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Evolution and Taxonomy

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Branch of biology that deals with the study of

the history of life forms and of the

evolutionary processes that produced the

diversity of life on Earth.

(a)  

2.

The slow gradual change in organisms over time.

(a)  

3.

States that natural history has been punctuated by extinction events that altered that way life and organisms develop.

a)

Theory of Catastrophism

b)

Lamarckism Theory

c)

Theory of Natural Selection

d)

Habitat Theory

4.

George Cuvier proposed this theory.

a)

Theory of Catastrophism

b)

Lamarckism Theory

c)

Theory of Natural Selection

d)

Habitat Theory

5.

Best known as Theory of Acquired traits

a)

Theory of Catastrophism

b)

Lamarckism Theory

c)

Theory of Natural Selection

d)

Habitat Theory

6.

Animals changed their behavior, in turn, modified their organs, and their offspring inherited those "improved" structures.

a)

Theory of Catastrophism

b)

Lamarckism Theory

c)

Theory of Natural Selection

d)

Habitat Theory

7.

Changes in organisms are acquired through adaptations to environment.

a)

Theory of Catastrophism

b)

Lamarckism Theory

c)

Theory of Natural Selection

d)

Habitat Theory

8.

Charles Darwin proposed this theory

a)

Theory of Catastrophism

b)

Lamarckism Theory

c)

Theory of Natural Selection

d)

Habitat Theory

9.

According to this theory, individual whose traits most fit to environment will be more likely to live and reproduce.

a)

Theory of Catastrophism

b)

Lamarckism Theory

c)

Theory of Natural Selection

d)

Habitat Theory

10.
Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Artifical Selection
11.
Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?
a)
Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
b)
Because they come from dominant alleles.
c)
Because they come from recessive alleles.
d)
Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.
12.
Natural selection is when ____________ decides who survives and who doesn't
a)
nature
b)
humans
c)
animals
d)
years
13.
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
14.
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
15.
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
16.
What type of structures are these?
a)
homologous
b)
vestigial 
c)
analogous
d)
fossil
17.
Which of these best represents a time period in which an organism could evolve?
a)
5 days
b)
100 years
c)
10,000 years
d)
2 decades
18.

If the environment changes, natural selection may result to adaptation and may give rise to new species

(a)  

19.

Allopatric speciation occurs through reproductive isolation

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Sympatric speciation occurs through geographic isolation

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Which pairs of animals shows a correct example of homologous structures?

a)

Wings of butterfly and wings of bat.

b)

Flipper of whale and forelimb of cat.

c)

Fingers of human and arm of starfish

d)

Tongue of frog and proboscis of mosquito.

22.

According to evolutionists, which is the best test to show the relatedness of two organisms?

a)

Similarity in embryological development

b)

Similarity in feeding behavior

c)

Similarity in structure

d)

Similarity of amino acid sequence in DNA

23.
Structures are similar in appearance but not in structure
a)
Vestigial 
b)
Homologous 
c)
Analogous Structures 
d)
Embryonic 
24.
Studying the similarities in organisms development 
a)
DNA
b)
Embryonic 
c)
Vestigial 
d)
Homologous 
25.
What kind of evidence for evolution is shown in this image?
a)
fossil evidence
b)
anatomical evidence
c)
molecular evidence
26.

the movement of genes from one population to another

a)

Gene Flow

b)

Natural Selection

c)

Genetic drift

27.

organism with traits most fit to environment will survive, live, and reproduce.

a)

Gene Flow

b)

Natural Selection

c)

Genetic drift

28.

refers to changes in the gene pool (all genes in population) from generation to generation due to chance processes.

a)

Gene Flow

b)

Natural Selection

c)

Genetic drift

29.

