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Quiz 13- Evolution

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The gradual change of an allele frequencies found in a population

a)

evolution

b)

emancipation

c)

entrance

d)

speciation

2.

Which is NOT evidence of evolution

a)

Fossils

b)

Molecule Similarity

c)

Comparative Anatomy

d)

bone strength

3.

any trace or remains of an organism that has been preserved by natural processes

a)

radioactive dating

b)

fossil record

c)

soil horizons

d)

relative dating

4.

An adaptation is a trait that you

a)

metamorphisize

b)

already have

c)

create

d)

change over

5.

An adaptation is a trait that you already have

a)

to be successful

b)

to do spontaneous invalidation

c)

to give life

d)

to die off

6.

a hypothesis about the process through which life may have developed during the first billion years of Earth's history (life had to start somewhere...).

a)

spontaneous origin

b)

spontaneous generation

c)

scheduled origin

d)

scheduled generation

7.

The early atmosphere contains inorganic gases that reacted to form simple compounds

a)

primordial soup model

b)

primordial sandwich model

c)

spontaneous planned origin

d)

planned spontaneous organic compounds

8.

Evolution is

a)

change

b)

catalysts

c)

gasses

d)

cessation

9.

Who did this experiment?

a)

Louis Pasteur

b)

Spallanzani

c)

Fransisco Redi

d)

Dan Williams

10.

Evolution is not always progress. ______________________ is an episode in which large numbers of a species are lost.

a)

Finite Extinction

b)

Mass Exodus

c)

Mass Extinction

d)

Finite Exodus

11.

The theory that organisms appear to have a more recent common ancestor than do organisms that do not appear similar.

a)

Comparative Anatomy

b)

Comparative Arches

c)

Incompatible Anatomy

d)

Incompatible Arches

12.

When I look at the window I see a dinosaur! A tiny one. It is a ___________.

a)

bear

b)

boa

c)

bird

d)

branch

13.

Features that seem to have no function are called ______________ features. Whales have legs?

a)

comparative

b)

similar

c)

venisonian

d)

vestigial

14.

similar features that originated in a shared ancestor are described as _______________________. It suggests that they shared a recent ancestor.

a)

homologous features

b)

merged features

c)

homologous genration

d)

heterogeneous features

15.

Analogous Features

a)

are similar in function, but not related

b)

are related to a common ancestor

c)

cannot be compared by function

d)

are not similar in function but are related

16.

These species are all related

a)

true

b)

false

17.

The early stages of embryonic development of different vertebrate embryos (fish, salamander, chicken, us) are

a)

similar to each other

b)

vastly different from each other

c)

share the same DNA

d)

hatch from eggs

18.

Life comes from _____________

a)

dust

b)

water

c)

life

d)

air

19.

All vertebrate animals have the same forearm. This is:

a)

analogous

b)

homologous

c)

vestigial

d)

false

20.

Lamark hypothesized that traits were acquired through experience and passed to offspring-- Giraffes get longer necks reaching for leaves. This is

a)

False

b)

True

c)

Vestigial

d)

Homologous

21.

Is evolution always positive? The Dodo Bird?

a)

no, species can be extinct

b)

yes, species are always better

c)

no, species can adapt

d)

yes, Darwin said so

22.

Darwin was a naturalist who observed species all around the world. He came up with two main theories:

a)

descent with modification; modification by natural selection

b)

vestigial features; descent with modification

c)

modification by natural selection; homologous features

d)

natural selection and biogenesis

23.

Darwin was a naturalist who observed species all around the world. He came up with two main theories:

a)

descent with modification; modification by natural selection

b)

vestigial features; descent with modification

c)

modification by natural selection; homologous features

d)

natural selection and biogenesis

24.

helps you to get food, helps you to avoid predators, helps you to find a mate

a)

Adaptation

b)

Adoption

c)

Natural Selection

d)

Articificial Selection

25.

Organisms that are best adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce

a)

Breeding the best with the worst

b)

Modification by selection

c)

Modification with homologous features

d)

Breeding two different species

26.

How do fossil records show evidence of evolution?

a)

organisms never truly die off

b)

organisms have homologous features

c)

organisms have vestigial features

d)

organisms that were once here no longer exist

27.

Life Starts over and over (like mold on bread) :

a)

Spontaneous Origin

b)

Spontaneous Generation

c)

Planned Origin

d)

Planned Generation

28.

Breeding dogs is an example of

a)

natural selection

b)

artificial selection

c)

indigenous selection

d)

eenie meenie miney moe

29.

