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Evolution of Populations QUIZ

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
 Populations change naturally over time. Which mechanism is a method of artifical selection rather than natural selection?
a)
genetic drift
b)
natural selection
c)
selective breeding
d)
geographic isolation
2.
 What did Charles Darwin mean when he stated that some organisms were 'more fit' than other organisms?
a)
some organisms were heavier and stronger
b)
some organisms were more likely to reproduce
c)
not all organisms had the same natural life span
d)
not all organisms were equally suited to gathering food
3.
A population is...
a)
A group of one species in one area
b)
Multiple species that live in one area
c)
All of the living and nonliving things in an area
d)
None of these
4.

Which example shows disruptive selection?

a)

Giraffe necks have become longer over time.

b)

Medium-sized beaks in hummingbirds have decreased in frequency over time.

c)

The peppered moth became less common in polluted environments.

d)

Human babies with a very high or a very low birth mass have a higher mortality rate.

5.

Fossil records show that black bears increased in size during the Ice Age and decreased in size with warmer temperatures. What type of selection do these changes in size represent?

a)

Allopatric

b)

Directional

c)

Disruptive

d)

Stabilizing

6.

Which of the following defines a gene pool?

a)

The sum of alleles in an individual of a given species

b)

An organism's complete set of DNA, including all of its genes.

c)

The degree of variation in alleles present in an interbreeding population

d)

The total collection of different alleles in an interbreeding population

7.

An example of behavioural isolation

a)

Toads that mate at different times of the year

b)

Plants that have separate pollination times

c)

Birds that have specific songs

d)

Turtles that are separated by a mountain

8.

Babies birth weight is an example of

a)

Disruptive selection

b)

Adaptive radiation

c)

Stabilizing selection

d)

Directional selection

9.

When members of a species breed, their offspring are able to produce offspring.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What is an inherited characteristic that helps organisms survive?

a)

Evolution

b)

Adaptation

c)

Natural Selection

d)

Extinction

11.

A mistake or change that occurs in the DNA sequence is called a ______________________.

a)

Extinction

b)

Speciation

c)

Mutation

d)

Genetic Variation

12.

Temporal isolation occurs when two different populations:

a)

develop different mating behavior

b)

become geographically separated

c)

reproduce at different times

d)

interbreed

13.

The formation of new species is called

a)

Speciation

b)

Evolution

c)

Natural selection

d)

Mutations

14.

When a species environment favors one dominant type of characteristic to the point that the other variations of the trait start to disappear is called _____.

a)

disruptive selection

b)

directional selection

c)

stabilizing selection

d)

unstabilizing selection

15.

Which of the following is the best definition of species?

a)

A group of organisms that lives in the same habitat

b)

A group o organisms that exploit the same ecological niche

c)

A group of organisms that can interbreed to produce viable offspring under natural conditions

d)

A group of organisms that have the same appearance

16.
Genetic drift is change in the allele frequency of a population due to...
a)
random chance
b)
natural selection
c)
non-random mating (sexual selection)
d)
artificial selection
17.
Which of the following is an example of the bottle neck effect?
a)
Bald Eagles are hunted until near extinction, population recovers.
b)
Small group of iguanas floats to an island, starts a new population.
c)
Red fox pups are more likely to survive in a snowy environment if they are born white.
d)
Farmer chooses seeds from largest apples to plant next year.  This results in larger apples from year to year.
18.

Which of the following is an example of natural selection?

a)

Bald Eagles are hunted until near extinction, population recovers.

b)

Small group of iguanas floats to an island, starts a new population.

c)

Red fox pups are more likely to survive in a snowy environment if they are born white.

d)

Farmer chooses seeds from largest apples to plant next year. This results in larger apples from year to year.

19.

A change in the genetic composition of a population as a result of descending from a small number of colonizing individuals is called:

a)

founder effect

b)

bottleneck

c)

genetic drift

d)

gene flow

20.
Natural selection states that organisms are best suited for their environment if they ____________ and ____________.
a)
Survive and Reproduce
b)
Survive and Predate
c)
Survive and Parasitize
d)
Survive and Adapt
21.
What do we call change over time?
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Natural Variation
d)
Speciation
22.

Some female peacocks prefer males with large, colorful tales while other female peacocks prefer males with no tail at all. Females are now mating only with the tail they prefer. What type of reproductive barrier is this?

a)

behavioral isolation

b)

hybrid sterility

c)

temporal isolation

d)

mechanical isolation

23.
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 
24.
Gentoo penguins will present a mate with a pebble that they find to attract a mate. Emperor penguins have a specific call and movement that they make to attract a mate. Which type of isolation do these penguins demonstrate?
a)
temporal isolation 
b)
behavioral isolation
c)
geographical isolation
d)
anatomical isolation
25.

individuals with alleles for an extreme type are more likely to survive and reproduce

a)

stabilizing selection

b)

directional selection

c)

disruptive selection

d)

genetic drift

26.

the selection pressure favors the extreme phenotypes, dividing the population into 2 distinct groups

a)

directional selection

b)

stabilizing selection

c)

geographic selection

d)

disruptive selection

27.

Individuals with intermediate traits are more likely to survive and reproduce

a)

stabilizing selection

b)

directional selection

c)

adaptive radiation

d)

disruptive selection

28.

Aspen trees that are over 25 m tend to blow over in high winds; aspens that are under 15 m don't get enough sun. This is an example of...

a)

directional selection

b)

stabilizing selection

c)

disruptive selection

d)

artificial selection

e)

sexual selection

29.

Male elk use their antlers and size to compete with each other for the ability to mate with female elk. This is an example of...

a)

directional selection

b)

stabilizing selection

c)

disruptive selection

d)

artificial selection

e)

sexual selection

30.

Fish that produce more than 40,000 eggs have greater fitness than fish that produce less than this number. This is an example of...

a)

directional selection

b)

stabilizing selection

c)

disruptive selection

d)

artificial selection

e)

sexual selection