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Unit 7: Natural Selection

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 4hrs 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

In Darwin's thinking, the more closely related two different organisms are, the

a)

more similar their habitats are.

b)

less similar their DNA sequences are.

c)

more recently they shared a common ancestor.

d)

less likely they are to have the same genes in common.

e)

more similar they are in size.

2.

Natural selection is based on all of the following except

a)

genetic variation exists within populations.

b)

the best-adapted individuals tend to leave the most offspring.

c)

individuals who survive longer tend to leave more offspring than those who die young.

d)

populations tend to produce more individuals than the environment can support.

e)

individuals adapt to their environments and, thereby, evolve.

3.

During drought years on the Galapagos, small, easily eaten seeds become rare, leaving mostly large, hard-cased seeds that only birds with large beaks can eat. If a drought persists for several years, what should one expect to result from natural selection?

a)

Small birds gaining larger beaks by exercising their mouth parts.

b)

Small birds mutating their beak genes with the result that later-generation offspring have larger beaks.

c)

Small birds anticipating the long drought and eating more to gain weight and, consequently, growing larger beaks.

d)

More small-beaked birds dying than larger-beaked birds. The offspring produced in subsequent generations have a higher percentage of birds with large beaks.

e)

Larger birds eating less so smaller birds can survive.

4.

Structures as different as human arms, bat wings, and dolphin flippers contain many of the same bones, these bones having developed from very similar embryonic tissues. How do biologists interpret these similarities?

a)

By identifying the bones as being analogous

b)

By the principle of convergent evolution

c)

By proposing that humans, bats, and dolphins share a common ancestor

d)

By looking at where the animals live

5.

Over time, the movement of people on Earth has steadily increased. This has altered the course of human evolution by increasing

a)

non-random mating.

b)

geographic isolation.

c)

genetic drift.

d)

mutations.

e)

gene flow.

6.

When we say that an individual organism has a greater fitness than another individual, we specifically mean that the organism

a)

lives longer than others of its species.

b)

competes for resources more successfully than others of its species.

c)

mates more frequently than others of its species.

d)

utilizes resources more efficiently than other species occupying similar niches.

e)

leaves more viable offspring than others of its species.

7.

Which describes an African butterfly species that exists in two strikingly different color patterns?

a)

artificial selection

b)

directional selection

c)

stabilizing selection

d)

disruptive selection

e)

sexual selection

8.

Fossil evidence indicates that horses have gradually increased in size over geologic time. Which of the following terms best describes this?

a)

artificial selection

b)

directional selection

c)

stabilizing selection

d)

disruptive selection

e)

sexual selection

9.

Most Swiss starlings produce four to five eggs in each clutch. Those producing fewer or more than this have reduced fitness. Which of the following terms best describes this?

a)

artificial selection

b)

directional selection

c)

stabilizing selection

d)

disruptive selection

e)

sexual selection

10.

Males of different species of the fruit fly Drosophila that live in the same parts of the Hawaiian islands have different elaborate courtship rituals that involve fighting other males and stylized movements that attract females. What type of reproductive isolation does this represent?

a)

habitat isolation

b)

temporal isolation

c)

behavioral isolation

d)

gametic isolation

e)

postzygotic barriers

11.

The greatest degree of genetic variability would be expected among organisms that reproduce via

a)

budding

b)

sexual recombination

c)

vegetative propagation

d)

mitosis

e)

sporulation

12.

All of the following are examples of events that can prevent breeding between species EXCEPT:

a)

The potential mates experience geographical isolation.

b)

The potential mates experience behavioral isolation.

c)

The potential mates have different courtship rituals.

d)

The potential mates have similar breeding seasons.

e)

The gametes of potential mates have biochemical differences.

13.

Homologous structures are often cited as evidence for evolution. All of the following are examples of homologous structures EXCEPT

a)

the wings of a bird and with wings of a bat

b)

the flippers of a whale and the arms of a man

c)

the pectoral fins of a porpoise and the flippers of a seal

d)

the forelegs of an insect and the forelimbs of a dog

e)

the hind legs of a lizard and the legs of a chicken.

