints of claws in dried mud
b)
teeth found on the jaw of an extinct dinosaur bone
c)
a Wooly Mammoth preserved in ice
d)
an x-ray of a fractured arm
28.
Which best describes fossils?
a)
They are the preserved remains or evidence of ancient living things
b)
They are the preserved remains or evidence of ancient living and nonliving things
c)
They are the preserved bones of ancient animals
d)
They are impressions of plant leaves in ancient rocks
29.
Which is an example of natural selection
a)
nature choosing favorites
b)
a farmer choosing crops to breed
c)
a breeder choosing a dog to breed
d)
bacteria evolving antibiotic resistance
30.
Which explains the peppered moth story
a)
The environment changed from light to dark and then natural selection caused the moths to change from light to dark
b)
The environment changed from light to dark and then natural selection caused the moths to change from dark to light
c)
The birds caused all of the moths to go extint
d)
Natural selection did not happen because the environment changed too fast
31.
The changes an organism make to its behavior or body structure to be better suited for survival in an environment.
a)
Adaptation
b)
Behavior
c)
Fossil
d)
Nutrient
32.
This provides information about the history of life on earth and how organisms lived and evolved over time.
a)
fossil data
b)
fossil evidence
c)
fossil record
d)
remains of fossil
33.
The process in which populations gradually change over time is called:
a)
Ecosystem
b)
Evolution
c)
Environment
d)
Extinct specie
34.
The process in which organisms that possesses the most desirable traits and genes will be successful in surviving and producing the next generation.
a)
Adaptation
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Artificial Selection
d)
Selection
35.
The emergence of a new species.
a)
genetic drift
b)
extinction
c)
speciation
d)
evolution
36.
Group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.
a)
species
b)
gene pool
c)
population
d)
homologous structure
37.
Structures that no longer serve a purpose.
a)
Homologous structures
b)
gene pool
c)
population
d)
Vestigial structures
38.
The formation of new species as a result of evolution.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Speciation
d)
Species
39.
The idea that evolution seems to occur in spurts of time.
a)
stabilizing selection
b)
directional selection
c)
disruptive selection
d)
puntuated equilibrium
40.
Scientist who proposed the theory of Natural Selection.
a)
Hardy
b)
Weinburg
c)
Darwin
d)
Einstein
41.
In sedimentary rock, where we find most fossils, where will you find the oldest fossils?
a)
a) top
b)
b) middle
c)
c) bottom
d)
d) not in the rock
42.
A group of individuals that are closely related and can produce fertile offspring.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Selective Breeding
d)
Species
43.
Homologous structures are structures that have
a)
a) a similar function and origin
b)
b) no purpose for the organism
c)
c) an extra body part
d)
d) completely different from each other
44.
An example of mimicry is
a)
a) two ants fighting over their food
b)
b) a chameleon hiding in the trees
c)
c) a lion hunting an antelope
d)
d) a king snake imitating a coral snake
45.
"Survival of the Fittest" describes which theory
a)
a) natural selection
b)
b) gravity
c)
c) heredity
d)
d) string theory
46.
Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?
a)
F
b)
E
c)
B
d)
A
47.
According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
48.
The trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago, most commonly preserved in sedimentary rock.
a)
Fossils
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Speciation
d)
Species
49.
The process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well adapted individuals do; a theory to explain the mechanism of evolution.
a)
Fossils
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Speciation
d)
Species
50.
The human practice of breeding animals or plants that have certain desired traits.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Selective Breeding
d)
Species
51.
When scientists use logic to determine the age of one fossil compared to another, they use this type of dating.
a)
Relative
b)
Carbon
c)
Absolute
52.
This image shows that
a)
These animals have no simliarities in their structures.
b)
two different species may have evolved from a common ancestor.
c)
These animals are from the same species.
d)
These animals likely evolved from different ancestors due to their differences.
53.
Which of the following best describes the process of natural selection in the case of the peppered moths that we discussed in class?
a)
The moths were covered in soot from the Industrial Revolution and became black moths.
b)
The white moths decided to change their wings from white to black in order to blend in
c)
the white moths were tastier than the black moths, so they were eaten by more predators.
d)
The white moths were easier to see on the blackened trees than black moths and were eaten by more predators.
54.
What layer is the oldest?
a)
H
b)
A
c)
E
d)
L
55.
