WorksheetsEvolution - HHS
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 3hrs 52mins
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1.
Which statement best describes the process of evolution?
a)
Populations can survive in different locations on earth
b)
Environmental conditions limit the number of species on Earth
c)
Populations grow when resources are abundant
d)
The traits of a species can change over time
2.
Which of the following ideas is supported by Darwin’s observation of local variation among tortoises in the Galápagos Islands?
a)
artificial selection
b)
adaptation
c)
acquired characteristics
d)
tendency towards perfection
3.
Charles Darwin’s observation that finches of different species on the Galápagos Islands have many similar physical characteristics supports the hypothesis that these finches
a)
have the ability to interbreed.
have the ability to interbreed.
have the ability to interbreed.
b)
acquired traits through use and disuse.
c)
all eat the same type of food.
d)
descended from a common ancestor.
4.
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck proposed that organisms
a)
have an innate tendency toward complexity and perfection.
b)
have an innate tendency to become simpler as time passes.
c)
inherit all of the adaptations they display.
d)
belong to species that never change.
5.
The economist Thomas Malthus suggested that
a)
in the human population, people die faster than babies are born.
b)
without certain checks on population size, there would soon be insufficient food for the growing human population.
c)
in the 1700s, England needed more housing.
d)
the majority of a species’ offspring die.
6.
According to Darwin’s theory of natural selection, individuals who survive are the ones best adapted for their environment. Their survival is due to the
a)
possession of adaptations developed through use.
b)
possession of inherited adaptations that maximize fitness.
c)
lack of competition within the species.
d)
choices made by plant and animal breeders.
7.
Which statement is part of Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection?
a)
More offspring are produced than can possibly survive.
b)
The organisms that are the fittest are always largest and strongest.
c)
The number of offspring is not related to fitness.
d)
Acquired characteristics that are inherited are the cause of evolution.
8.
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
9.
Over time, adaptions can lead populations to experience
a)
environmental changes
b)
genetic changes
c)
geological changes
d)
extinction
10.
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
11.
which of the following is an example 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)
appendix in a human
12.
Mutations are important because they bring about -
a)
death of the organism in which they develop
b)
genetic variation needed for a population to evolve
c)
benefits for the individual, not for the population
d)
Hardey-Weinberg equilibrium within a population
13.
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
14.
The disappearance of a species.
a)
Evolution
b)
Extinction
c)
Migration
d)
Mutation
15.
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
16.
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
17.
What is the process in which humans breed organisms for certain traits?
a)
natural selection
b)
inheritance
c)
artificial selection
d)
descent withOUT modification
18.
Natural selection results in change over time by acting on traits that are
a)
heritable
b)
new
c)
mutated
d)
better than the best
19.
Favors the middle of the population.
a)
Disruptive selection
b)
Stabilizing selection
c)
Directional selection
20.
Middle is wiped out, extremes survive.
Red is previous, blue represents the change.
Red is previous, blue represents the change.
a)
Stabilizing selection
b)
Disruptive selection
c)
Directional selection
21.
The entire curve moves in one direction or the other. Red is previous, blue represents the change.
a)
Stabilizing selection
b)
Disruptive selection
c)
Directional selection
22.
A population moving from on place to another.
a)
speciation
b)
geographic isolation
c)
genetic drift
d)
migration
23.
Structures that have different mature forms but develop from the same embryonic tissue are called
a)
analagous
b)
adaptations
c)
homologous
d)
fossils
24.
Intermediate fossil forms are important evidence of evolution because they show
a)
how organisms change over time
b)
how animals behaved in their environments
c)
how the embryos of organisms develop
d)
molecular homologies
25.
Any change in the relative frequency of alleles in the gene pool of a population over time is known as
a)
variation
b)
evolution
c)
stabilizing selection
d)
Founder effect
26.
If coat color in a rabbit population is a polygenic trait, which process might have produced the graph below?
a)
disruptive selection
b)
stabilizing selection
c)
directional selection
d)
genetic equilibrium
27.
Temporal isolation occurs when two different populations
a)
develop different mating behaviors
b)
become geographically separated
c)
reproduce at different times
d)
interbreed
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.