14.

All of the following are part of Hardy Weinberg law for populations in equilibirum EXCEPT

a)

Large population

b)

No immigration or emigration

c)

No natural selection

d)

Non random mating

e)

No genetic mutations

15.

What does a phylogenetic tree show?

a)

shows how living organisms are related to each other using evidences

b)

organizes living organisms by color

c)

shows how living organisms interact with each other in the real world

d)

shows how certain organisms grow based on their genes

16.

The 8 levels of classification, from most broad to most specific.

a)

Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species

b)

Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order

c)

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

d)

Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus

17.

Modern Classification (Phylogeny) adds what to Linnaeus's taxonomic criteria?

a)

evolutionary relationships & DNA (biochemical characters)

b)

habitat type

c)

fewer categories than Linnaeus

d)

a naming system called binomial nomenclature

18.
The two extant species that are closely related to each other are __.
a)
A and B
b)
B and C
c)
C and D
d)
D and E
19.
The most precise information to use when making phylogenetic trees is...
a)
morphology
b)
molecular
c)
fossil
d)
synapomorphies
20.
Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the cladogram above?
a)
Species P and Q are equally related to species T.
b)
Species P and T do not share a common ancestor.
c)
Species S evolved from species R.
d)
Species S is more closely related to species T than to species R.
21.

Based on the data given in the table, which two are most closely related?

a)

Human & Gorilla

b)

Gorilla & Orangutan

c)

Human & Chimpanzee

d)

Chimpanzee & Orangutan

22.

Using the cladogram: a common ancestor of amphibians and ray-finned fish would have

a)

a bony skeleton

b)

four limbs

c)

scaly skin

d)

eggs with shells

23.

Species X and Species Y live in the same area in the same environment but they occupy different niches. Because of this they rarely encounter each other. This is an example of what type of barrier (which leads to speciation)?

a)

Geographic isolation

b)

Behavioral isolation

c)

Ecological isolation

d)

Mechanical isolation

e)

Temporal isiolation

24.

When multiple frog species often occupy the same area in an ecosystem but are isolated with each species because they have developed different mating times and or mating seasons. This is an example of what type of Isolation?

a)

Gametic isolation

b)

Temporal isolation

c)

Mechanical isolation

d)

Behavioral isolation

e)

Geographical isolation

25.

Often times a mountain, a river, an island or large space between populations can result in this type of Isolation?

a)

Gametic isolation

b)

Behavioral isolation

c)

Mechanical isolation

d)

Geographical isolation

e)

Ecological isolation

26.

The eastern and western Meadow Lark are seperate species as they contain sperate mating calls with prevents them from being attracted to each other. This is an example of what type of Isolation?

a)

Gametic isolation

b)

Geographic isolation

c)

Mechanical isolation

d)

Ecolological isolation

e)

Behavioral isolation

27.

A lot of female snails can not physically reproduce with different male snails even if they are closely related because their genetalia (sex organs) do not fit with each other. This is an example of....

a)

Mechanical isolation

b)

Behavioral isolation

c)

Gametic isolation

d)

Ecological isolation

e)

Geographical isolation

28.

This type of reproductive isolation (barrier) happens before any type of fertilization of the egg and sperm.

a)

Pre-zygotic barrier

b)

Post-zygotic barrier

29.

Allopatric or Sympatric speciation?

a)

Allopatric

b)

Sympatric

30.

Allopatric or Sympatric speciation?

a)

Allopatric

b)

Sympatric

31.

