WorksheetsE o C Biology Review 6 :Evolution
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which scientist formulated the theory of evolution through natural selection?
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Thomas Malthus
c)
James Hutton
d)
Jean-Baptiste Larmarck
2.
Larmarck's ideas about evolution were wrong because he proposed that
a)
species change over time
b)
species descended from other species
c)
acquired characteristics can be inherited
d)
species are adapted to their environments
3.
Lyell's PRINCIPALS OF GEOLOGY influenced Darwin because it explained how
a)
orgnisms change over time
b)
adaptation occur
c)
the surface of Earth chnages over time
d)
the Galapagos Islands from
4.
A farmer's use of the best livestock for breeding is an example of ______
a)
natural selection
b)
artificial selection
c)
extinction
d)
adaptation
5.
The ability of an individual organism to survive in its natural environment is called___
a)
natural selection
b)
evolution
c)
descent with modification
d)
fitness
6.
Which of the following is an important concept in Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection?
a)
descent with modification
b)
homologous molecules
c)
processes that change the surface of Earth
d)
the tendency toward perfection
7.
Which of the following does NOT provide evidence for evolution?
a)
fossil record
b)
natural variation within a species
c)
geographical distribution of living things
d)
homologous structures of living organisms
8.
DNA and RNA provide evidence of evolution because______
a)
all organisms have nearly identical DNA and RNA
b)
no two organisms have exactly the same DNA
c)
each RNA codon species just one amino acid
d)
in most organisms, the same codons specify the same amino acids.
9.
A bird's wings are homologous to a (an)_______
a)
fish's tailfin
b)
alligator's claws
c)
dog's front legs
d)
mosquito's wing
10.
Which of the following is MOST likely to result in changes in allele frequencies in a population?
a)
random mating
b)
small population size
c)
no migrations into or out of a population
d)
absence of natural selection
11.
Mutations and the genetic recombination that occurs during sexual reproduction are both sources of
a)
genetic variation
b)
stabilizing selection
c)
genetic equilibrium
d)
genetic drift
12.
In a population of lizards, the smallest and largest lizards are more easily preyed upon than medium size lizards. What kind of natural selection is MOST likely to occur in this situation?
a)
genetic drift
b)
sexual selection
c)
stabilizing selection
d)
directional selection
13.
Populations of anti-biotic resistant bacteria are the result of the process of _________
a)
natural selection
b)
temporal isolation
c)
genetic drift
d)
artificial selection
14.
If species A and B have very similar genes and proteins, what is probably ture?
a)
Species A and B share a relatively recent ancestor.
b)
Species A evolved independently of species B for a long period
c)
Species A is younger than species B
d)
Species A is older the species B
15.
When two species reproduce at different times, the situation is called
a)
genetic drift
b)
temporal isolation
c)
temporal selection
d)
lateral gene transfer
16.
The length of time two taxa have been evolving separately can be estimated using
a)
genetic drift
b)
gene duplication
c)
a molecular clock
d)
Hox genes
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