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Steele HS Honors Evolution Quiz #2

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Organisms with good traits survive and pass on those traits. Those with bad traits do not.

a)

Natural selection

b)

Isolation

c)

Evolution

d)

Mutation

2.

All members of a population dying out.

a)

Extinction

b)

Adaptation

c)

Natural selection

d)

Evolution

3.

A physical trait or behavior that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.

a)

adaptation

b)

mutation

c)

evolution

d)

natural selection

4.
Natural selection can also be referred to as:
a)
Survival of the weakest
b)
Survival
c)
Survival of the fittest
d)
Artificial selection
5.
The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called
a)
genes.
b)
variations.
c)
traits.
d)
theories.
6.

Preserved remains of ancient organisms are called

a)

Extinctions

b)

Fossils

c)

Mutations

d)

Variations

7.
What is the study of organisms at the early stages of development?
a)
DNA studies
b)
embryology 
c)
extinction
d)
fossil record
8.
When the DNA of an organism is altered it is referred to as…
a)
Mutation
b)
Gene Flow
c)
Genetic Drift
d)
Sexual Selection
9.
 A hurricane wipes out half the population of blue jays in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Mutation
c)
Genetic Drift
d)
Gene Flow
10.
A hawk captures a black mouse in a desert, and leaves a tan mouse behind
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Mutation
c)
Genetic Drift
d)
Gene Flow
11.
 A lion gets chased off from his pride, then joins another pride. He mates with a lioness and make 6 lion cubs.
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Mutation
c)
Genetic Drift
d)
Gene Flow
12.
This mechanism of evolution occurs when populations migrate.
a)
Extinction
b)
Gene flow
c)
Genetic drift
d)
Natural Selection
13.
Modern whales developed their traits through natural selection.  What occurs during the process of natural selection?
a)
Organisms choose mates from other species to create new species
b)
Breeders selectively cross organisms with desired traits
c)
Only the fittest organisms can survive and reproduce
d)
Organisms remain exactly the same over time.
14.
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
15.
What type of selection is this?
a)
Directional Selection
b)
Stabilizing Selection
c)
Disruptive Selection
d)
Natural Selection
16.
What type of selection is this?
a)
Directional Selection
b)
Stabilizing Selection
c)
Disruptive Selection
d)
Natural Selection
17.
What type of selection is this?
a)
Directional Selection
b)
Stabilizing Selection
c)
Disruptive Selection
d)
Natural Selection
18.

Type of isolation caused by two populations having different mating or courtship behaviors

a)

temporal isolation

b)

behavioral isolation

c)

geographic isolation

d)

other

19.

Organism's ability to survive and produce fertile offspring

a)

adaptation

b)

evolution

c)

homologous structure

d)

fitness

20.
Genetic drift is change in the allele frequency of a population due to...
a)
random chance
b)
natural selection
c)
non-random mating (sexual selection)
d)
artificial selection
21.

Group of organisms all of the same species, living in the same place at the same time.

a)

gene pool

b)

population

c)

species

d)

evolution

22.

All of the genetic information found in a population.

a)

population

b)

genetic drift

c)

evolution

d)

gene pool

23.

Type of isolation caused by two populations being separated by geographic barriers

a)

temporal isolation

b)

behavioral isolation

c)

geographic isolation

d)

other

24.

Type of isolation caused by two populations reproducing at different times

a)

temporal isolation

b)

behavioral isolation

c)

geographic isolation

d)

other

25.

Isolation may result in the development of a new species called

a)

natural selection

b)

mutation

c)

speciation

d)

variation