Allopatric or Sympatric speciation?

a)

Allopatric

b)

Sympatric

32.
In a population that is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, the frequency of a particular recessive allele a is .4.  What is the percentage of the population heterozygous for this allele?
a)
4 percent
b)
16 percent
c)
32 percent
d)
48 percent
33.
The Tasmanian devil is a marsupial that resembles the North America wolf, which is a placental mammal.
a)
adaptive radiation
b)
divergent evolution
c)
founder effect
d)
convergent evolution
34.
which of the following is NOT a requirement for Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?
a)
small population
b)
no gene flow
c)
no mutations
d)
no selection
35.
What is speciation?
a)
combining of tow species to form one with different traits
b)
isolation that affects mating behaviors
c)
timing of mating that prevents normal sexual selection
d)
divergence of two or more species from an existing one
36.
a bird that can easily outcompete other birds for food and that can produce many eggs has a high
a)
sexuality
b)
mutation rate
c)
fitness
d)
adaptability
37.
A mutation occurs in a particular animal and quickly begins to increase in frequency throughout the population.  Which of the following are you most likely to conclude?
a)
The mutation makes the animal grow larger
b)
The mutation does not confer any benefit or harm to the animal
c)
The mutation makes the animal more susceptible to predators
d)
The mutation increase the probability that the animal will reproduce.
38.
In the early 2000s, White Nose fungus caused a mass die-off of native American bat species. Those bats that survived will continue the population with their own allele frequencies.  What type of genetic drift is this?
a)
Founder Effect
b)
Bottlenose Effect
c)
Bottleneck Effect
d)
Migration Effect
39.
Which statement correctly explains how resistance to penicillin appeared after a few years of its widespread use to fight bacterial infection? 
a)
in order to survive exposure to penicillin, bacteria developed a resistance to the drug 
b)
a few bacteria became resistant to penicillin, and through sexual reproduction , most bacteria acquired the resistance
c)
penicillin never really successfully wiped out populations of bacteria, scientist did not use proper controls in their studies
d)
some bacteria were resistant to penicillin and their population spread rapidly, without competition from bacteria that were killed by penicillin
40.

Certain cavefish and salamanders have non-functional eyes, which are remnants of the functional eyes of their ancestors. Such examples of “leftover” structures are referred to as:

a)

Homologous structures

b)

Analogous structures

c)

Vestigial structures

d)

Genetic drift

41.

Which scientists tested the hypothesis that Earth’s early atmosphere was a reducing environment in which organic compounds could have formed from simple molecules?

a)

Oparin and Haldane

b)

Miller and Urey

c)

Cech and Altman

d)

Conway and Morris

42.

Three million years ago, populations of snapping shrimp were separated on either side of Central America when the Isthmus of Panama closed, creating a land bridge between North and South America. Researchers found that snapping shrimp on one side of the isthmus appeared nearly identical to those on the other side. It is believed that the separate populations were once members of the same population. When researchers put males and females from different sides of the isthmus together, they snapped at each other aggressively instead of mating.

 

Which of the following best describes what happened to the snapping shrimp as evidenced by the aggression observed?

a)

Sympatric speciation brought about by polyploidy

b)

Hybridization caused by geographic isolation

c)

Allopatric speciation caused by geographic isolation

d)

Coevolution brought about by habitat isolation

43.
What do you call all of the genes in a population?
a)
Gene pool
b)
Relative Frequency
c)
Genetic Drift
d)
Allele pool
44.
What does the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium measure?
a)
changes in allele frequencies
b)
numbers of mutations
c)
goodness of fit
d)
genetic diversity
45.
A population of 150 individuals has an allele frequency of 0.3 for the dominant allele (B) and a frequency of 0.7 for the recessive allele (b). Use the Hardy-Weinberg equation to determine the frequency of the genotype (bb).
a)
0.09
b)
0.42
c)
0.49
d)
0.21
46.

The allele frequency of p=.20 What is the percentage of Heterozygous Dominant genotype?

a)

.80

b)

.04

c)

.32

d)

.64

47.

The allele frequency of p=.20 What is q?

a)

.80

b)

.04

c)

.32

d)

.64

48.

A population's recessive allele frequency 25%. What is the percentage of the Homozygous Dominant genotype?

a)

.5625

b)

.3750

c)

.0625

d)

.25

e)

.5

49.

64% of the population has the recessive phenotype. What is the percentage of the recessive genotype?

a)

.04

b)

.32

c)

.64

d)

.2

e)

.8