Animals that immigrate or emigrate do not return to the land they left.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Immigration: moving out ; Emigration : Moving in

a)

True

b)

False

31.
Which Hardy-Weinberg equation represents the genotype frequencies in a population?
a)
p + q = 1
b)
p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1
c)
p2 + pq2 + q2 = 1
d)
p + 2pq + q3 = 1
32.
A population of 150 individuals has an allele frequency of 0.3 for the dominant allele (B) and a frequency of 0.7 for the recessive allele (b). Use the Hardy-Weinberg equation to determine the frequency of the genotype (bb).
a)
0.09
b)
0.42
c)
0.49
d)
0.21
33.
Determine the expected numbers of organisms with genotype BB if the frequencies are as follows in a population with a total size of 150: f(BB)=0.16, f(Bb)=0.48, and f(bb)=0.36. 
a)
24
b)
72
c)
54
d)
150
34.

If 98 out of 200 individuals in a population express the recessive phenotype, what percent of the population would you predict to be heterozygous?

a)

70%

b)

30%

c)

42%

d)

49%

35.

In a population of humans, the frequency of no dimples is 0.36. If having no dimples is the recessive phenotype, what is the frequency of the recessive allele?

a)

0.6

b)

0.36

c)

0.64

d)

0.18

36.

The principle that, under certain conditions, genotype and allele frequencies in a population will remain unchanged is called

a)

Mendel's law of segregation

b)

Hardy-Weinberg Law

c)

Mendel's law of independent assortment

d)

Hardy Weinberg equation

37.
Which Hardy-Weinberg factor represents the frequency of heterozygous individuals in a population?
a)
p2
b)
2pq
c)
q2
d)
p2 + 2pq
38.
What do you call all of the genes in a population?
a)
Gene pool
b)
Relative Frequency
c)
Genetic Drift
d)
Allele pool
39.
A few deer wander out of their native woods into a completely new park where no deer had ever been before. They go on to create an entirely new population.
a)
Genetic Drift
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Non-random mating
d)
Mutation
40.
What does the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium measure?
a)
changes in allele frequencies
b)
numbers of mutations
c)
goodness of fit
d)
genetic diversity
41.
In the Hardy-Weinberg Equation, q2 is the frequency of what?
a)
The recessive allele 
b)
the dominant allele
c)
the recessive genotype
d)
the dominant genotype
42.
The Hardy-Weinberg Model is...
a)
available at local hobby stores and retailers throughout the Greater Tazewell area.
b)
a mathematical tool that biologists can use to predict allele frequencies and determine whether or not evolution is occurring within a population.
c)
always occurring within individual organisms in nature.
d)
only useful in the lab and cannot be practically applied to real-world populations of organisms.  
43.

64% of the population has the recessive phenotype. What is the percentage of the heterogeneous genotype?

a)

.04

b)

.32

c)

.64

d)

.2

e)

.8

44.

Arranging of organisms into groups based on similarities

a)

Classification

b)

Nomenclature

c)

Identification

45.

The naming of organisms

a)

Classification

b)

Nomenclature

c)

Identification

46.

the determination of an organism

a)

Classification

b)

Nomenclature

c)

Identification

47.

It is based on a view that species are distinct, separate, and unchanging.

a)

Aristotle’s System

b)

Linnaeus’s system

48.

Classification based on morphology and behavior

a)

Aristotle’s System

b)

Linnaeus’s system

49.

Linnaeus’ method of naming of organisms.

(a)  

50.

The study of diversity and the evolutionary history relationships among organisms.

(a)  

51.

The history of the evolution of a species or group, especially in reference to lines of descent and relationships among broad groups of organisms.

a)

Phylogeny

b)

Cladistics

c)

Ancestral Character

d)

Derived Character

52.

A method of hypothesizing relationships among organisms — in other words, a method of reconstructing evolutionary trees.

a)

Phylogeny

b)

Cladistics

c)

Ancestral Character

d)

Derived Character

53.

Shared with the species ancestral to more than one group: it can lead to different groups being classified together.

a)

Phylogeny

b)

Cladistics

c)

Ancestral Character

d)

Derived Character

54.

A trait that arose in the most recent common ancestor of a particular lineage and was passed along to its descendants.

a)

Phylogeny

b)

Cladistics

c)

Ancestral Character

d)

Derived Character

55.

