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WorksheetsPre-test in Gen Bio 2
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which is the best evidence listed for the theory of evolution
a)
fossil record
b)
climate change
c)
numerical data
d)
religious information
2.
The same species lives in the same area and have different appearances. What term can be used to describe this?
a)
overpopulation
b)
population
c)
extinction
d)
variation
3.
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
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.
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
6.
What does Darwin's theory of evolution suggest?
a)
species change over time
b)
extinct species are not related to living species
c)
different species can interbreed
d)
animals that look alike are most closely related
7.
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
8.
If modern organisms have a lot of homologous structures, what inference might paleontologists make about those organisms?
a)
They are reptiles
b)
One organism evolved from the other.
c)
The organisms have a common ancestor
9.
Which is not evidence for evolution?
a)
many animals have homologous structures due to common ancestry
b)
Many animals have vestigial structures from an ancestor
c)
We can observe changes in life forms by observing the fossil record
d)
All of these are evidence for evolution
10.
When all of the organisms of a species have died it is called
a)
evolution
b)
extinction
c)
adaptation
d)
natural selection
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