The process in which organisms with favorable variations reproduce at higher rates than those without such variations

a)

natural selection

b)

artificial selection

c)

vestigial selection

d)

eenie meenie miney moe

30.

A favorable trait is said to give an organism

a)

adaptive advantage

b)

selective advantage

c)

adaptive disadvantage

d)

selective disadvantage

31.

More organisms are produced than live to reproductive age

a)

underpopulation

b)

status quo

c)

mass extinction

d)

overpopulation

32.

More organisms are produced than live to reproductive age

a)

underpopulation

b)

status quo

c)

mass extinction

d)

overpopulation

33.

Not all organisms produce identical offspring. This is called

a)

isolation

b)

breeding

c)

integration

d)

variation

34.

An anatomical, physiological or behavioral change that improves a population's ability to survive

a)

variation

b)

adaptation

c)

isolation

d)

inbreeding

35.

There is only so much space, food and mates to go around

a)

variation

b)

competition

c)

inbreeding

d)

isolation

36.

a group of interbreeding organisms that have similar traits

a)

species

b)

genus

c)

phylum

d)

gang

37.

The ability of a new species to arise out of an existing species

a)

fertilization

b)

variation

c)

speciation

d)

interruption

38.

Gradualism

a)

change in species slowly over a long period of time

b)

change in species rapidly over a long period of time

c)

An event occurs that forces change gradually

d)

An event occurs that forces change to happen

39.

Species remain the same for most of of history... then an event occurs that forces change to happen

a)

gradualism

b)

interbreeding

c)

equilibrium

d)

punctuated equilibrium

40.

This diagram shows

a)

punctuated equilibrium

b)

gradualism

c)

breeding

d)

convergent evolution

41.

This shows

a)

gradualism

b)

punctuated equilibrium

c)

breeding

d)

mass extinction

42.

All can cause variation in genes EXCEPT

a)

extinction

b)

migration

c)

crossing over

d)

mutation

43.

Mistakes made in DNA production are called

a)

antigens

b)

progesterone

c)

mitigations

d)

mutations

44.

Migration- organisms with new traits move in and out of an area. This will change the available _____________ in the gene pool.

a)

prokaryon

b)

antigens

c)

alleles

d)

housing

45.

A change in the gene pool brought about by chance

a)

genetic drift

b)

genetic advancement

c)

variation

d)

selective breeding

46.

Types of Adaptations:

a)

Seminal and Physical

b)

Seminal and Physiological

c)

Structural and Physical

d)

Structural and Physiological

47.

Adaptation where an organism blends into its environment

a)

camouflage

b)

warning coloration

c)

mimicry

d)

population

48.

The physical separation- geographic barriers prevent

a)

extinction

b)

interbreeding

c)

divergence

d)

isolation

49.

The inability of members of a population to successfully interbreed with another population of the same or related species

a)

reproductive success

b)

reproductive isolation

c)

divergent isolation

d)

divergent success

50.

The process of two or more related species becoming dissimilar is called

a)

convergent evolution

b)

divergent evolution

c)

dissimilar evolution

d)

similar evolution

51.

Analogous features that evolve separately in unrelated species (think shark (fish) and dolphin (mammal)) as they adapt in the same environment:

a)

divergent natural selection

b)

convergent natural selection

c)

divergent evolution

d)

convergent evolution

52.

Prevent the maturation of fertile off-spring

a)

postzygotic barriers

b)

prezygotic barriers

c)

posthumous barriers

d)

prehumous barriers

53.

Barriers that prevent fertilization (think: frogs that mate at different times)

a)

prezygotic barrier

b)

postzygotic barrier

c)

prehumous barrier

d)

posthumous barrier

54.

prezygotic and postzygotic barriers are part of

a)

global isolationism

b)

dissimilar mating

c)

reproductive isolation

d)

reproductive cessation

55.

Directional Selection

a)

unmatching fertility cycles leads to two peaks

b)

opposite phenotypes are better; two peaks

c)

normal curve, average phenotype is beneficial

56.

Disruptive Selection

a)

two peaks, opposite phenotypes are beneficial

b)

one peak, average phenotype is beneficial

c)

Fertility cycles meet

57.

Who is this??

a)

Mr. Williams

b)

Ms. Zumpol

c)

Mr. Theinert

d)

Ms. Callahan

58.

Time to

a)

Paws.

b)

Go.

c)

Start.

d)

Move.