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Evolution Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 41mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following structures would be used to identify a prokaryotic cell?

a)

cell (plasma) membrane, ribosomes and DNA

b)

cell wall, flagella, and chloroplasts

c)

cytoplasm, rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum

d)

cell membrane, nucleus, and DNA

2.

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?

a)

An ant that is resistant to pesticides

b)

A wasp that is infected with parasites

c)

A mouse that has learned to avoid mousetraps

d)

A bird losing the ability to fly

3.

Bacteria cells are prokaryotic. Animal, plant, and fungal cells are eukaryotic. What is the main difference between these two types of cells?

a)

Eukaryotic cells have a plasma membrane.

b)

Eukaryotic cells have genetic material.

c)

Eukaryotic cells have a true nucleus.

d)

Eukaryotic cells are able to multiply.

4.

What is required for natural selection to occur?

a)

Competition for unlimited resources

b)

Gradual warming of the Earth

c)

Environmental disasters

d)

Genetic variation in species

5.

Which type of cell appeared first on earth?

a)

Prokaryotic Cells

b)

Eukaryotic Cells

c)

Animal Cells

d)

Stem Cells

6.

What is the name of structures that have different mature forms but develop from the same embryonic tissue?

a)

Analogous structures

b)

Historic structures

c)

Embryonic structures

d)

Homologous structures

7.

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?

a)

Mutate

b)

Fossilize

c)

Become extinct

d)

Become dormant

8.

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?

a)

Which adaptation enable a bird to fly?

b)

Why do some birds avoid viceroy butterflies?

c)

How do birds metabolize sugars?

d)

Which birds are best suited for cold environments?

9.

What must a species be able to do in order to survive?

a)

Consume a wide variety of food

b)

Maintain a constant body temperature

c)

Destroy competing species

d)

Reproduce successfully

10.

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?

a)

d

b)

c

c)

b

d)

a

11.

What is the difference between structure and function?

a)

Structure is like a building, while function is the companies that work in the building.

b)

Structure is a body part, while function is the body part's purpose

c)

Structure is what something does, while function is how it does it.

d)

Structure is order and organization, while function is the rules it follows.

12.

Which animal is most closely related to the chicken based on the information in the table?

a)

Chicken

b)

Lizard

c)

Eagle

d)

Pig

13.

Butterflies, birds, bats and the extinct pterodactyls developed unique ways to achieve flight. How would an anatomist classify the wings of these organisms?

a)

As homologous structures

b)

As analogous structures

c)

As vestigial structures

d)

As embryonic structures

14.

What is a vestigial structure?

a)

An old building

b)

A part of an organism which has lost its original function

c)

An extra appendage

d)

A mutated strand of DNA

15.

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?

a)

More resistance to insect transmitted diseases

b)

Improved ability to detect areas high in carbon dioxide

c)

More surface area for the absorption of water

d)

Increase ability to maintain cooler leaf temperatures

16.

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?

a)

needs of the organism

b)

common ancestry

c)

inheritance of acquired traits

d)

chance occurrence

17.

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?

a)

Empty ecological niches (food source)

b)

Isolation from continents

c)

Mild, tropical weather

d)

No large predator

18.

Which of the following can be found in ALL prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Nucleus

c)

Plasma membrane

d)

Cell Wall

19.

Which of the following set of evidence best supports the hypothesis that two species are related to each other?

a)

Presence of homologous structures and similar DNA

b)

Presence of homologous structures and a similarity in method of reproduction

c)

Presence of homologous structures and a similarity in diet

d)

Presence of homologous structures and analogous structures

20.

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?

a)

Mimicry

b)

Analogous structures

c)

Homologous structures

d)

Vestigial structures