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Finals - General Biology

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He is best known for his Theory of Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics, first presented in 1801

a)

Thomas

b)

Louis

c)

Lamarck

d)

Darwin

2.

The two categories under reproductive isolation.

a)

Pre-specification and post-specification

b)

Pre-isolation and post-isolation

c)

Pre-reproduction and post-reproduction

d)

Pre-zygotic and post-zygotic

3.

Which statement is correct about the evidence in this picture?

a)

similar bones indicate a similar diet

b)

similar bones indicate a similar habitat

c)

similar bones indicate a common ancestor

d)

similar bones indicate evolution happened quick

4.

Polar bears live in the Arctic. Ice in the Arctic in melting rapidly, reducing the range in which the polar bear can live. If polar bears do not have adaptation that allow them to survive these changes, what might happen to them?

a)

become another speices

b)

overpopulation

c)

change the enviornment

d)

become extinct

5.

Which statement best explains adaptations in context of the Theory of Evolution.

a)

adaptations are critical to the survival of a species by providing ways to adjust

b)

adaptations allow a single surviving organism to choose its traits and then reproduce

c)

adaptations are when an organism changes is environment to make it easier to live

d)

adaptations allow organisms to learn how to survive in any environment

6.

A Koala eats a certain type of leaf from a Eucalyptus Tree. These trees are becoming less and less common. What will happen if the Koala can't adapt to a new food source?

a)

The Koala population may increase as the strongest ones survive and reproduce

b)

The Koala bear may become extinct if they can not find new food to eat

c)

the Koala population will stay the same as long as they stay in a restricted space

d)

The Koala bear's genes will immediately change and allow them to survive

7.

Which of the following is a correct statement about the relationship between natural selection and evolution?

a)

Natural selection results from evolution.

b)

Natural selection includes evolution as a part of it.

c)

Natural selection is the mechanism of evolution.

d)

Natural selection and evolution are the same thing.

8.

The picture shows the fossil of Archaeopteryx. Does this fossil support the theory of evolution?

a)

yes, because it is a complete fossil and only complete fossils can be used to prove the theory of evolution

b)

yes, because it shows evidence of feathers, indicating that it might be a distant relative of birds

c)

no, because it is so different that it cannot be compared to any modern day organism

d)

no, because it dates back more than one hundred million years ago beyond the scope of dating techniques

9.

What happens when a species is unable to adapt to a changing environment?

a)

it will adapt and become a new species

b)

it will most likely go extinct

c)

it will not adapt but will keep on living

d)

it will move to a new area where it can live

10.

A theory of evolution which states that organism undergoes inheritance, variation and Adaptation.

a)

A. Theory of Acquired Characteristics

b)

B. The theory of Evolution by Natural

Selection.

c)

C. Theory of Need

d)

D. Theory of Use and Disuse

11.

He is known for his idea that acquired characters are inheritable.

a)

A. Charles Darwin

b)

B. Jean Baptiste de Lamarck

c)

C. Albert Einstein

d)

D. Isaac Newton

12.

It is stated that once an organ is not use it will vanish or disappear, while organ in use will developed.

a)

A. Theory of Acquired Characteristics

b)

B. Theory of Evolution by Natural

Selection.

c)

C. Theory of Need

d)

D. Theory of Use and Disuse

13.

If you change the color of your

hair from black to blond, do you think your child can inherit the blond color

of your hair? Which theory was mentioned?

a)

A. Theory of Acquired Characteristics

b)

B. Theory of Evolution by Natural

Selection.

c)

C. Theory of Need

d)

D. Theory of Use and Disuse

14.

THE ANIMAL THAT CATCHES THE MOST OF DARWIN'S ATTENTION ON THE ISLAND.

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

WHO WAS JEAN-BAPTISTE LAMARCK?

a)

AN ARCHITECT

b)

AN ENGINEER

c)

AN BIOLOGIST

d)

ZOOLOGIST

16.

