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Evolution Review

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The mode of speciation that occurs because of a geographic barrier is:

a)

Allopatric

b)

Sympatric

c)

Peripatric

d)

Domopatric

2.

The movement of individuals into (or out of) a population is called:

a)

Gene Flow

b)

Genetic Drift

c)

Allopatric Speciation

d)

Polyploidy

3.

Which of the following was not a contributor to the Theory of Evolution

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Alfred Wallace

c)

Charles Lyell

d)

Issac Newton

4.

Who came up with the idea of acquired traits?

a)

Lamarck

b)

Darwin

c)

Wallace

d)

Mendel

5.

Which of the following factors contributes to variation in a population?

a)

Gene Flow

b)

Mutations

c)

Genetic Drift

d)

Natural Selection

e)

Allopatric Speciation

6.

Colourful displays of feathers are often a sign of:

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Sexual Selection

c)

Artifical Selection

d)

Disruptive Selection

7.

Different breeds of dogs are a result of:

a)

Artificial Selection

b)

Natural Selection

c)

Sexual Selection

d)

Sympatric Speciation

8.

What is the best description of Natural Selection?

a)

Removal of unfit phenotypes by the environment

b)

Differential survival & reproductive success of different phenotypes

c)

Differential succes in the ability to find a mate

d)

Production of different phenotypes in a population

9.

Credit for the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection belongs to:

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Alfred Russell Wallace

c)

Gregor Mendel

d)

Thomas Malthus

10.

The concept that limited resources would create competition and differential survival in a population belongs to:

a)

Thomas Malthus

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Alfred Russell Wallace

d)

Charles Lyell

11.

Reproductive isolation without a geographic barrier that results in new species is:

a)

Sympatric Speciation

b)

Allopatric Speciation

c)

Temporal Isolation

d)

Peripatric Speciation