A branching diagram that represents the proposed phylogeny or evolutionary history of a species of group

(a)  

56.
Which one of these isn't one of the 5 kingdom names?
a)
Animalia
b)
Protista
c)
FUngi
d)
Virusia
57.
Mosquito  belongs to what kingdom?
a)
Animal Kingdom
b)
Plant Kingdom
c)
Fungi Kingdom
d)
Protista Kingdom
58.

Who created the most commonly used system of taxonomy?

a)

Niels Bohr

b)

Watson and Crick

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Carl Linnaeus

59.

You find a species that seems to be unicellular and is eating smaller cells around it. It has organelles and a nucleus. Which kingdom is it MOST likely a part of?

a)

Fungi

b)

Bacteria

c)

Protists

d)

Plants

60.

Which of the following is NOT a unicellular kingdom?

a)

Prokaryotes

b)

Protists

c)

Archaea

d)

Fungi

61.

Which one is NOT a difference between plants and fungi?

a)

Plants use cellulose but fungi use chitin

b)

Plants are autotrophs but fungi are heterotrophs

c)

Plants have cell walls but fungi don't

d)

Plants make their own food and fungi decompose their food

62.

You identify a small living organism that is eating something at your feet. It's visible but pretty tiny, you take it to a lab and find that it has cell walls made of chitin. Which is its domain and kingdom?

a)

Prokaryote, Fungi

b)

Eukaryote, Fungi

c)

Prokaryote, Plant

d)

Eukaryote, Plant

63.

Which is NOT a eukaryote?

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Archaea

d)

Protists

64.

Which of the following is the correct order for least related to most related?

a)

Domain

Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Species

b)

Species

Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Domain

c)

Species

Genus

Family

Order

Class

Phylum

Kingdom

Domain

d)

Domain

Kingdom

Class

Phylum

Order

Genus

Family

Species

65.

Which of the following sets of animals would be the most closely related?

a)

Animals in the same order

b)

Animals in the same genus

c)

Animals in the same class

d)

Animals in the same family

66.

Which of the following sets of insects would be the most closely related?

a)

Insects in the same class

b)

Insects in the same family

c)

Insects in the same order

d)

Insects in the same species

67.

Which of the following taxonomic groups would contain plants with the greatest amount of variety and differences?

a)

Kingdom

b)

Phylum

c)

Order

d)

Family

68.

Which of the following groups of vertebrates would contain the least related animals?

a)

Vertebrates in the same genus

b)

Vertebrates in the same species

c)

Vertebrates in the same class

d)

Vertebrates in the same family

69.

Which of the following taxonomic groups would contain the most related set of animals?

a)

Domain

b)

Species

c)

Family

d)

Order

70.

Which of the following sets of animals would contain the least closely related organisms?

a)

Animals in the same phylum

b)

Animals in the same genus    

c)

Animals in the same class

d)

Animals in the same family

71.

Which of the following groups of fungi would be the most closely related?

a)

Fungi in the same phylum

b)

Fungi in the same kingdom

c)

Fungi in the same order

d)

Fungi in the same class

72.

Which of the following taxonomic groups would contain organisms with the greatest amount of genetic similarities?

a)

Domain

b)

Kingdom

c)

Phylum

d)

Class

73.

The American lobster (Homarus americanus) is most closely related to which of the following organisms?

a)

Cape lobster (Homarinus capensis)

b)

Common lobster (Homarus gammarus)

c)

Patagonian lobsterette (Thymops birsteini)

d)

Scarlett clawed lobster (Nephropsis atlantica)

74.

Black panthers (Panthera onca) are a color variant of a species of large cats.  Black panthers would be most closely related to what organism listed below?

a)

Tiger (Panthera tigris)

b)

Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)

c)

Puma (Puma concolor)

d)

Jaguar (Panthera onca)

75.

Which of the following pairs of organisms from the table shown to the left would be the most closely related?

a)

Desert iguana and Box turtle

b)

Chuckwalla and Bush anole

c)

Box turtle and Bush anole

d)

Desert iguana and Chuchwalla

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