WorksheetsEvolution
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 33mins
Who said characteristics acquired during an organisms lifetime can be inherited by their offspring?
Lamarck
Darwin
Oparin
Miller and Urey
Who said the environment selects individuals with variations best suited to survive and these adaptations are inherited by their offspring?
Lamarck
Darwin
Oparin
Miller and Urey
Who proposed that life on Earth may have begun when lightning supplied energy for the creation of the first organic molecules from inorganic compounds?
Lamarck
Darwin
Oparin
Miller and Urey
Who demonstrated in the lab that electricity, water and inorganic gases could produce simple organic molecules?
Lamarck
Darwin
Oparin
Miller and Urey
Which of the following can't evolve?
an individual
a population
a species
bacteria
Which of the following is not part of Darwin's Theory of Evolution Through Natural Selection?
overproduction of offspring
survival of the fittest
reproduction
biochemical analysis of DNA sequences
Which of the following provides evidence for evolution:
fossils
anatomy and structures
development of embryos
biochemical analysis of DNA and protein sequences
all choices are correct
Which statement is true?
All living things on Earth share a common ancestor.
Many living things on Earth today are not related.
Humans evolved from monkeys.
Most species that have evolved on Earth are still present today.
The source of genetic variation in a population is
random mutation
mutations caused by the environment
the need of the organism to survive
not understood
A species is defined as
a group of organisms that can produce fertile offspring
organisms with a similar appearance
a set of organisms with the same DNA
organisms that live in the same niche
Brown rabbits are more likely to survive and reproduce in a forest environment than white rabbits. Brown rabbits can be either BB or Bb for fur color. What is natural selection favoring in the forest?
BB genotype
Bb genotype
bb genotype
brown fur phenotype
Same basic construction, recently related, different function, divergent evolution describes which structures?
homologous structures
analogous structures
vestigial structures
extinct structures
Different construction, not related, same function, convergent evolution describes which structures?
homologous structures
analogous structures
vestigial structures
extinct structures
No current function, slowly being lost in the population describes which structures?
homologous structures
analogous structures
vestigial structures
extinct structures
Octopus eyes and human eyes are made out of different molecules and are constructed in very different ways. They would be considered
homologous structures
analogous structures
vestigial structures
extinct structures
Human arms and whale flippers have the same organization of bones although, humans use their arms for grasping things and whales use their flippers for swimming. These would be considered
homologous structures
analogous structures
vestigial structures
extinct structures
An ancestor of humans in evolutionary history had a tail. Humans still have some bones to hold a tail at the base of their spines, but they no longer have tails. The tail bone would be considered a
homologous structures
analogous structures
vestigial structures
extinct structures
What choice is shown with these two cladograms?
gradual evolution on the left and punctuated evolution on the right
punctuated evolution on the left and gradualism on the right
evolution on the left and human intervention on the right
Darwin's Theory on the left and Lamarck's Theory on the right
What term is used to describe the evolution of many new species to fill a new environment
convergent evolution
divergent evolution
adaptive radiation
genetic equilibrium
Which term is used to describe the situation in a stable environment, where there is no selection for change?
convergent evolution
divergent evolution
adaptive radiation
genetic equilibrium
Bird wings and insect wings evolved separately. They are not made out of the same materials and are constructed differently. They both allow the organism to fly. Wings on birds and wings on insects are an example of?
convergent evolution
divergent evolution
adaptive radiation
genetic equilibrium
Rattlesnakes and monitor lizards are both reptiles with a common ancestor. They are now very different from one another. Rattlesnakes have no legs and move using muscles along their bodies, while monitor lizards walk on 4 legs.
convergent evolution
divergent evolution
adaptive radiation
genetic equilibrium
In this cladogram, which species have evolved a placenta?
platypus
brown bear, lion, house cat
humans
brown bear
In this cladogram, which species are most distantly related?
platypus and brown bear
lion and house cat
brown bear and house cat
brown bear and lion
True or False?
Evolution is slow change in a population over time and many generations.
True
False
True or False?
Individuals do not evolve.
True
False
True or False?
The biggest individual is always the fittest.
True
False
When searching for fossils, which layer would have the most recent fossils?
layer A
layer H
layer C
layer D
In which layer would you be most likely to find an descendant for a fossil found in layer F?
layer A
layer H
layer I
layer D
When determining the age of a fossil, which fossil would be more recent?
the one with more radioactivity
the one with less radioactivity
the one found in a deeper layer
the smaller one
What describes the environment of Earth when the first life was formed?
hot, no oxygen
cold, oxygen present
hot, oxygen present
cold, no oxygen present
If I wanted to reconstruct the genome of an ancient, extinct saber tooth tiger, what kind of fossil would I need?
transitional fossil
trace fossil
actual frozen tissue
petrified fossil
Which species is the most closely related to the unknown species according to this biochemical evidence?
Species I
Species II
Species III
Species IV
