WorksheetsSec. 4 EOI Quiz
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 3hrs 41mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the name of the scientist who had the theory of evolution?
a)
Lamarck
b)
Einstein
c)
Washington
d)
Darwin
2.
Artificial selection is also known as surivial of the fittest.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
If and then statements are usually the structure of a
a)
hypothesis
b)
conclusion
c)
Theory
d)
law
4.
Enviromentals changes leads to
a)
variations
b)
pollution
c)
predation
d)
artificial selection
5.
Evolution is a
a)
law
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
conclusion
6.
Natural selection is when ____________ decides who survives and who doesn't
a)
nature
b)
humans
c)
animals
d)
years
7.
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
8.
Over time, adaptions can lead populations to experience
a)
environmental changes
b)
genetic changes
c)
geological changes
d)
extinction
9.
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
10.
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
11.
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
12.
An earthquake causes an ocean channel top open and separate an island into two. the species on each section are now in
a)
geographic isoliation
b)
behavioral isolation
c)
disruptive selection
d)
temporal isolation
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.
What is the process in which humans breed organisms for certain traits?
a)
natural selection
b)
inheritance
c)
artificial selection
d)
descent withOUT modification
15.
Natural selection results in change over time by acting on traits that are
a)
heritable
b)
new
c)
mutated
d)
better than the best
16.
What is this a picture of?
a)
Pedigree
b)
Cladogram
c)
Family Tree
d)
Oak Tree
17.
Which two orgainsms have hair?
a)
Sharks & Ray Finned Fish
b)
Primates & Rodents
c)
Birds & Crocodiles
d)
Rabbits & Birds
18.
What are the evidences for Evolution?
a)
Fossil Records
b)
Embryology
c)
Similar body structure
d)
All the above
19.
The purpose of selective breeding is to
a)
Get bigger animals
b)
get smaller animals
c)
create animals with desirable traits
d)
create animals with bad traits
20.
All vertebrate animals have:
a)
scales
b)
warm blood
c)
backbones
d)
hair
21.
What does the word classify mean?
a)
To name an object
b)
To study a nonliving organism
c)
To group by using a set of rules
d)
To find differences between plants and animals
22.
The horizontal axis; usually for categories.
a)
X-axis
b)
grids
c)
legend
d)
Y-axis
23.
The vertical axis; usually for values.
a)
X-axis
b)
grids
c)
Y-axis
d)
legend
24.
Which type of cell is pictured?
a)
Animal
b)
Plant
c)
Elodea
d)
Bacterial
25.
bio:
a)
two
b)
life
c)
carry
d)
many
26.
bipedal:
a)
bring in with feet
b)
two hands
c)
carry in two's
d)
object moving with two feet
27.
bi
a)
two
b)
three
c)
four
d)
five
28.
The change in the genetic make up of population is the definition of what?
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Evolution
c)
Artificial Selection
d)
Genetic Drift
29.
A structure that is different now, but evolved from a common ancestor is which structure?
a)
Homologous
b)
Analogous
c)
Vestigial
d)
None of these
30.
A structure that once had a function in an ancestral species but has no function now is which type of structure?
a)
Homologous
b)
Analogous
c)
Vestigial
d)
None of these
31.
A structure that evolved separately but looks the same is which kind of structure?
a)
Homologous
b)
Analogous
c)
Vestigial
d)
None of these
32.
What is described as the driving force of evolution?
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Artificial Selection
c)
Lamarckian Inheritance
d)
Natural Selection
33.
An example of artificial selection is...
a)
Dogs
b)
Lizards in the wild
c)
Saberteeth
d)
Limbs of humans and birds
34.
If an animal is well suited for the environment, then it will have a better chance of
a)
dying from a disease
b)
reproducing
c)
being eaten
35.
A duck's webbed feet help it to swim and survive. This is an example of a(n)
a)
Vestigial Organ
b)
Adaption
c)
Adaptation
d)
Homologous Structure
36.
Preserved or mineralized remains of similar orders
a)
species
b)
adaptation
c)
cladogram
d)
fossil
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