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Variation

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When we say that an individual organism has a greater fitness than other individual, we specially mean that organism

a)

lives longer than other of its species

b)

competes for resources more successfully than others of its species

c)

mates more frequently than others of its species

d)

leaves more viable offspring than others of its species

2.

Cattle breeders have improved the quality of meat over the years by which process?

a)

Artificial selection

b)

Directional selection

c)

Stabilizing selection

d)

A and B

3.

What is the result of natural selection?

a)

A chance change in the gene pool of a small population

b)

The entry of alleles into a population due to immigration

c)

A change in the gene pool of a population due to differential reproductive success

d)

A change in allelic frequencies due to mutation

4.

All the genes in a population is the population’s

a)

Gene pool

b)

Fitness

c)

Genotype

d)

Gene flow

5.

The average length of jackrabbit ears decreases gradually with increasing latitude. This variation is an example of

a)

Directional selection

b)

Discrete variation

c)

Polymorphism

d)

Genetic drift

6.

Which of the following is a polymorphic trait in humans?

a)

Variation in intelligent

b)

Variation in height

c)

Free versus attached earlobes

d)

Variation in the number of fingers

7.

Natural selection changes allele frequencies in populations because some ______ survive and reproduce more successfully than others.

a)

alleles

b)

individual organisms

c)

gene loci

d)

gene pool

8.

No two human individuals are alike, except for identical twins. The chief cause of the variation among individuals is

a)

new mutations that occurred in the preceding generation

b)

sexual recombination

c)

genetic drift due to the small size of the population

d)

geographic variation within the population

9.

Sparrows with average-sized wings survive severe storms better than those with longer or shorter wings, illustrating

a)

The bottleneck effect

b)

Stabilizing selection

c)

Frequency-dependent selection

d)

Disruptive selection

10.

Human blood group is an example of

a)

Continuous variation

b)

Discontinuous variation

c)

Extrinsic variation

d)

Intrinsic variation

11.

The changes in gene frequency are caused by

a)

mutation

b)

natural selection

c)

genetic drift

d)

gene flow

12.

Allopatric speciation is the

a)

formation of new species from geographical isolation

b)

formation of new species from intrinsic isolation

c)

formation of new species from extrinsic isolation

d)

formation of new species from oceanic isolation

13.

Autopolyploidy is a speciation process that begins with an event during

a)

habitat selection

b)

copulation

c)

meiosis

d)

embryonic development

14.

Males of different species of the fruit fly Drosophila that live in the same parts of the Hawaiian island have different elaborate courtship rituals that involve fighting other males and stylized movements that attract females. What type of reproductive isolation does this represent?

a)

Habitat isolation

b)

Temporal isolation

c)

Behavioral isolation

d)

Gametic isolation

15.

Some species of Anopheles mosquito live in brackish water, some in running freshwater, and others in stagnant water. What type of reproductive barrier is most obviously separating these different species?

a)

Habitat isolation

b)

Temporal isolation

c)

Behavioral isolation

d)

Gametic isolation

16.

Two species of frogs belonging to the same genus occasionally mate, but the offspring do not complete development. What is the mechanism for keeping the two frog species separate?

a)

The postzygotic barrier called hybrid inviability

b)

The postzygotic barrier called hybrid breakdown

c)

The prezygotic barrier called hybrid sterility

d)

Gametic isolation

17.

Which of the following is not example of continuous variation?

a)

Height of human

b)

Weight of human

c)

Length of an elephant’s trunk

d)

ABO blood group

18.

Which of the following contribute to the evolution of new species?

I isolation

II adaptive radiation

III natural selection

IV hybridization

a)

I, II and III

b)

I, II and IV

c)

II, III and IV

d)

I, II, III and IV

19.

Species can be stated as follows

a)

it may consists of one or more populations

b)

whose members show high similarity in the phenotype characteristics

c)

members can be interbreed, producing viable fertile offspring

20.

Which of the following shows the characteristics of continuous variation?

I control by polygenes

II shown by qualitative characteristics

III influenced by environmental factors

IV the classes show a normal distribution

a)

I, II and III

b)

I, III and IV

c)

II, III and IV

d)

I, II, III and IV

21.

A certain species of land snail exists as either a cream color or a solid brown color. Intermediate individuals are relatively rare

a)

Stabilizing selection

b)

Directional selection

c)

Disruptive selection

22.
Which of these is an example of natural selection?
a)
The largest animal in a population will have more opportunities for reproduction.
b)
Several species of organisms work together so that they all succeed.
c)
One species takes all the resources in an environment leaving none for others.
d)
Organism that are best suited to an environment tend to survive and reproduce more often.
23.
A large herd of goats lives in a field full of poison ivy.  Some goats are able to eat the poison ivy while others have become sick when they eat it. Over time the herd as a whole will tend to
a)
Become more likely to eat poison ivy.
b)
Become less likely to eat poison ivy.
c)
Not change in the proportion of goats that can and can not eat poison ivy.
d)
Eat all the poison ivy and leave only plants all the goats can eat.
24.

Breed an organism for a desired trait by human is the definition of

a)

artificial selection

b)

natural selection

c)

natural breeding

d)

biological evolution

25.
Evolution works by 
a)
individuals changing to suit their environment
b)
Individuals learned new traits and pass them on
c)
sudden change in the environment cause a species change 
d)
small changes pass down through many generations
26.
Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?
a)
Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
b)
Because they come from dominant alleles.
c)
Because they come from recessive alleles.
d)
Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.
27.

What is most likely to happen to moth populations in the picture shown?

a)

Light moths--hunted easily, dark moths--population increase

b)

Dark moths--hunted easily, dark moths--population increase

c)

Light moths--hunted easily, light moths--population increase

d)

Lights moths will change their color to match dark moths.

28.

Genetic drift decreases genetic variation because a random event in a small population will change the allele frequencies.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Bottleneck effect and founder effect change the allele frequencies by resulting certain allele to be overrepresented or eliminated in the future population

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Speciation begins with no gene flow between two subpopulation for a very long period of time.

a)

True

b)

False