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Evolution Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which pair of species are more closely related based on Cytochrome C amino acid sequence?

a)

human and a turtle

b)

human and a rhesus monkey

c)

human and a frog

d)

human and a horse

2.

When organisms mate during different seasons that is an example of which reproductive barrier?

a)

behavioral

b)

gametic

c)

temporal

d)

mechanical

3.

True or False: Antibiotics can be taken to kill viruses and bacteria.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

When two similar organisms don't mate because they live in different parts of the environment and don't come in contact with one another, what type of reproductive barrier is that?

a)

reduced hybrid viability

b)

habitat isolation

c)

behavioral isolation

d)

temporal isolation

5.

What does "fitness" mean in terms of evolution?

a)

you are the biggest and the strongest organism

b)

you have lots of offspring

c)

you are strong and have lots of offspring

d)

you live long enough to reproduce and you have offspring

6.

Which rate of evolution says that organisms change the most when they first appear and then stay relatively the same for the rest of their existence?

a)

gradualism

b)

punctuated equilibrium

c)

inclusive fitness

d)

genetic drift

7.

When two related species of flowering plants have different structures so that each is pollinated by a different species of insect, what type of reproductive barrier is this?

a)

mechanical isolation

b)

behavioral isolation

c)

temporal isolation

d)

gametic isolation

8.

When a few individuals (whose genetic diversity is probably not the same as the original population) leave a bigger population and go inhabit a new area that is referred to as...

a)

bottleneck effect

b)

founder effect

c)

gene flow

d)

convergent evolution

9.

When a volcano erupts and wipes out a huge area of forest, the few individuals that are left from a large population probably don't have the same genetic diversity as the original population. This is called...

a)

bottleneck effect

b)

founder effect

c)

gene flow

d)

convergent evolution

10.

When purple & white sea urchins try to mate the sperm and the egg cannot fuse together to form a zygote. What type of reproductive barrier is this?

a)

mechanical isolation

b)

temporal isolation

c)

hybrid sterility

d)

gametic isolation

11.

The movement of individuals into or out of a population (taking their genes with them) is referred to as...

a)

bottleneck effect

b)

genetic drift

c)

gene flow

d)

divergent evolution

12.

The bottleneck effect and the founder effect are both examples of ....

a)

gene flow

b)

divergent evolution

c)

genetic drift

d)

punctuated equilibrium

13.

When one phenotypic extreme is favored in a population over other phenotypes this is referred to as ____ selection.

a)

directional selection

b)

stabilizing selection

c)

diversifying selection

14.

The change in allele frequencies in a population over time is referred to as...

a)

microevolution

b)

macroevolution

c)

speciation

d)

gametic isolation

15.

Individuals that can breed/mate and produce living, fertile offspring in nature are considered part of...

a)

the phylogenetic tree

b)

a clade

c)

convergent evolution

d)

the same species

16.

A penguin and a dolphin both have similar body shapes because they both live in the ocean, however they do not share a close common ancestor. This would be referred to as...

a)

gene flow

b)

divergent evolution

c)

convergent evolution

d)

genetic drift

17.

When the intermediate phenotype in a population continues to be favored this is an example of ____ selection.

a)

directional selection

b)

stabilizing selection

c)

diversifying selection

18.

Cats and dogs share many characteristics due to a shared common ancestry, however they have developed enough differences to be considered separate species. This is referred to as...

a)

convergent evolution

b)

divergent evolution

c)

genetic drift

d)

gradualism

19.

When the extreme phenotypes in a population are favored over the intermediate phenotype this is referred to as ____selection.

a)

directional selection

b)

stabilizing selection

c)

diversifying selection

20.

Which letter in the tree represents a node?

a)

A

b)

D

c)

X

d)

C