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Evolution Review

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following are selection pressures in nature?

a)

Selective breeding by humans

b)

Available food

c)

classification of organisms

d)

Competition for mates

e)

Hot, dry climate

2.

What is the cause of the biodiversity found on the planet today?

a)

Populations or organisms adapting to different environments

b)

An asteroid carrying organisms to Earth from another planet

c)

Individual organisms acquiring traits to help them survive

d)

A series of mutations leading to a KNOWN outcome

3.

How would a warming climate affect the species in an ecosystem?

a)

individuals might die off but a species cannot disappear completely

b)

species would increase in number to offset the numbers killed by the heat

c)

species that have never been seen before would suddenly appear

d)

individuals best able to survive the heat would become more numerous

4.

In a cooling environment, which species will have the best chance for survival?

a)

the one with the smartest individuals

b)

the one with the smallest body size

c)

the one with the most genetic variation

d)

the one with the largest population

5.

Which of the following are examples of geographic isolation?

a)

When a storm blows a population of finches to a new island so they can no longer mate with the finches on the mainland

b)

A mountain range prevents two types of goat from mating, causing the gene pool to become less varied

c)

Two populations of deer living near each other happen to mate during different times of the year

d)

A deepening canyon cuts two populations of squirrels off from each other

e)

Two populations of birds have developed different mating calls

6.

What does the similarity of these structures tell us about these organisms?

a)

They grow at different rates

b)

they have a common ancestor

c)

They evolved slowly

d)

They do the same thing

7.

What is speciation?

a)

when a population reaches a balance and change is no longer occuring

b)

when populations move away from each other

c)

when species begin to pass on acquired traits and change their behavior

d)

when two species can no longer interbreed

8.

What do we call similar structures that were passed down from a common ancestor?

a)

vestigal structures

b)

variable structures

c)

homologous structures

d)

fossil structures

9.

Occasionally a mutation produces a bird with a new characteristic. What determines whether this bird will be the beginning of a new species?

a)

The bird must dominate the other birds and reduce their ability to reproduce

b)

The bird must be able to live in the usual environment for that fish

c)

The mutation must provide some type of advantage for the bird

d)

The mutation must make the bird very different from other fish

10.

Which two species are most closely related?

a)

A and B

b)

B and C

c)

A and C

d)

all are equally related

11.

If two organisms have a similar body structure, what would an analysis of their DNA reveal?

a)

their DNA is identical

b)

there are more differences than similarities

c)

there are many similarities

d)

they have the same number of chromosomes

12.

The theory of natural selection states that all living things evolved from a common ancestor. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which evidence of evolution is most useful in following relationships between species?

a)

DNA evidence

b)

Anatomical evidence

c)

Behavioral patterns

d)

Bio-geographical location

14.

What does being "fit" mean?

a)

You have the largest muscle mass

b)

You are best suited to live in your environment

c)

You can run/fly the fastest in your population

d)

You are over 6 ft tall and at least 180 lbs

15.

Butterflies with large wings can fly away from predators faster. If a butterfly has small wings, it won't be able to fly fast enough and will most likely be eaten at a young age. Which is most likely going to happen to the butterfly population?

a)

Small wing butterflies will stay the same in number.

b)

Large wing butterflies will decrease.

c)

Small wing butterflies will increase.

d)

Large wing butterflies will increase.

16.

The more variation in a species, the higher the chances of surviving. True or false?

a)

true

b)

false

17.

What is speciation?

a)

Differences among a species.

b)

The ability to interbreed with another organism

c)

Formation of a new species

d)

Adapting to the environment

18.

Which of the following is NOT an example of geographical isolation?

a)

A mountain range rising

b)

A river changing course

c)

Food source becoming unavailable

d)

Earthquake causing land to split

19.

What is a vestigial structure?

a)

Same structure, different function

b)

Different structure, same function

c)

A structure with no function

20.

Why do all these organisms have the same leg structure?

a)

They all need these legs to run

b)

They all had a very similar diet

c)

All these organisms have the same exact DNA structure

d)

These leg structures were best fitted for their ancestors.

21.

What is needed in order to natural selection to occur?

a)

Variety in food source

b)

Variation in a population

c)

Variation in temperature

d)

Variety of predators

22.
A change in a trait or characteristic that increases an organism’s ability to survive and reproduce.
a)
extinction
b)
natural selection
c)
adaptation
d)
choice
23.
What are the variations of mice in this environment?
a)
white and grey
b)
short and tall
c)
red and green
d)
long fur and short fur
24.
What variation is best for survival?
a)
white
b)
grey
c)
red
d)
short
25.
WHY is this variation is best for survival?
a)
longer claws for fighting
b)
longer legs for running faster
c)
bigger ears for better hearing
d)
fur color that blends in to it's environment
26.
What do you call all of the genes in a population?
a)
Gene pool
b)
Relative Frequency
c)
Genetic Drift
d)
Allele pool
27.

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

28.

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

29.

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

30.

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

a)

True

b)

False

31.

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

32.

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

33.

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

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.

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

a)

chimpanzee

b)

Rhesus monkey

c)

bullfrog

d)

yeast