WorksheetsBiology 1A Final Exam Review
Total questions: 152
Worksheet time: 3hrs 9mins
Many animals who live where it snows have fur. Explain how white fur makes surviving in the snowy environment easier.
Orange fur make them easier to spot.
White fur allows them to better blend in with their habitat.
The color of fur doesn't effect an animals chance of survival.
White fur is cooler then other fur colors.
Explain how the fossil record is evidence for the scientific theory of evolution.
It proves what future species of animals will look like in the future.
It shows that extinct animal have become a fossil through selection.
It shows that extinct species share similarities with current species.
It allows scientist to compare fossils from the past to undiscovered fossils.
The pictures are from different types of animals. What can be said about them that is true?
They all have different bones, which implies that they all share a different ancestor.
They all have different bones, which implies that they all share a common ancestor.
They all have similar bones, which implies that they all share a different ancestor.
They all have similar bones, which implies that they all share a common ancestor.
Why are adaptations important for an animals?
They make life pass by more quickly for the animal.
They help them survive in their environment.
They complicate life for the surviving animal.
What type of evidence is the absolute best proof that supports the Theory of Evolution?
important evidence
concrete evidence
fossil evidence
worldly evidence
When scientists compare fossils from billions of years ago to recently formed fossils, what would they discover?
the species changed over time
the species stayed the same over time
the species chemically changed
the species moved to higher levels of the food chain
Natural selection results in change in a population's _____________ traits over time.
inherited
acquired
Brown mice survive and reproduce in their desert environment better than white mice because owls can see and eat the white mice more easily. In this situation, what part of the environment is doing the selecting?
predator
soil composition
mouse fur color
sexual preferences
Over generations of time apart on different islands with different food sources, the separated populations of Galapagos finches accumulated genetic differences until each group had different beaks. This is an example of _____.
natural selection
genetic drift
adaptation
speciation
Individuals undergo evolution.
True
False
A phenotype that improves an organism’s chance of survival in their environment is considered a(n) ____________.
natural selection
adaption
speciation
The pelvic bone of whales is not needed for movement within the water. This is an example of a(n) ______________ structure.
vestigial
analogous
homologous
Many different groups of organisms have wings, even though they do not share a recent common ancestor. This is because they evolved in environments with similar selective pressures. Wings are an example of a(n) ______________ structure.
vestigial
analogous
homologous
The genotype for a yellow plant is...
The process of making multiple copies of DNA
Selective Breeding
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Cloning
Gene Therapy
The man who studied genetics and came up with genetics is
Watson
Crick
Mendel
Darwin
How many trials did it take to create Dolly the Sheep?
127
200
277
304
Failure of a chromosome to separate - often causes a genetic disorder
PCR
nondisjunction
cloning
gene therapy
Traits that are found on the X-chromosome
sex-linked or x-linked
dominant
recessive
incomplete dominance
Choose all the choices that are clones.
identical twins
fraternal twins
bacteria that asexually reproduce
mothers and babies
a female mouse who donated her DNA and the baby mouse that results
Which would be the most fit in terms of evolution?
horse 1: sterile, but the fastest horse at the Kentucky derby
horse 2: lives on a farm and has 6 offspring, but only 1 of them survived
horse 3: wild horse has 6 offspring and all of them are still living
horse 4: has a life-threatening illness, but has 3 offspring (two of which are still living)
In a population of lizards on an island all have extraordinarily long tongues. This was due to the initial population of lizards having abnormally long tongues and then populating the island over the last several generations. This is an example of
genetic drift: founder effect
genetic drift: bottleneck effect
disruptive selection
random mating
These structures are best described as _________________ and suggest ___________________
analogous, descent from a common ancestor
homologous, descent from a common ancestor
vestigial, no descent from a common ancestor
vestigial, descent from a common ancestor
The wings in flightless birds are still present although they do not serve the same function that the common ancestor would have had. These are an example of
vestigial structures
homologous structures
analogous structures
none of these
The separation of a group of individuals from the rest of the population by a river or canyon is referred to as
genetic drift
natural selection
geographic isolation
survival of the fittest
An earthquake causes an ocean channel top open and separate an island into two. the species on each section are now in
geographic isolation
behavioral isolation
disruptive selection
temporal isolation
Choose which scientist corresponds best with the statement:
acquired characteristics are inherited
Darwin
Lamarck
Petrone
Frask
The genotype for a yellow plant is...
In the punnett square, what is the probability for white fur?
Two straight hair individuals are crossed. What will be the phenotypes of the offspring?
w= non-white hair
If you cross a horse with WW and a horse with ww what fraction of the offspring would be expected to have white hair?
According to the Punnett Square, what is the probability of an offspring being purple?
The more genetic variation a population has,
the more likely it is for some individuals to
evolve
migrate
survive
mutate
Other insects cannot, but, a bumble bee has just enough weight to open up the snapdragon flower and pollinate. This adaption is ....
convergent evolution
co-evolution
divergent evolution
speciation
What is the term for a feature that allows an organism to survive better in its environemtn?
variation
adaptation
homologous structure
vestigial structure
