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Evolution with HW

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Some organisms that share a common ancestor have features that have different functions, but similar structures.  These are known as
a)
vestigial structures
b)
analogous structures
c)
homologous structures
d)
fossil structures
2.
Scientist find dinosaur fossils in the bottom of a cliff and mammals fossils in the middle layer, what can be inferred?
a)
dinosaurs ate plants
b)
dinosaurs were eaten by the mammals
c)
they lived at the same time
d)
dinosaurs lived before the mammals
3.

What do we call structures that no longer perform their original function?

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Analogous Structure

c)

Vestigial Structure

d)

Homologous Structure

4.

Which of the following questions would a scientist most likely ask to determine whether various bird populations belong to one species?

a)

Do the various birds have similar average life spans?

b)

Do the various birds often eat the same types of food?

c)

Do the various birds have a wide range of average body sizes?

d)

Do the various birds often mate and produce fertile offspring together?

5.

The shape of songbird wings affects the efficiency of flight. Birds with more pointed wings fly long distances more efficiently, and birds with more rounded wings fly short distances more efficiently.


Over the last 100 years, large portions of forests have been cut down, forcing many songbirds to travel to other forests to find mates. Which of the following evolutionary changes has most likely occurred in these bird populations as a result?

a)

Bird wings are more pointed than they previously were

b)

Bird wings are more rounded than they previously were

c)

Young birds learn to use their pointed wings later than they previously did

d)

Young birds learn to use their rounded wings earlier than they previously did.

6.

Images of the embryo and adult stages of three different organisms are shown below.


Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be drawn from this evidence?

a)

Having similar embryos indicates that these organisms eat the same types of food.

b)

Having similar embryos indicates that these organisms live in a similar environment.

c)

Having similar embryos indicates that these organisms share a recent common ancestor.

d)

Having similar embryos indicates that a certain protein controls how many legs the adult organisms will have.

7.

Which of the following best explains how antibiotic resistance spreads through some populations of bacteria.

a)

All bacteria exposed to antibiotics respond by developing mutations.

b)

Some bacteria exposed to antibiotics survive and pass their genes on to their offspring.

c)

Exposure to antibiotics causes bacteria to learn simple behaviors that help the cells survive.

d)

Exposure to antibiotics causes an increase in the respiration rate of bacteria

8.

The dusky rattlesnakes that live in the mountains of Mexico have a variety of color patterns, body shapes, and behaviors. A recent study of dusky rattlesnake DNA concluded that there is a lot of genetic diversity within the species.


Which of the following statements describes what most likely caused this great genetic diversity in dusky rattlesnakes?

a)

Stable conditions decreased the population sizes of rattlesnakes.

b)

Climate change caused some rattlesnake species to become extinct.

c)

Rattlesnake populations inhabited various types of niches over time.

d)

Environmental extremes caused rattlesnakes to reproduce more often.

9.

Juniper is a desert plant that produces toxins. Unlike most animals, a type of rodent called Stephen’s woodrat is able to eat juniper plants. The woodrat has special liver enzymes to metabolize juniper toxins.


Which of the following statements best explains why the special liver enzymes became common in the woodrats?

a)

The enzymes allow the woodrats to grow much larger.

b)

The enzymes make the woodrats poisonous to their predators.

c)

The enzymes reduce the genetic diversity and variety of traits of the woodrats.

d)

The enzymes increase the ability of the woodrats to survive and pass on their genes.

10.
What increases genetic variation when animals move from one population to another
a)
genetic drift
b)
sexual selection
c)
bottleneck effect
d)
gene flow
11.
Which of the following is true of genetic bottlenecks?
a)
They reduce the fertility of the surviviors
b)
Occurs when there are major natural disasters that kill the majority of the population
c)
Result in increased genetic diversity
d)
Due to mutation rather than natural selection
12.

The distribution of shell heights in a population of smails changed over time, as shown.