When there are more organisms than the environment can support.
a)
Genetic Variation
b)
Evolution
c)
Adaptation
d)
Overproduction
30.
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
31.
Natural selection can be best defined as the ___.
a)
survival of the biggest and strongest organisms in a population
b)
elimination of the smallest organisms by the biggest organisms
c)
survival and reproduction of the organisms that occupy the largest area
d)
survival and reproduction of the organisms that are genetically best adapted to the environment
32.
A bug stuck in amber is an example of what type of fossil?
a)
cast
b)
mold
c)
trace
d)
preserved remains
33.
The process by which all the different kinds of living things have changed over long period of time
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Intrusion
c)
Evolution
34.
Which of these would be considered an adaptation of an animal that lives in the snowy tundra?
a)
large webbed feet
b)
a thick coat of fur and fat
c)
green scales
d)
a diet that consists of pineapples and coconuts
35.
what gave Charles Darwin the idea of evolution?
a)
google
b)
wikipedia
c)
mans attempt to destroy mankind
d)
finches in the Galapagos island
36.
A population with no migration, mutations or natural selection and is large with random mating
a)
is in Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium
b)
is evolving
c)
is showing coevolution
d)
is showing directional selection
37.
This model shows a how populations of organisms can change. Which of the following concepts is best illustrated by this demonstration?
a)
Natural selection
b)
Genetic drift
c)
Extinction
d)
Gene flow
38.
This mechanism of evolution occurs when individuals migrate between populations.
a)
Extinction
b)
Gene flow
c)
Genetic drift
d)
Natural Selection
39.
Which of the following is an example of the founder effect?
a)
Bald Eagles are hunted until near extinction, population recovers.
b)
Small group of iguanas floats to an island, starts a new population.
c)
Red fox pups are more likely to survive in a snowy environment if they are born white.
d)
Farmer chooses seeds from largest apples to plant next year. This results in larger apples from year to year.
40.
Which of the following is an example of natural selection?
a)
Bald Eagles are hunted until near extinction, population recovers.
b)
Small group of iguanas floats to an island, starts a new population.
c)
Red fox pups are more likely to survive in a snowy environment if they are born white.
d)
Farmer chooses seeds from largest apples to plant next year. This results in larger apples from year to year.
41.
Which of the following is an example of artificial selection?
a)
Bald Eagles are hunted until near extinction, population recovers.
b)
Small group of iguanas floats to an island, starts a new population.
c)
Red fox pups are more likely to survive in a snowy environment if they are born white.
d)
Farmer chooses seeds from largest apples to plant next year. This results in larger apples from year to year.
42.
All of the genetic information found in a population.
a)
population
b)
genetic drift
c)
evolution
d)
gene pool
43.
What does the picture represent?
a)
Founder Effect
b)
Mutations
c)
Bottleneck effect
d)
Gene Flow
44.
What is geographic isolation?
a)
Members of a population live together within an geographic boundary
b)
Members of a population may become isolated from one another by geographic boundaries
c)
An isolation that is geographic
d)
None of these
45.
What is reproductive isolation?
a)
When two populations can no longer produce offspring
b)
When two populations can no longer produce viable offspring
c)
When two populations can produce viable, fertile offspring
d)
When the two populations can no longer produce viable, fertile offspring
46.
What is allopatric speciation?
a)
Occurs when a physical barrier divides one population into two or more populations
b)
Occurs when a reproductive barrier divides one population into two or more populations
c)
Occurs when species evolve into a new species without a physical barrier
d)
Occurs when species into into a new species at random
47.
What is sympatric speciation?
a)
Occurs when a physical barrier divides one population into two or more populations
b)
Occurs when a reproductive barrier divides one population into two or more populations
c)
Occurs when species evolve into a new species without a physical barrier
d)
Occurs when species into into a new species at random
48.
An inherited trait that helps those organisms that have it to survive
a)
niche
b)
structure
c)
characteristic
d)
adaptation
49.
Coloring or another physical characteristic that help an organism blend in with its environment
a)
mimicry
b)
camouflage
c)
hibernation
d)
migration
50.
A giraffe has a long neck in order to better reach leaves to eat. This is an example of _____.
a)
an adaptation
b)
environment
c)
response
d)
stimulus
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