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WorksheetsEvolution Review - mechanisms, primate & human
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Genetic drift, gene flow, mutation, nonrandom mating and natural selection - are known as what?
a)
Examples of evolution
b)
Evidence of evolution
c)
Mechanisms of evolution
2.
Which mechanism is known as any change in the allelic frequencies in a population that is due to change (isolation)?
a)
genetic drift
b)
gene flow
c)
mutation
d)
nonrandom mating
3.
Which mechanism is known as individuals moving in and out of a population (migration, immigration)?
a)
genetic drift
b)
gene flow
c)
mutation
d)
nonrandom mating
4.
Which mechanism is known as random change in population’s gene pool, changes to the DNA?
a)
genetic drift
b)
gene flow
c)
mutation
d)
nonrandom mating
5.
Which mechanism is known as sexual selection (ex. peacock tail length)?
a)
genetic drift
b)
gene flow
c)
mutation
d)
nonrandom mating
6.
Which mechanism is known as the process in which organisms possessing certain genotypic characteristics make them better fit to an environment, increasing their chances of survival and reproduction?
a)
natural selection
b)
gene flow
c)
mutation
d)
nonrandom mating
7.
Which of the following is a correct term describing the relationship between natural selection and evolution?
a)
Evolution causes natural selection.
b)
Natural selection is one way evolution proceeds.
c)
Evolution and natural selection are the same.
d)
Evolution happens first.
8.
Which is defined as "evolution will not occur in a population unless allelic frequencies are acted upon by forces that cause change."
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Hardy-Weinberg Principle
c)
Cladograms
9.
Which mechanism depends upon excess reproduction, variations, inheritance, and advantages of specific traits in an environment
a)
genetic drift
b)
gene flow
c)
natural selection
d)
mutation
10.
What is defined as a group of organisms that have grasping hands and feet as well as forward placement of eyes; descended from common, shrew-like mammal ancestor?
a)
primates
b)
anthropoids
c)
hominoids
d)
hominins
11.
What is the name for diagrams based on patterns of shared, derived traits that shows the evolutionary relationships among groups of organisms?
a)
pedigrees
b)
punnett squares
c)
family trees
d)
cladograms
12.
What is defined as being active by day, sleeping at night; gives more opportunities to feed, better able to detect predators?
a)
diurnal
b)
grasping hands and feet
c)
forward placement of eyes
d)
opposable thumbs
13.
Which group contains prosimians, monkeys, gorillas, and humans?
a)
primates
b)
anthropoids
c)
hominoids
d)
hominins
14.
What is defined as human-like primates?
a)
primates
b)
anthropoids
c)
hominoids
d)
hominins
15.
Which group contains monkeys, gorillas, and humans?
a)
primates
b)
anthropoids
c)
hominoids
d)
hominins
16.
What is defined as all non-monkey anthropoids?
a)
primates
b)
anthropoids
c)
hominoids
d)
hominins
17.
Which group contains gorillas, and humans?
a)
primates
b)
anthropoids
c)
hominoids
d)
hominins
18.
What is defined as human-like primate that appears to be more closely related to present-day humans than to present-day chimpanzees?
a)
primates
b)
anthropoids
c)
hominoids
d)
hominins
19.
Which group contains only humans?
a)
primates
b)
anthropoids
c)
hominoids
d)
hominins
20.
Are anthropoids, hominoids and hominins all examples of primates?
a)
yes
b)
no
21.
What term is defined as walking upright on 2 feet?
a)
diurnal
b)
bipedalism
c)
primates
d)
hominoid
22.
A bowl-shaped pelvis and foramen magnum forward (opening of skull below head) are the features that allowed humans to do what?
a)
walk fully upright
b)
sleep at night
c)
climb trees
d)
hold onto weapons
23.
Seeing food, decreased body surface exposed to sun, increased body surface to breezes are examples of what?
a)
advantages of bipedalism
b)
disadvantages of bipedalism
24.
What species is thought to overlap with Homo sapiens neanderthalensis?
a)
Homo habilis
b)
Homo erectus
c)
Homo sapiens sapiens
25.
What is development shows a big difference between Homo sapiens sapiens and earlier hominin species?
a)
development of language
b)
development of culture
c)
healing of family members
d)
care for family members
26.
Which hominin species came first - Australopithecus or Homo?
a)
Australopithecus species
b)
Homo species
27.
Which is defined as modern humans evolving only once, in Africa, and then migrating to all parts of the world, eventually displacing other hominins?
a)
Multiregional hypothesis
b)
Out of Africa hypothesis
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