Which of the following best explains what happened to the genetic diversity of this snail population in regard to shell height.

a)

Genetic diversity decreased because of selection pressure.

b)

Genetic diversity increased because of changes in food sources.

c)

Genetic diversity stayed the same because of equal birth and death rates.

d)

Genetic diversity increased easue the introduction of a new behavior.

13.

Process by which unrelated organisms develop similarities due to living in similar environments

a)

family descent

b)

survival of the fittest

c)

convergent evolution

d)

divergent evolution

14.
A virus killed most of the seals in the North Sea (e.g. dropped the population from 8000 to 800).  In an effort to help preserve the species, scientists caught 20 of the remaining seals and used them to start a new population in the northwest Pacific Ocean.  Which of the following statements would accurately describe the new   population?  
a)
The new seal population is genetically less diverse than the original population 
b)
The new seal population is genetically more diverse than the original population
c)
There is equal genetic variety compared  to the original population 
d)
None of the answers
15.

Which Hardy-Weinberg factor represents the frequency of heterozygous individuals in a population?

a)

p2

b)

2pq

c)

q2

d)

p2 + 2pq

16.
What do you call all of the genes in a population?
a)
Gene pool
b)
Relative Frequency
c)
Genetic Drift
d)
Allele pool
17.
In the Hardy-Weinberg Equation, q2 is the frequency of what?
a)
The recessive allele 
b)
the dominant allele
c)
the recessive genotype
d)
the dominant genotype
18.
Which is a mechanism for change in allele frequency?
a)
gene flow
b)
genetic drift
c)
natural selection
d)
all answers are correct
19.

The allele frequency of p=.20 What is the percentage of recessive genotype?

a)

.80

b)

.04

c)

.32

d)

.64

20.
Which of the following statements is supported by the graph below?
a)
The population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, as the sum of the frequency of the dominant allele and the recessive allele is always equal to 1
b)
The percentage of individuals homozygous recessive for this particular trait is increasing over time
c)
Selection has caused frequencies to change over time because individuals with a dominant allele survive at higher rates than individuals with recessive alleles
d)
Individuals who are homozygous recessive for this particular trait have migrated into the population, causing the frequency to approach 1
21.

A population of sheep is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. 20% of the sheep have white wool, a dominant trait. What is the frequency of sheep that are heterozygous?

a)

80%

b)

64%

c)

20%

d)

50%

22.

Tall kelp have a distinct advantage over shorter kelp in receiving needed sunlight in their ocean environment

a)

directional selection

b)

disruptive selection

c)

stabilizing selection

d)

sexual selection

e)

artificial selection

23.

Aspen trees that are over 25 m tend to blow over in high winds; aspen that are under 15 m don't get enough sun

a)

directional selection

b)

stabilizing selection

c)

disruptive selection

d)

artificial selection

e)

sexual selection

24.

snails with a forward spiral and snails with a backward spiral have an advantage in their environment

a)

directional selection

b)

stabilizing selection

c)

disruptive selection

d)

artificial selection

e)

sexual selection

25.

modern corn plants are the descendants of teosinte, a wild corn plant that has been selectively bred for over 1000 years.

a)

directional selection

b)

stabilizing selection

c)

disruptive selection

d)

artificial selection

e)

sexual selection

26.

The lizard has all these derived characteristics EXCEPT

a)

Jaws

b)

Lungs

c)

Bipedal

27.

According to this cladogram, sharks are MOST closely related to which organism?

a)

Amphibians

b)

Ray-Finned Fish

c)

Primates

28.

On the cladogram, which organism is the closest relative of the human?

a)

Parrot

b)

Shark

c)

Hare

29.

What number is the common ancestor of C and D

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

30.
A flash flood carried a raft of Amazon ants away from their original population. There is enough distance between the two groups, that they will never meet in nature again. What type of reproductive barrier is this?
a)
behavioral isolation
b)
temporal isolation 
c)
gametic isolation
d)
geographic isolation