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Evolution review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following best supports the scientific theory of evolution?

a)

fossil evidence

b)

climate change

c)

plate tectonics

d)

rock types

2.

Which refers the process by which populations of organisms with variations that help them survive in their environments live longer, compete better, and reproduce more than those that do not have the variations?

a)

adaptation

b)

mimicry

c)

natural selection

d)

selective breeding

3.

Which finch shown below would most likely have an advantage for survival in an environment where seeds are the main source of food?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

4.

If scientists were to compare the fossil of a fern that lived millions of years ago with other fern fossils that were formed later, what would they most likely find?

a)

that plants had bones millions of years ago

b)

that plants change over time

c)

that ferns stopped evolving 25 million years ago

d)

that only animals evolve

5.

Which of the following is a correct statement about the relationship between natural selection and evolution?

a)

Natural selection results from evolution.

b)

Natural selection includes evolution as a part of it.

c)

Natural selection and evolution are the same thing.

d)

Natural selection is one mechanism of evolution.

6.
How will this mice population most likely change in the future?
a)
The white mice will go extinct.
b)
The grey mice will go extinct.
c)
All of the mice will grow longer fur.
d)
All of the mice will grow longer claws.
7.

The picture shows a/an ___________

a)

homologous structure

b)

vestigial structure

8.
The opossum and kangaroo both incubate their young in a pouch. This provides evidence that they---
a)
are descended from a common ancestor
b)
Have very similar skeletal structures
c)
belong to the same species
d)
must range great distances to eat
9.

The appendix, which is not needed to survive, is conisdered to be a

a)

Homologous Structure

b)

Analagous Structure

c)

Vestigial Structure

d)

Homology

10.

Similarities in bone arrangements, like those in the picture, support the hypothesis that...

a)

these organisms are not well adapted

b)

these organisms share a common ancestor

c)

these organisms all share the same DNA sequences

d)

these organisms are members of the same species

11.
Study of embryos of various organisms to show a common ancestor because of similarities in development
a)
natural selection
b)
embryology
c)
speciation
d)
evolution
12.
Two organisms that are closely related would have
a)
very similar DNA sequence
b)
exactly the same DNA sequences
c)
no proteins in common
d)
completely different DNA sequence
13.
What characteristic did Darwin observe about the finches on the Galapagos Islands?
a)
Their feathers 
b)
Genotypes 
c)
Their beaks
d)
Their body sizes
14.

Which IS NOT used as evidence for evolution?

a)

Fossils

b)

Natural Selection

c)

Early Development/Embryos

d)

Body Structure/Anatomy

e)

DNA/Proteins

15.
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 
16.
Some female peacocks prefer males with large, colorful tales while other female peacocks prefer males with no tail at all. Females are beginning to only mate with the type of males with the tail they prefer. What type of reproductive barrier is this?
a)
behavioral isolation
b)
hybrid sterility 
c)
temporal isolation
d)
mechanical isolation 
17.
The flowers of pink tulips open in the morning, while the flowers of lavender tulips open in the early afternoon. The bees that pollinate these tulips cannot carry pollen back & forth between the two types of tulips because of their flowers being closed at different times of day. What type of reproductive barrier is this?
a)
behavioral isolation
b)
hybrid sterility 
c)
temporal isolation
d)
mechanical isolation 
18.
The term for the formation of new and distinct species over the course of evolution is...
a)
speciation
b)
biological species concept
c)
reproductive barrier
d)
natural selection
19.

A new river forms and splits two populations, causing ______________ speciation

a)

Sympatric

b)

Allopatric

c)

Extreme

d)

Convergent

20.

when the organism develops different courtship rituals which do not attract main population this is a part of ____________ speciation.

a)

Allopatric

b)

Sympatric

c)

Simple

d)

Temporal

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