WorksheetsBadFishBio_ ALL of EVOLUTION Review
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 2hrs 50mins
Chemical Evolution is an idea that suggests that one element is needed for life to begin. What is the one substance required for life?
Oxygen
Water
Carbon
Sugar
The Miller-Urey experiment of 1953 was designed to test the hypothesis that lightning supplied the energy needed to turn atmospheric gases into organic molecules such as amino acids. Which of the following describes why the Miller-Urey theory is widely accepted today?
Amino acids spontaneously form from molecules in the atmosphere today.
Organic molecules are present today in extremely high concentrations.
The process of synthesizing organic molecules from a mixture of gases has been successfully modeled in the laboratory.
No other alternative hypotheses have been introduced.
Which of the following can be determined by observing the embryos shown in the diagram
Hominid refers to species of primates within the Hominidae family, including humans. Throughout time, fossilized artifacts have been accumulated, and these provide insights into how Homo sapiens (humans) might have evolved.
Through these fossilized artifacts, scientists are able to make conclusions. Some hominid trends include a flatter face as hominids modernized.
Refer to diagram M. According to Hominid trends, which of the three jaws would most likely be that of a modern hominid? (15.10)
1
2
3
Both 1 & 2
Which of the following are trends in human evolution?
BiPedialism, use of tools, large brain, small jaw
BiPedialism, use of tools, large brain, large jaw
to calculate how radioactive fossils are
to compare the older organism to the newer one in order to discover evolutionary relationships
to learn how fossils are formed
to learn more about how these extinct organisms reproduced and to compare that to the older organism
Species with --- variation are --- likely to survive because they will survive and reproduce.
more, less
some, less
less, more
more,more
Which best describes the role of mutations in natural selection?
Mutations help an organism to better survive in their environment
An organism may acquire a helpful mutation by interacting with the environment
A mutation may result in a beneficial trait that makes an organism more likely to survive and reproduce
Organisms with certain traits are more likely to win competitions for mutations
On a small isolated island, there is a single species of seed-eating birds. Individual birds are able to eat seeds that are within 2 mm of their beak depth. A long drought caused the plant species that produce the small seeds to go extinct. What does the Theory of Natural Selection predict may happen to the population of seed-eating birds over time?
Variations in living things does not matter, evolution will occur no matter what
The species of birds may go extinct because there is not enough food and no new individuals moving into the isolated population to add variations
It will disrupt the evolution of the species even though the birds live in an isoated area.
It will adapt and the birds that ate the small sized seeds will learn to eat fish, insects, or other animals.
Darwin observed many finch species on the Galapagos Islands. To explain these observations, he
proposed that each species evolved from the same common ancestor, which was a finch species
that migrated to the islands from the mainland. What additional evidence did Darwin use to support
his explanation?
The finch populations were very numerous, and different species often bred with one another.
The finch species lived in different habitats on different islands, which isolated them from one another, which seem to decrease gene flow between the islands
The finch species were distributed evenly among all of the islands, but did not interbreed, leading to random drift
The beaks of the finches were identical, allowing them to eat the same foods on any of the islands.
The three species pictured do not share a common ancestor, yet have evolved to have a similar anatomy and life style. This is an example of ?
Homologous Structures
Divergent Evolution
Vestigial Organs
Convergent Evolution
do not have a common ancestor
live in the same enviornment
develop analogous structures
are not closely related
Which best describes the role of mutations in natural selection?
Mutations help an organism to better survive in their environment
An organism may acquire a helpful mutation by interacting with the environment
A mutation may result in a beneficial trait that makes an organism more likely to survive and reproduce
Organisms with certain traits are more likely to win competitions for mutations
In a hypothetical population, Himalayan rabbits have varying colors. Some are solid gray, some are solid white, and some are white with gray areas. In a rocky environment, which traits are being favored by Natural Selection, and why? Look at the graph!
The white trait is favored because it blends in best with the rocky environment.
The gray trait is favored because it blends in best with the rocky environment.
The white with gray trait is favored because it blends in best with the rocky environment.
Both the gray and the white with gray traits are favored because they blend in best with the rocky environment.
