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H Evolution Test Review

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

T/F: Descent with modification occurs through inheritance of acquired characteristics.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

similar body structures among different species from a common ancestor

a)

Biogeography

b)

Vestigial Structure

c)

Anatomical Homology

d)

Developmental Homolgy

3.

Study of past and present distribution of organisms

a)

Common Ancestor

b)

Biogeography

c)

Hox Genes

d)

Stasis

4.

A preserved remnant or impression of an organism that lived in the past.

a)

Fossil

b)

Common Ancestor

c)

Hox genes

d)

Stasis

5.
What process is being shown in this image?
a)
Variation
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Selective Breeding
d)
Homeostasis
6.
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
7.

According to this cladogram, primates are most closely related to -

a)

Amphibians

b)

Rodents and rabbits

c)

Crocodiles

d)

Birds

8.

What

type

of structure?

a)

Homologous

b)

Analogous

c)

Embryological

d)

Vestigial

9.
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
10.

Vestigial structures

a)

structures that perform a similar function but are not similar in origin

b)

remnants of once-important structures that have slowly lost all or most of their function

c)

features found in different organisms that share structural similarities but may have very different functions

d)

preserved remains of an organism

11.
Which layer is the youngest
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.

What best describes the hind leg bones seen in the whale?

a)

The bones are analogous structures to the fins of living fish.

b)

The bones are vestigial structures that had a function in an ancestor.

c)

The bones are homologous structures to the wings of butterflies.

d)

The bones are fossil structures from an extinct ancestor.

13.
According to this data, the unknown bacterial species is most closely related to: 
a)
Species I
b)
Species II
c)
Species III
d)
Species IV
14.

Populations consist of

a)

a single species

b)

multiple species

c)

the biotic and abiotic factors of an environment

d)

a grouping of ecosystems

15.
A population is...
a)

A group of one species in one area that can interbreed

b)

Multiple species that live in one area and can interbreed

c)

All of the living and nonliving things in an area

d)

3 or less species in different areas unable to interbreed

16.

If a population of lizards is isolated on an island, with no new immigrants over many years, any new genetic variations are most likely to come from

a)

recessive alleles

b)

natural selection

c)

mutations

d)

speciation

17.

Only populations can evolve. Individuals cannot evolve.

a)

True

b)

False

18.
Which organisms are most likely to survive?
a)
the best adapted
b)
the fastest
c)
the strongest
d)
the most domesticated (tamed)
19.
These moths are all the same species. The differences between their wings is an example of ________________
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Variation
c)
Homeostasis
d)
Extinction
20.

Which of these is a condition that must be met for Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?

a)

extremely small population size

b)

no natural selection

c)

gene flow

d)

nonrandom mating

21.

What does p stand for?

a)

dominant allele

b)

recessive allele

c)

homozygous dominant

d)

homozygous recessive

e)

heterozygous

22.

If the frequency of dominant phenotype is 0.36, what is the frequency of the dominant allele?

a)

0.2

b)

0.48

c)

0.6

d)

0.8

23.

Which of the following is the equation that you use for Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?

a)

p2 + 2pq + q2 = 1

b)

p2 + q2 = 1

c)

p3 + q3 = 1

d)

p3 + 3pq + q3 = 1

24.

In generation 1, the recessive allele has a frequency of 0.6 and in generation 40, the recessive phenotype has a frequency of 0.36. Is the population is Hardy-Weinberg?

a)

No, the frequency changed from one generation to another.

b)

Yes, the frequency changed from one generation to another

c)

No, the frequency remained the same from one generation to another

d)

Yes, the frequency remained the same from one generation to another

25.

