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Evolution Unit Review

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is evolution?

a)

An idea that all species are related and change gradually over time

b)

Man came from gorillas

c)

it is a fight between species

d)

An idea that all organisms are alike

2.
Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Artifical Selection
3.
What did Charles Darwin have a theroey about ?
a)
Sleep
b)
Animals
c)
Land
d)
Evolution
4.

What did Darwin notice was different about the Finches on each island?

a)

they had different wings

b)

they had different beak shapes

c)

They had different coloring

d)

All the finches were the same

5.
Choose which scientist corresponds best with the statement: 
survival of the fittest
a)
Darwin 
b)
Lamarck
6.
Choose which scientist corresponds best with the statement: 
use or disuse
a)
Darwin 
b)
Lamarck
7.
Choose which scientist corresponds best with the statement: 
acquired characteristics are inherited
a)
Darwin 
b)
Lamarck
8.

Who would have stated "acquired traits" such as a giraffe needing a long neck so they stretch it over time

a)

Darwin

b)

Lamarck

9.
What book did Darwin  write?
a)
Evolution in Biology
b)
The Origin of Species
c)
The Giving Tree
d)
Discovering Argentina.
10.

What idea did Thomas Malthus contribute to Darwin's hypothesis?

a)

Species evolve by using or losing their traits

b)

Human population will increase faster than food and other resources

c)

Natural selection is the driving force to evolution

d)

That Earth changes at a constant rate by natural processes

11.

Who is considered the co-founder of evolution and said that the driving force for evolution was natural selection?

a)

Alfred Wallace

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Thomas Malthus

d)

Gregor Mendel

12.

Who hypothesized that Earth has, and still is, being constantly changed due to natural forces?

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Charles Lyell

c)

Alfred Wallace

d)

James Hutton

13.

Who am I? I wrote Darwin about my theory of natural selection. He decided to publish his book before I could.

a)

John Hutton

b)

Charles Lyell

c)

Alfred Russel Wallace

d)

John Baptiste LaMarck

e)

Thomas Malthus

14.

Who am I? I wrote about human populations. Darwin built off of my research and came up with the idea of natural selection.

a)

John Hutton

b)

Charles Lyell

c)

Alfred Russel Wallace

d)

John Baptiste LaMarck

e)

Thomas Malthus

15.

Who am I? My idea was called the inheritance of acquired traits. Darwin disagreed with me but did believe traits could be passed down.

a)

John Hutton

b)

Charles Lyell

c)

Alfred Russel Wallace

d)

John Baptiste LaMarck

e)

Thomas Malthus

16.
Anything that helps an animal survive in its environment.
a)
counter-shading
b)
mimicry
c)
adaptation
d)
camouflage
17.

Which type of cell is NOT capable of passing on a mutation to offspring?

a)

somatic (body) cell

b)

gamete (sex cell)

18.

Species have adaptations over time that increase fitness.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

How many genetic variants of E. coli were present in the culture from the initial swab?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

20.

What variants of E. coli are found on the dish grown with triclosan? (the dish with triclosan is the one on the right)

a)

Only Variant s

b)

Only Variant R

c)

Only Variant Q

d)

All 4 Variants

21.

What adaptation is represented by the image?

a)

Camouflage

b)

Beak Design

c)

Hibernation

d)

Seed Dispersal

22.

Organisms that can breed with each other are the same

a)

population

b)

gene pool

c)

species

d)

community

23.

A population is a group of individuals of the same species that

a)

that do not interact

b)

that do not breed

c)

that live anywhere.

d)

live in the same area.

24.

If a genetic trait supports fitness, its frequency will

a)

remain constant

b)

decrease

c)

increase

25.

Which of the following describes a population?

a)

The total number of people, animals, and plants in New York City

b)

The total number of apartments in New York City

c)

The total number of people living in New York City

d)

The amount of water in the Hudson River

26.