WHAT DOES LEMARCK'S THEORY SAY?

a)

THE ANIMAL CHANGES ON THE DIFFERENT GENERATIONS AS A RESULT OF THE ACTIONS OF THE PARENTS TO SURVIVE.

b)

THE CHANGES ON THE ANIMALS ARE THE RESULT OF THE NATURAL SELECTION.

17.

WHAT DOES DARWIN'S THEORY SAY?

a)

THE ANIMAL CHANGES ON THE DIFFERENT GENERATIONS AS A RESULT OF THE ACTIONS OF THE PARENTS TO SURVIVE.

b)

THE CHANGES ON THE ANIMALS ARE THE RESULT OF THE NATURAL SELECTION.

18.
Why do peppered moths tend to be the same color as the trees on which they live?
a)
The coloring goes along with tasting like the tree. 
b)
It keeps the moth the same temperature as the tree. 
c)
It makes the moths faster than the birds
d)
It makes the moths harder to see.
19.
Which of these is an example of natural selection?
a)
The largest animal in a population will have more opportunities for reproduction.
b)
Several species of organisms work together so that they all succeed.
c)
One species takes all the resources in an environment leaving none for others.
d)
Organism that are best suited to an environment tend to survive and reproduce more often.
20.
Humans have been a very successful species on earth.  They have very large, very diverse populations spread all around the world. As a result,
a)
Human have very limited ability to adapt to changes in the environment.
b)
Young humans have lower survival rates as compared to other species.
c)
Humans have a potential to adapt to various environmental changes.
d)
All humans are more disease resistant.
21.
Which of the following explains adaptation.
a)
An individual organism changes to meet its needs in the environment. These changes pass down to their offspring.
b)
The species as a whole changes their characteristics.
c)
Beneficial traits allow organism to survive and pass on those traits
d)
New characteristics arise in a species as needed.  If these traits are helpful, they are passed down.
22.
Which of these was not a form of adaptation mentioned in the reading?
a)
Structural
b)
Behavioral
c)
Survival
d)
Functional
23.
When an environment changes faster that an species can adapt, the most likely outcome is...
a)
...biological evolution.
b)
...voluntary mutation
c)
...species extinction
d)
...selective breeding
24.
A group of orangutan have become very similar after a series of drastic changes in their environment.  This similarity is likely the result of
a)
selective breeding
b)
random mutaion
c)
inbreeding
d)
natural selection
25.
Some organisms change to resemble their surroundings even when that environment changes.  They most likely do this to
a)
be easier to see
b)
be harder to see
c)
attract a mate
d)
to adapt their diet
26.
Among organism that live in the desert, the most common adaptation is 
a)
water conservation
b)
large ears
c)
broad leaves
d)
deep roots
27.
Evolution works by 
a)
individuals changing to suit their environment
b)
Individuals learned new traits and pass them on
c)
sudden change in the environment cause a species change 
d)
small changes pass down through many generations
28.
A slight difference in an inherited trait between individual members of the same species.
a)
variations
b)
adapatations
c)
homologous structures
d)
analogous structures
29.
The study of the similarity and differences in body structures between species.
a)
comparative anatomy
b)
embryology
c)
molecular biology
d)
archaeology
30.
Body parts of organisms that are the same in structure and position but different in function.
a)
embryos
b)
homologous structures
c)
analogous structures
d)
vestigial structures
31.
Body parts that function like each other, but are different in structure.
a)
embryos
b)
homologous structures
c)
analogous structures
d)
vestigial structures
32.
Body parts that have lost their original function.
a)
embryos
b)
homologous structures
c)
analogous structures
d)
vestigial structures
33.
Organisms with these structures are believed to be closely related.
a)
analogous structures
b)
homologous structures 
c)
mutated DNA
d)
gills
34.
Studying the development of ____ can provide scientists with evidence that certain species are related.
a)
fish
b)
embryos
c)
Tiktaalik
d)
vestigial structures
35.
When an organism of a species is born with a variation in a trait that gives it an advantage in its environment, we call that trait an adaptation.
a)
true
b)
false

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