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Evolution

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

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Class
Date
1.

This driving force of evolution is NOT random

a)

Mutation

b)

Gene Flow

c)

Genetic Drift

d)

Natural selection

2.

Driving forces for evolution include

a)

Mutation and embryology

b)

Genetic drift and gene flow

c)

Natural selection and homologous structures

d)

Natural selection and the fossil record

3.

This image shows

a)

Gene flow

b)

Genetic Drift

c)

Mutation

d)

Population mechanics

4.

The scientist who discovered natural selection was

a)

Charles Dawin

b)

Charles Rodriguez

c)

Charles Barkley

d)

Charles in Charge

5.

Darwin's book that detailed the processes of Natural Selection was titled

a)

Original Species

b)

On the Origin of Species

c)

How Species Evolve

d)

Evolution of Species

6.

Survival of the fittest always refers to physical things like strength and speed

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Brown bugs living in green trees are more likely to be eaten by predators than green bugs. This is an example of

a)

Mutation

b)

Genetic Drift

c)

Natural selection

d)

Racial selection

8.

Our definition of evolution is

a)

Descent with mutation

b)

Descended from monkies

c)

Descent with modification

d)

Descent with driving force

9.

Which of the following is not an example of a population

a)

All the people in my 2nd period Biology class

b)

All the people who work at Archbishop Curley

c)

All the plants in room 103 and 104

d)

All of these are examples of populations

e)

None of these are examples of populations

10.

This driving force of evolution is caused by random changes in the genetic code.

a)

Genetic Drift

b)

Code Change

c)

Mutations

d)

Adaptions

11.

A new, better adapted organism moves into a population, causing less well adapted organisms to go extinct. This is an example of

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Selection extinction

c)

Index fossils

d)

Genetic Drift

12.

In a field there are three plants with different flowers: blue, red and white. You like the blue flowers best, and pick them all for your girl. This may cause

a)

Gene flow

b)

A bottleneck

c)

Mutations

d)

Natural selection

13.

Studying the fossil record may give us insight into

a)

How animals used to live

b)

What defenses organisms used to protect themselves

c)

How the environment looked long ago

d)

All of these

14.

Finding the shells of salt water living organisms on the sides of mountains can tell us

a)

What sort of food the shelled animals ate

b)

That the region those fossils are found in was once underwater

c)

That sometimes coral goes extinct

d)

That these shelled organisms migrated into the mountains

15.

A certain type of extinct clam is a known index fossil. If we found new fossils in the same layer of rock, we would know

a)

The new fossils are from about the same age as the index fossils

b)

The index fossils were prey for the new fossils

c)

The index fossils predators

16.

Whales have lungs and breathe through blowholes much like a human nose. This is an example of

a)

Homologous structures

b)

Embryology

c)

Natural selection

d)

Alien gene splicing

17.

Examining organisms either in eggs or in the womb is an example of

a)

Infanticism

b)

Eggology

c)

Embryology

d)

Homologous structures

18.

Tooth marks on the bones or shell of a fossil might tell us

a)

Whether the organism was warm or cold blooded

b)

What climate the organisms lived in

c)

Whether the organism was a predator or prey

d)

Whether the organism was mutating

19.

Many fish live in or near coral reefs that provide food and camouflage. If those reefs went extinct, the fish near them would likely

a)

Migrate to a new environment

b)

Individually adapt and change

c)

Quickly adapt to use new camuflage

d)

Also go extinct.

20.

The fact that many mammals have the same bone groups in their arms and legs is an example of

a)

Homologus structures

b)

Embryology

c)

Gene Flow

d)

Mutations