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Evolution

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Darwin's explanation for evolution was dependent on which scientific concept?
a)
The ability of organisms to learn
b)
The significance of social behaviors to survival
c)
The existence of variations in a population
d)
The relationship between size and survival
2.
Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Artifical Selection
3.
Structures with the same parts have different functions; suggests that organisms share a common ancestry
a)
vestigial structures
b)
homologous structures
c)
adaptive radiation
d)
fossil
4.
Study of embryos of various organisms to show a common ancestor because of similarities in development
a)
natural selection
b)
embryology
c)
speciation
d)
evolution
5.

What is the process in which populations CHANGE gradually over time?

a)

evolution

b)

species

c)

variation

d)

competition

6.

What do we call structures that no longer perform their original function?

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Analogous Structure

c)

Vestigial Structure

d)

Homologous Structure

7.
Which type of cell came first?
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
c)
Plant
d)
Both Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic cells evolved around the same time
8.

According to natural selection, light colored tree trunks would favor

a)

light colored moths

b)

dark colored moths

c)

red colored moths

d)

red and light colored moths

9.
Mutations are important because they bring about
a)
death of the organism in which they develop
b)
genetic variation needed for a population to evolve
c)
benefits for the individual, not for the population
d)
Hardey-Weinberg equilibrium within a population
10.
which of the following is an example of a vestigial structure?
a)
the wings of a red-tailed hawk
b)
the hind limbs of a house cat
c)
the fins of sharks
d)
the wings of an ostrich
11.
Some organisms that share a common ancestor have features that have different functions, but similar structures.  These are known as
a)
vestigial structures
b)
analogous structures
c)
homologous structures
d)
fossil structures
12.

This picture is showing

a)

endosymbiotic theory: prokaryotic cells eventually becoming the organelles in eukaryotic cells

b)

endosymbiotic theory: eukaryotic cells eventually becoming the organelles in prokaryotic cells

c)

cell theory: cells can consume other cells to obtain energy

d)

germ theory: microorganisms are the causes of many diseases in the animal kingdom

13.
What is the process in which humans breed organisms for certain traits?
a)
natural selection
b)
inheritance
c)
artificial selection
d)
descent withOUT modification
14.

What is it called when all of the organisms of a species completely die out?

a)

Extinction

b)

Adaptation

c)

Mutations

d)

Fossilization

15.

Who proposed the theory that evolution happens as a result of natural selection?

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Matthias Schleiden

d)

James Watson

16.

The preserved remains or physical evidence of an organism that lived in the past are called ___.

a)

fossils

b)

evolutionary features

c)

variations

d)

mutations

17.

On a trip to the mountains, students observed seashells on the top and sides of a cliff. What is the most reasonable explanation for this discovery?

a)

The rocks that make up this mountain were once under water.

b)

The seashells were washed ashore during violent storms.

c)

The seashells were carried to the top of the mountain by the forces of nature.

d)

People carried the seashells to the top of the mountains.

18.

If the entire insect population migrated out of the spider's habitat, which spider would most likely become extinct if it could not adapt to this change?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

3

d)

4

19.

All the organisms shown above belong to the Phylum Chordata. The structural similarity in the organisms suggests that

a)

the humerus is attached to the skeleton by immovable joints

b)

the humerus is the same size in all chordates

c)

only animals that walk on 4 legs need the humerus

d)

chordates have common ancestors

20.

The skulls below belong to different animals. Which skull belongs to the animal that is probably unrelated to the other three?

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

21.

Which statement is best supported by the phylogenetic tree shown?

a)

Species V is still alive today and is the oldest species.

b)

Species W is still developing from a prior species.

c)

Species W first came into existence 10 million years ago.

d)

Species X, Y, and Z became extinct 20 million years ago.

22.

Analyze the seashell found in the white layer. Which statement is true of the rock layer that contains this fossil?

a)

It could also contain a fossil from the bottom layer.

b)

It is older than the layers below it.

c)

It is younger than the layers above it.

d)

It is older than the layers above it.

23.

Using the half-lives of radioactive isotopes to determine the age of a sample is referred to as

a)

Carbon dating

b)

Absolute dating (radiometric dating)

c)

Relative dating (comparative dating)

d)

Speed dating

24.
The trees these moths used to live on were white, but have been covered in soot from coal factories. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?
a)
Dark moth
b)
Light moth
c)
Both will be equally successful
d)
Neither will be successful
25.
The hypothesis that evolution of a species occurs gradually over time as a slow and constant process is known as
a)
speciation
b)
punctuated equilibrium
c)
gradualism
d)
microevolution
26.

What

type

of structure?

a)

Homologous

b)

Analogous

c)

Embryological

d)

Vestigial

27.

What

type

of structure?

a)

Homologous

b)

Analogous

c)

Embryological

d)

Vestigial

28.

What

type

of structure?

a)

Homologous

b)

Analogous

c)

Embryological

d)

Vestigial

29.

Which layer contains the oldest fossil?

a)

Layer 1

b)

Layer 2

c)

Layer 3

d)

Layer 4

30.

The trend for a certain type of fish is that over time, the species increases in the number of teeth they have. A new fossil is found to have 34 teeth. Use the chart to estimate the age of this fossil.

a)

20 million years old

b)

30 million years old

c)

70 million years old

d)

100 million years old

31.

During natural selection, the organisms with the best adaptations..

a)

Are better adapted to survive

b)

Reproduce

c)

Pass on their genes

d)

All of the above

32.

Ability of bacteria or to resist the effects of an antibiotic

a)

natural selection

b)

photosynthesis

c)

symbiosis

d)

antibiotic resistance

33.
What type of evolution where there is a sudden, rapid change then no change for a long time?
a)
Co-Evolution
b)
Punctuated Equilibrium
c)
Divergent Evolution
d)
Convergent Evolution
34.
A flash flood carried a raft of Amazon ants away from their original population. There is enough distance between the two groups, that they will never meet in nature again. What type of reproductive barrier is this?
a)
behavioral isolation
b)
temporal isolation 
c)
gametic isolation
d)
geographic isolation 
35.
Some female peacocks prefer males with large, colorful tales while other female peacocks prefer males with no tail at all. Females are beginning to only mate with the type of males with the tail they prefer. What type of reproductive barrier is this?
a)
behavioral isolation
b)
hybrid sterility 
c)
temporal isolation
d)
mechanical isolation 
36.
The term for the formation of new and distinct species over the course of evolution is...
a)
speciation
b)
biological species concept
c)
reproductive barrier
d)
natural selection