WorksheetsEvolution and Natural Selection
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which of the following is NOT a principle of natural selection?
Overproduction of Offspring
Equilibrium
Variation
Adaptation
Individual organisms evolve their genes to best fit their environment.
True
False
Natural selection is often described as:
Survival of the biggest
Survival of the strongest
Survival of the fittest
Survival of the tallest
Which mode of reproduction creates the most genetic variation?
Fragmentation
Binary Fission
Budding
Fertilization
Which of the following can be used to study the early development of organisms to figure out similiarities to other species that cannot be seen in adult form?
Ethology
Embryology
Biochemistry
Anatomy
How would you best define a selective advantage?
The trait allows the organism to attract more mates more often
The trait allows the organism to spot predators easier
The trait causes the organism to require more food in order to survive
The trait causes the organism to require less food in order to survive
The movement of genes into and out of a gene pool is
Gene Flow
Extinction
Random Mating
Emigration
Evolution = change in ___ over time
Theories
Ecosystems
Species
Individuals
A phylogenetic tree is used to study:
Plants
Evolutionary Relationships
Gene Flow
Allele Frequencies
A tenrec is an animal that has spines all over its body similar to a hedgehog. However, these two animals are not genetically related since tenrecs live in Madagascar and hedgehogs live on the continent of Africa. What is the presence of quills an example of?
Convergent Evolution
Divergent Evolution
Gradualism
Coevolution
What is the human appendix an example of?
Analogous Structure
Homologous Structure
Extinction
Vestigial Structure
What is this an example of?
Genome
Phylogenetic Tree
Dichotomous Key
Pedigree
What is the most recent organism?
Archaea
Chlorobacteria
Neomura
Luca
What are phylogenetic trees based on?
Number of Organisms
Age of Organisms
Characteristics of Organisms
Size of Organisms
Which of these is one of the Hardy-Weinberg equations?
p + q = 50
p2+2pq+q2=1
p2+q2=1
p2+2pq+q2= 50
