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Evolution Review

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 22mins

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Class
Date
1.

According to the Law of Superposition, fossils found in deeper layers of rock are _______ than fossils found in more shallow rock layers.

a)

younger

b)

older

c)

same age

d)

impossible to tell

2.

The wing of a bird and the wing of a bat are considered to be _____ structures.

a)

analogous

b)

homologous

c)

vestigial

d)

none of these

3.

Which of the following scientists is most closely associated with evolutionary theory?

a)

Gregor Mendel

b)

Jean Baptiste Lamarck

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Alfred Wallace

4.

What is an advantage of using radioactive dating techniques for fossil age?

a)

determines a more precise age in years

b)

shows that oldest rock layers are always on the top layer

c)

uses index fossils to determine age of fossils

d)

shows that youngest rock layers are always on the top layer

5.

Which statement is consistent with this evidence and explains how ancient coral reef fossils can be found high in the mountains far from any sea?

a)

huge tidal wave pushed marine life up into mountains

b)

prehistoric man carried fish into the mountains from the sea

c)

land was uplifted to form the mountains was once covered by the sea

d)

fish were thrown into the mountains by a tremendous volcanic explosion

6.

The difference in physical traits of an individual from those of other individuals in a group is called a(n)

a)

variation

b)

species

c)

change

d)

adaptation

7.

What did Charles Darwin observe in finch populations on the Galapagos Islands off the coast of South America?

a)

identical species on all the islands

b)

the same species as in North America

c)

different species on different islands based upon food sources

d)

all of the species on one of the islands

8.

Which of the following lists the four main principles of the theory of natural selection?

a)

adaptation, inheritance of acquired characteristics, heritability, variation

b)

adaptation, inheritance of acquired characteristics, overproduction, artificial selection

c)

adaptation, heritability, variation, fossilization

d)

adaptations, descent with modification, overproduction, variation

9.

The ability of an organism to produce many offspring, some of which may not survive is called

a)

adaptation

b)

overproduction

c)

descent with modification

d)

variation

10.

Which type of beak on a finch would be better for eating small, soft seeds?

a)

large beak

b)

medium beak

c)

small beak

d)

there is no difference in the beaks, so any

11.

Which type of beak on a finch would be better for eating large, tough seeds?

a)

large beak

b)

medium beak

c)

small beak

d)

there is no difference in the beaks, so any

12.

What is suggested by the similarity of early embryos of different species of vertebrates?

a)

They have evolved from a distant common ancestor.

b)

they have homologous structures

c)

They have similar environments in the past

d)

none of the above

13.

Two organisms that are closely related would have

a)

very similar DNA sequences

b)

no proteins in common

c)

no common ancestry

d)

completely different DNA sequences

14.

Protein sequences in one organism that resemble those of another, suggest a

a)

great number of mutations

b)

lack of evolutionary relationship

c)

coincidence

d)

shared ancestors

15.

True or False? Traits that are acquired during your lifetime can be passed down to future generations.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Fossils of complex organisms are found in rock layers that are_____than fossils found in deeper rock layers

a)

younger

b)

older

c)

the same age

17.

Which of the fossils listed in the diagram is oldest?

a)

gastropod

b)

coral

c)

trilobite

d)

crinoid

e)

fern

18.

Which of the following can be used to support Darwin's theory of evolution? Check all that apply.

a)

embryology

b)

biochemical engineering

c)

geography

d)

anatomy

e)

fossils

19.

The law of superposition is used to determine what type of dating?

a)

radiometric dating

b)

absolute age/dating

c)

relative dating

20.

During which era did the first reptiles show up? (use your notes packet)

a)

Precambrian

b)

Mesozoic

c)

Cenozoic

d)

Paleozoic

21.

The development by human scientists of a new color of Rose is the result of

a)

artificial selection

b)

natural selection

c)

descent with modification

d)

overproduction

22.

A bird that can easily outcompete other birds for food and that can produce many eggs has a high

a)

fitness

b)

mutation rate

c)

number of vestigial structures

d)

number of adaptations

23.

The total and permanent disappearance of a species from Earth is called

a)

radiation

b)

equilibrium

c)

extinction

d)

coevolution

24.

What is the term for a feature that allows an organism to survive better in its environment?

a)

variation

b)

adaptation

c)

vestigial structure

d)

homologous structure

25.

Dog breeds such as beagles, border collies and german shepherds were produced by the process of

a)

descent without modification

b)

natural selection

c)

artificial selection

d)

inheritance of acquired traits

26.

All individuals of a species that live in a particular area are called a

a)

variation

b)

population

c)

group

d)

fossil

27.

Some organisms that share a common ancestor have features that have different functions, but similar structures. These are known as

a)

analogous structures

b)

vestigial structures

c)

fossil structures

d)

homologous structures

28.

The remnants of an organ that had a function in an early ancestor is known as a(n)

a)

vestigial structure

b)

homologous structure

c)

analogous structure

d)

fossil structure

29.

The beaks of different Galapagos Finch species are examples of

a)

analogous structures

b)

fossils

c)

vestigial structures

d)

adaptations

30.

Bill on a platypus (mammal) and the bill on a duck (bird)

a)

homologous structure

b)

analogous structure

c)

vestigial structure

31.

Are evidence of evolution

a)

homologous structure

b)

analogous structure

c)

vestigial structure

32.

Wing of an ostrich

a)

homologous structure

b)

analogous structure

c)

vestigial structure

33.

Wings of a bird and wings of a dragonfly

a)

homologous structure

b)

analogous structure

c)

vestigial structure

34.

Which of the following is NOT an example of convergent evolution?

a)

Cacti in N. America and Africa have the same body structures

b)

Platypi and ducks that both have duck bills

c)

Whales and bats that both have metacarpal finger bones

d)

birds and bats that are both able to fly

35.

Related species with a common ancestor develop into 2 or more different species

a)

convergent evolution

b)

divergent evolution

c)

coevolution

36.

Crabs and snail's shells

a)

convergent evolution

b)

divergent evolution

c)

coevolution

37.

unrelated organisms that evolve similarly due to the environment

a)

convergent evolution

b)

divergent evolution

c)

coevolution

38.

two or more species evolve in response to each other in the same environment

a)

convergent evolution

b)

divergent evolution

c)

coevolution

39.

plants and insects

a)

convergent evolution

b)

divergent evolution

c)

coevolution

40.

tuna fish and dolphins

a)

convergent evolution

b)

divergent evolution

c)

coevolution

41.

Based upon the graph, the arrows indicate periods of

a)

extinction

b)

mass extinction

c)

periods of no change

42.

True or false? Mass extinctions happen continuously and only affect a few species in a given area.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Using the chart above, determine which animal is most DIFFERENT from humans

a)

chimpanzee

b)

Rhesus monkey

c)

bullfrog

d)

yeast

44.

Using the chart above, determine which animal is most SIMILAR from humans

a)

chimpanzee

b)

Rhesus monkey

c)

bullfrog

d)

yeast