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WorksheetsEvolution Review
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 27mins
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Class
Date
1.
In which of the following might you find the remains of an insect preserved with little or no change?
a)
Trace fossil
b)
Replacement fossil
c)
Mold
d)
Fossil in amber
2.
Structures that are inherited from a common ancestor are homologous.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Humans, birds, whales, and lizards all have similar arm bones. What is the reason for this?
a)
The function of these bones is the same in all animals
b)
They live in similar environments
c)
They have a common ancestor
d)
All organisms resemble humans
4.
Bird wings and butterfly wings are an example of
a)
Homologous structure
b)
Analogous structure
c)
Mimicry
d)
Camoflague
5.
Analogous structures show common ancestry.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Individuals with favorable traits survive, reproduce, and pass their traits onto their offspring. This is called
a)
Mutation
b)
Adaptation
c)
Evolution
d)
Natural Selection
7.
Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with comparing similar structures in various species?
a)
fossil record
b)
comparing embryology
c)
comparing biochemistry
d)
comparing anatomy
8.
Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with structures common in embryos that form differently or for different purposes in adult form?
a)
fossil record
b)
comparing embryology
c)
comparing biochemistry
d)
comparing anatomy
9.
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
10.
Two organisms that are closely related would have
a)
very similar DNA sequence
b)
exactly the same DNA sequences
c)
no proteins in common
d)
completely different DNA sequence
11.
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
12.
The hind leg bones in a whale are examples of
a)
homologous structures
b)
analogous structures
c)
fossils
d)
vestigal structures
13.
What do earthquakes tell scientists about the history of the planet?
a)
Earth’s climate is constantly changing.
b)
The continents of Earth are continually moving.
c)
Dinosaurs became extinct about 65 million years ago.
d)
The oceans are much deeper today than millions years ago.
14.
How do scientists know that some mountains were once at the bottom of an ocean?
a)
Freshwater rivers flow to the ocean.
b)
Saltwater fish are found in some mountain streams.
c)
Dinosaur bones have been discovered in the mountains
d)
Marine fossils have been found on the peaks of some mountains.
15.
What do transitional fossils best support?
a)
the Theory of Biological Evolution
b)
the Law of Superposition
c)
the Theory of Geological Evolution
d)
the Theory of Continental Drift
16.
Which of the following occurs when chemical reactions dissolve the minerals in rock?
a)
Chemical weathering
b)
Mechanical weathering
17.
Which of the following provides the most direct and detailed way to investigate past climate and atmospheric conditions?
a)
Dinosaur bones
b)
Ice Cores
c)
Rock samples
d)
Caves
18.
This is the part of plants or animals which usually become fossils...
a)
Soft parts
b)
Hard parts
c)
Decayed parts
19.
Faults are always younger than the rock layers they cut through.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
The measure of how many years ago an event occurred or an animal lived is called relative dating.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
The Law of Superposition states that younger layers are at the top of rock layers and older layers are at the bottom.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Intrusions are younger than the rock layers they cut through.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
Which of the following means a gap in the geologic record, usually caused by erosion?
a)
Geologic Time Scale
b)
Fossil
c)
Anatomies
d)
Unconformity
24.
Extrusions can be used for radioactive dating, which will tell the absolute age of the rock layer.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Which would best allow a species to survive environmental changes?
a)
Similar physical features
b)
Low mutation rate
c)
Small population
d)
Genetic diversity
26.
The fossils of organisms that were widely distributed but only lived during a short period of time are called
a)
Trace fossils
b)
Petrified fossils
c)
Index fossils
d)
Carbon film fossils
27.
The geologic time scale is a record of
a)
The thickness of sedimentary rock layers
b)
The rate of fossil formation
c)
The life forms and geologic events in Earth’s history
d)
The time since the evolution of dinosaurs
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