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Evolution Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The picture represents what evidence of evolution?
a)
Homologous structure
b)
Analogous structure
c)
Vestigial structure
d)
Heterozygous structure
2.

The structures shown are_____________.

a)

analogous

b)

homologous

c)

vestigial

d)

heterozygous

3.
Which of the following is a fossil?
a)
a plant that has recently died
b)
a group of organisms that can reproduce
c)
a structure or organ that no longer functions
d)
a trace of an organisms that existed in the past
4.
Over time, adaptions can lead populations to experience 
a)
environmental changes
b)
genetic changes
c)
geological changes
d)
extinction
5.
In natural selection, the selective agent is the
a)
humans
b)
mutations
c)
breeders
d)
environment
6.
a bird that can easily outcompete other birds for food and that can produce many eggs has a high
a)
life expectancy
b)
mutation rate
c)
fitness
d)
adaptability
7.
The table shows the survival rate of two types of beetles in the same environment over a period of three years.  

Which statement about the beetles in this environment is best supported by the data?
a)
Brown beetles have a shorter life cycle than green beetles have
b)
Green beetles are more fit for their environment than brown beetles
c)
 brown beetles are undergo more unfavorable mutations than green beetles
8.
Why did Darwin's finches develop different beaks?
a)
individual birds changed their beaks based on what food they wanted to eat 
b)
they developed in different countries and then migrated to different islands on the Galapagos
c)
To tell each other apart for mating
d)
The beaks are a feeding adaptation due to competition for scarce food
9.

Which type of natural selection shown in Figure 11-3 favors average individuals?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

When allelic frequencies remain unchanged, a population is in genetic equilibrium. This statement expresses which of the following?

a)

genetic drift

b)

Hardy-Weinberg principle

c)

sympatric speciation

d)

prezygotic isolating mechanism

11.

A population diverges and becomes reproductively isolated. Which of the following is the best description of that phenomenon?

a)

speciation

b)

bottleneck

c)

postzygotic isolation

d)

sexual selection

12.

A measure of how commonly a particular allele occurs in a population is known as the

a)

gene pool

b)

allele frequency

c)

mutation rate

d)

phenotype

13.

In a population of birds, intermediate beak size is selected against, and both very small and very large beak sizes are favored. What type of selection is this an example of?

a)

directional

b)

disruptive

c)

normal

d)

stabilizing

14.

An earthquake causes an ocean channel to open up on an island where a low area previously existed. The island's lizard population is not separated on the two parts of the island, providing an example of

a)

geographic isolation

b)

behavioral isolation

c)

disruptive selection

d)

temporal isolation

15.

What kind of isolation occurs when two populations of birds have different courtship dances?

a)

geographic

b)

sexual

c)

temporal

d)

behavioral

16.

The three species pictured do not share a common ancestor, yet have evolved to have a similar anatomy and life style. This is an example of ?

a)

Homologous Structures

b)

Divergent Evolution

c)

Vestigial Organs

d)

Convergent Evolution

17.

The three species pictured share a common ancestor and have adapted so that each lives in a different environment. This is an example of

a)

Law of Superposition

b)

Evolutionary Arms Race

c)

Divergent Evolution

d)

Convergent Evolution

18.

The yucca moth depends on the small soap weed for food, and the small soap weed is only pollinated by the yucca moth. This is an example of

a)

Evolutionary Arms Race

b)

Convergent Evolution

c)

Coevolution

d)

Adaptive Radiation

19.

What type of structures are shown?

a)

Homologous

b)

Analogous

c)

Vestigial

d)

Heterologous

20.
Who started the theory of evolution?
a)
Allen Wallace
b)
Charles Darwin
c)
Albert Einstein