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Topic 5 Review Part 1

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What scientist was developed the theory of evolution?

a)

Carli Linneaus

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Rudolf Virchow

d)

Vivien Theodore Thomas

2.

The following image contains the hind leg of a bear, a mountain lion, and a horse:

Despite the vast differences between these different mammals, the structure of the hip and leg bones follows the exact same structural pattern.  What does this imply about the evolution of these 3 species?

a)

These species all live in the same habitat

b)

These species have a common ancestor

c)

These species all evolved at the same time

d)

These species demonstrate convergent evolution

3.

What advantage did the development of bipedalism most likely confer to early hominids?

a)

It allowed them to see with binocular vision.

b)

It allowed them to evolve an opposable thumb.

c)

It allowed them to evolve a complex social structure.

d)

 It allowed them to move and hold objects at the same time.

4.

Which of the following correctly summarizes the overall skull size trend in hominid evolution?

a)

The lower jaw size decreased as the brain size increased

b)

The brain size decreased as the lower jaw size increased

c)

The upper jaw size decreased as the brain size increased

d)

The brain size decreased as the upper jaw size increased

5.

Which species name meaning “handyman” was given to a set of hominid fossils found near a large collection of stone tools?

a)

Homo erectus

b)

Homo habilis

c)

Homo sapiens

d)

Australopithecus

6.

Over thousands of years, humans have bred dogs from their wolf ancestors.  What is the term for this process when we breed the dogs for traits that we find useful?

a)

Natural selection

b)

Behavioral selection

c)

Sexual selection

d)

Selective breeding or artificial selection

7.

Which of the following best identifies a possible cause and effect of genetic drift?

a)

A hurricane sweeps over a barrier island, killing many of the white herons that live there.  By chance, more gray herons survive.  Over time, only gray herons can be found on the island.

b)

A variety of python that has been introduced into the Everglades begins to mate and create a wider gene pool that strengthens the python population.

c)

Many deer in a forest are killed by wolves.  Deer with darker hides can blend into the background and are more likely to survive than deer with light hides.

d)

Wind blows pollen from a field of white corn to the other side of a highway where it drifts into a field of blue corn.  Over time, the farmer finds an increasing number of plants growing white and blue speckled cobs.

8.

Which term is considered a taxon?

a)

Kingdom

b)

Phylum

c)

Domain

d)

Genus

9.

What order does the insect fall under?

a)

Order Araneae

b)

Order Scorpiones

c)

Order Insecta

d)

Order Ambiypygi

10.

Bilateral or Radial Symmetry?

a)

Bilateral

b)

Radial

11.

Bilateral or Radial Symmetry?

a)

Bilateral Symmetry

b)

Radial Symmetry

12.

What phylum?

a)

Mollusca

b)

Chordata

c)

Porifera

d)

Cnidaria

13.

What phylum?

a)

Mollusca

b)

Chordata

c)

Cnidaria

d)

Porifera

14.

Who develop the two-name system or binomial nomenclature that is used to classify organisms?

a)

Carli Linneaus

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Mathias Schleiden

d)

Rosalind Franklin

15.

I have root hairs, no vascular tissue, my spores are in capsules at the end of my stalk, and I have simple leaves and stems. What phylum am I?

a)

Bryophytes

b)

Filicinophytes

c)

Coniferophytes

d)

Angiospermophytes

16.

I have vascular tissue, woody stems, my seeds develop from ovules in the ovaries,and I'm a flowering plant. What phylum am I?

a)

Bryophytes

b)

Angiospermophytes

c)

Coniferophytes

d)

Filicinophytes

17.

I have vascular tissue, roots, leaves divided into leaflets, non woody stems, and spores on the underside of my leaves. What phylum am I?

a)

Bryophytes

b)

Filicinophytes

c)

Coniferophytes

d)

Angiospermophytes

18.

I have vascular tissue, roots, woody stems, my leaves are narrow with a waxy cuticle, and my seeds develop from the female cones. What phylum am I?

a)

Coniferophytes

b)

Bryophytes

c)

Filicinophytes

d)

Angiospermophytes