Define vestigial structure
a)
similar function; different structure
b)
similar structure; different function
c)
remnants of structures left from ancestor organisms
d)
similar structure; similar function
56.
What observations did Charles Darwin make about finches in the Galápagos Islands?
a)
The same species of finches lived on all the islands.
b)
Different species of finches lived on different islands.
c)
Various species of finches lived on just one of the islands
d)
Identical species of finches lived in South America.
57.
A characteristic that improves and individual’s ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment.
a)
Fossils
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Adaptation
d)
Species
58.
The process in which inherited characteristics within a population change over generations such that new species sometimes arise.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Selective Breeding
d)
Species
59.
A king snake is a non-poisonous snake that has colored markings that make it look almost exactly like the highly poisonous coral snake. What type of adaptation is this?
a)
Camouflage
b)
Minicry
c)
Creativity
d)
Predaotion
60.
Who developed the theory of Natural Selection?
a)
Gregor Mendel
b)
Charles Darwin
c)
Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
d)
Leonardo Decaprio
61.
Natural Selection is best defined as
a)
The process by which organisms better suited to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than the less adapted organisms of the same species do.
b)
The process by which the fastest and strongest organisms in the population will beat out all other organisms and therefore survive and reproduce more successfully.
c)
The theory of evolution that is an organism does not use a physical feature over time, they will eventually lose that feature altogether.
d)
The theory of evolution that a drastic event changing an environment must occur for organism to evolve.
62.
Which of the following is not one of the four parts of natural selection?
a)
Overproduction
b)
Extinction
c)
Struggle to survive
d)
Successful reproduction
63.
Which of these best illustrates natural selection
a)
An organism with favorable genetic variations will tend to survive and breed successfully.
b)
A population monopolizes all of the resources in its habitat, forcing other species to migrate.
64.
Speciation is defined as
a)
the process of creating a new community of organisms
b)
the process of changing an organisms environment
c)
the process of extinction of a species
d)
the process of creating a new species
65.
A single species of squirrel evolved over time into two species, each on opposite sides of the Grand Canyon. This change was most likely due to _____.
a)
higher mutation rates on one side
b)
low genetic diversity in the initial population
c)
the geographic isolation of the two groups
d)
differences in reproductive rates
66.
___________________ is selection and variation that happens more gradually. Over a short period of time it is hard to notice. Over a long time, the population changes. Change is slow, constant, and consistent
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Punctuated Equilibrium
c)
Gradualism
d)
Evolution
67.
The following scenario is an example of ________________.
Small variations appear over a long period of time among a population of penguins, including thicker coats of down that allow them to survive in very cold climates. Penguins with these traits survive much better than those with thinner down coats, leading to the changes becoming standard among all penguins.
Small variations appear over a long period of time among a population of penguins, including thicker coats of down that allow them to survive in very cold climates. Penguins with these traits survive much better than those with thinner down coats, leading to the changes becoming standard among all penguins.
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Punctuated Equilibrium
c)
Gradualism
d)
Evolution
68.
________________is change that comes in spurts. There is a period of very little change, and then one or a few huge changes occur, often through mutations in the genes of a few individuals.
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Punctuated Equilibrium
c)
Gradualism
d)
Evolution
69.
The following scenario is an example of __________________.
A species of birds exists in unchanged for many thousands of years. Suddenly, a bacteria causes their primary tree of sheltering choice to die. The birds must adapt within the environment to trees that are much higher requiring more wing strength. Some birds die. The remaining birds' bodies adapt as necessary and they return to a state of unchanged.
A species of birds exists in unchanged for many thousands of years. Suddenly, a bacteria causes their primary tree of sheltering choice to die. The birds must adapt within the environment to trees that are much higher requiring more wing strength. Some birds die. The remaining birds' bodies adapt as necessary and they return to a state of unchanged.
a)
Gradualsism
b)
Evolution
c)
Punctuated Equilibirium
d)
Natural Selection
70.
Fossils are mostly found in what type of rock?
a)
Clay
b)
Igenous
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Metamorphic
71.
What observed what type of bird in the Galapagos?
a)
Parrot
b)
Crow
c)
Finch
d)
Ostrich
72.
What did Darwin observe on the Finches?
a)
Beak
b)
Wings
c)
Tail
d)
Heart
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