Will competition increase or decrease the population of a species of animals?

a)

Decrease

b)

Increase

27.
A population is...
a)
A group of one species in one area
b)
Multiple species that live in one area
c)
All of the living and nonliving things in an area
d)
None of these
28.
Humans, birds, whales, and lizards all have similar arm bones. What is the reason for this?
a)
The function of these bones is the same in all animals
b)
They live in similar environments
c)
They have a common ancestor
d)
All organisms resemble humans
29.
The structures shown are_________
a)
homologous
b)
heterologous
c)
analogous
d)
vestigial
30.
2. A species is.....
a)
A type of DNA.
b)
A group of different colored frogs
c)
A group of organisms that can mate with each other.
31.
A fossil of an extinct dinosaur is found and the anatomy of the fossil shows similarities to that of a bird. What could this mean?
a)
This is purely by chance and isn't significant
b)
The extinct dinosaur and modern bird share a common ancestor
c)
All dinosaurs evolved into birds and that's why there aren't any dinosaurs alive today
d)
Dinosaurs choose to fly, and evolved into birds to escape predation and capture food
32.
How do adaptations help animals?
a)
to hide from predators
b)
to hunt for food
c)
to survive in their habitats
d)
All of these are correct
33.

Fill in the blanks: A _________ adaptation is the way an animal acts in order to help them survive.

a)

Physical

b)

Behavioral

c)

Simple

d)

Memory

34.
A monkey has a long tail to help it swing from branch to branch.
a)
Behavioral Adaptation
b)
Structural Adaptation
35.
A penguin is white on its belly and black on its back so it harder to see underwater from above and below.
a)
Behavioral Adaptation
b)
Structural Adaptation
36.

What type of adaptation affects body chemistry and metabolism?

a)

Behavioral

b)

Physiological

c)

Structural

37.
a)

Physiological

b)

Structural

c)

Behavioral

38.
a)

Physiological

b)

Structural

c)

Behavioral

39.

Which is NOT an example of mimicry:

a)

The fur of an arctic fox turns white in winter to match the snow

b)

An alligator snapping turtle's tonge looks like a worm, so he lures fish to his mouth

c)

A bad tasting butterfly & a good tasting butterfly look similar, so birds don't eat either kind

40.

Label the natural selection graphs correctly...

a)

1 Stabilizing, 2 Directional, 3 Disruptive

b)

1 Disruptive, 2 Stabilizing, 3 Directional

c)

1 Directional, 2 Stabilizing, 3 Disruptive

41.

Women often have complications during labor while giving birth to very large babies, whereas very small babies tend to be underdeveloped. As a result, medium sized babies are the ones that end up surviving to adulthood.

a)

Stabilizing

b)

Directional

c)

Disruptive

42.

the selection pressure favors the extreme phenotypes, dividing the population into 2 distinct groups

a)

directional selection

b)

stabilizing selection

c)

disruptive selection

43.

The three species pictured share a common ancestor and have adapted so that each lives in a different environment. This is an example of

a)

Law of Superposition

b)

Evolutionary Arms Race

c)

Divergent Evolution

d)

Convergent Evolution

44.

Ants are the correct size and weight needed to open the flowers for the peony plant. The peony plant provides food for the ant and the ant fertilizes the peony’s flowers

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Coevolution

45.

When unrelated species evolve similar characteristics because they live in similar

environments

a)

Divergent Evolution

b)

Speciation

c)

Convergent Evolution

d)

Punctuated equilibrium

46.

Occurs when a small group of individuals colonizes a new habitat.

a)

Gene Pool

b)

Mitosis

c)

Speciation

d)

Founders Effect

47.

If all 5 Hardy-Weinberg assumptions are true, a population is said to be in genetic equilibrium. This means

a)

it is evolving

b)

it is not evolving

48.

When two organisms evolve in response to each other, such as with bees and flowers.

a)

Coevolution

b)

Gradualism

c)

Sexual selection

d)

Divergent Evolution

49.

Which species is most closely related to species D?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

50.

What characteristics do all of these animals have in common?

a)

Vertebrate

b)

Lungs

c)

Endothermic

d)

Mammal

51.

What do both the squirrel and lion have in common that the other animals do not?

a)

They are both vertebrates

b)

They both have lungs

c)

They are both mammals

d)

They both lose their canine teeth.