WorksheetsEvolution Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 41mins
Which of the following structures would be used to identify a prokaryotic cell?
cell (plasma) membrane, ribosomes and DNA
cell wall, flagella, and chloroplasts
cytoplasm, rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum
cell membrane, nucleus, and DNA
Genetic variation can help a species survive when the environment changes. What is the best example of an organism with a genetic variation that could improve its chances to survive over time?
An ant that is resistant to pesticides
A wasp that is infected with parasites
A mouse that has learned to avoid mousetraps
A bird losing the ability to fly
Bacteria cells are prokaryotic. Animal, plant, and fungal cells are eukaryotic. What is the main difference between these two types of cells?
Eukaryotic cells have a plasma membrane.
Eukaryotic cells have genetic material.
Eukaryotic cells have a true nucleus.
Eukaryotic cells are able to multiply.
What is required for natural selection to occur?
Competition for unlimited resources
Gradual warming of the Earth
Environmental disasters
Genetic variation in species
Which type of cell appeared first on earth?
Prokaryotic Cells
Eukaryotic Cells
Animal Cells
Stem Cells
What is the name of structures that have different mature forms but develop from the same embryonic tissue?
Analogous structures
Historic structures
Embryonic structures
Homologous structures
According to the theory of natural selection, what will most likely happen to a species that lacks the variations necessary to adapt to a changing environment?
Mutate
Fossilize
Become extinct
Become dormant
Which of these questions would an ornithologist (a person who studies birds) ask an ethologist (a person who studies animal behavior) for help in answering?
Which adaptation enable a bird to fly?
Why do some birds avoid viceroy butterflies?
How do birds metabolize sugars?
Which birds are best suited for cold environments?
What must a species be able to do in order to survive?
Consume a wide variety of food
Maintain a constant body temperature
Destroy competing species
Reproduce successfully
Referring to the diagram, which of the five marks in the tree corresponds to the most recent common ancestor of a mushroom and a sponge?
d
c
b
a
What is the difference between structure and function?
Structure is like a building, while function is the companies that work in the building.
Structure is a body part, while function is the body part's purpose
Structure is what something does, while function is how it does it.
Structure is order and organization, while function is the rules it follows.
Which animal is most closely related to the chicken based on the information in the table?
Chicken
Lizard
Eagle
Pig
Butterflies, birds, bats and the extinct pterodactyls developed unique ways to achieve flight. How would an anatomist classify the wings of these organisms?
As homologous structures
As analogous structures
As vestigial structures
As embryonic structures
What is a vestigial structure?
An old building
A part of an organism which has lost its original function
An extra appendage
A mutated strand of DNA
The bulk of these short-grass prairie plants, in the image to the right, are underground. What is the main benefit that these plants receive from this adaptation?
More resistance to insect transmitted diseases
Improved ability to detect areas high in carbon dioxide
More surface area for the absorption of water
Increase ability to maintain cooler leaf temperatures
The leg structures of many different vertebrates are quite similar in number and location of bones. Most scientists would probably explain this on the basis of what idea?
needs of the organism
common ancestry
inheritance of acquired traits
chance occurrence
Hawaiian honeycreepers are small, rare birds that live in Hawaii. DNA evidence suggests that an ancestral species arrived on the Hawaiian Islands over 5 million years ago. Since then, over 50 separate species have evolved. The species in this group show a high level of diversity in where they live, what they eat, and how they behave. A few of these species are represented in the image.
Which characteristic of the Hawaiian Islands is likely to have been the most responsible for the evolution of so many species and their great range of diversity?
Empty ecological niches (food source)
Isolation from continents
Mild, tropical weather
No large predator
Which of the following can be found in ALL prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
Chloroplast
Nucleus
Plasma membrane
Cell Wall
Which of the following set of evidence best supports the hypothesis that two species are related to each other?
Presence of homologous structures and similar DNA
Presence of homologous structures and a similarity in method of reproduction
Presence of homologous structures and a similarity in diet
Presence of homologous structures and analogous structures
Referring to the image, the bones in the limbs of an amphibian and lobe-finned fish show a strong resemblance. Which of these terms would best describe the limb bones of the amphibian and lobe-finned fish?
Mimicry
Analogous structures
Homologous structures
Vestigial structures