If the frequency of recessive allele is 0.2, what is the frequency of the homozygous recessive individuals?

a)

0.04

b)

0.16

c)

0.4

d)

0.8

26.
Which Hardy-Weinberg factor represents the frequency of heterozygous individuals in a population?
a)
p2
b)
2pq
c)
q2
d)
p2 + 2pq
27.
What do you call all of the genes in a population?
a)
Gene pool
b)
Relative Frequency
c)
Genetic Drift
d)
Allele pool
28.
What does the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium measure?
a)
changes in allele frequencies
b)
numbers of mutations
c)
goodness of fit
d)
genetic diversity
29.
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
30.
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
31.

Someone steps on some bugs and randomly removes their alleles from the population. This is an example of

a)

gene flow

b)

genetic drift

c)

speciation

d)

allele frequency

32.

Which is NOT an assumption of Hardy-Weinberg?

a)

natural selection

b)

large populations

c)

no mutations

d)

no migration

e)

random mating

33.

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

34.

Select ALL of the following that violate the Hardy-Weinberg assumptions and would lead to a change in allele frequencies in a population.

a)

natural selection

b)

large population

c)

no mutations

d)

nonrandom mating

e)

no migration

35.

A drastic reduction in the size of a population that can change allele frequencies is called

a)

the bottleneck effect

b)

the founder effect

c)

the gene flow effect

d)

the Thanos effect

36.

Source of new alleles in a population?

a)

nondisjunction

b)

natural selection

c)

mutations and recombination

d)

genetic drift

37.

A type of genetic drift in which small groups of organisms separate from a larger population and form new small colonies.

a)

Gene Flow

b)

Founder Effect

c)

Natural Selection

d)

Artificial Selection

38.
a)

Stabilizing Selection

b)

Directional Selection

c)

Disruptive Selection

39.
a)

Stabilizing Selection

b)

Directional Selection

c)

Disruptive Selection

40.
a)

Directional Selection

b)

Stabilizing Selection

c)

Disruptive Selection

41.

Which letter represents the most recent common ancestor of sponges and mushrooms?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

42.

Which organism goes in the B position?

a)
b)
c)
d)
43.

Using the diagram, is organism 4 MORE closely related to organism 3 or 5?

a)

3

b)

5

44.
What does the term species mean?
a)

All the different organisms in a population

b)

A community of organisms.

c)

Organisms of the same kind that can reproduce with one another and create fertile young.

d)

Organisms of different kinds that can reproduce with one another.

45.

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Which of the following must be true in order for organisms to be considered the same species?

a)

They must be able to mate

b)

They must be able to produce viable offspring

c)

They must have structural similaries

d)

They must have the same bone structure

46.
The genitalia of the male damselfly varies in shape. Certain males can only hold onto & mate with females whose genitalia fit.  What type of reproductive barrier is this?
a)
behavioral isolation
b)
temporal isolation 
c)
gametic isolation
d)
mechanical isolation 
47.
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 
48.
The flowers of pink tulips open in the morning, while the flowers of lavender tulips open in the early afternoon. The bees that pollinate these tulips cannot carry pollen back & forth between the two types of tulips because of their flowers being closed at different times of day. What type of reproductive barrier is this?
a)
behavioral isolation
b)
hybrid sterility 
c)
temporal isolation
d)
mechanical isolation 
49.
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 

50.

An insect lives on a goldenrod plant, while another lives on daisies. What time of isolation is exhibited?

a)

habitat isolation

b)

behavioral isolation

c)

temporal isolation

d)

mechanical isolation

e)

gametic isolation

51.

If one organisms breeds at night and another during the day, these species are exhibiting which of the following?

a)

habitat isolation

b)

behavioral isolation

c)

temporal isolation

d)

mechanical isolation

e)

gametic isolation

52.

Two flowers are able to reproduce successfully, but one plant has a long tube that required bumblebees to pollinate, while another has a wide tube that required honey bees. This type of isolation is known at what?

a)

habitat isolation

b)

behavioral isolation

c)

temporal isolation

d)

mechanical isolation

e)

gametic isolation

53.

Two species mate and produce offspring in the form of a zygote. The zygote is not able to grow into a formed embryo. This phenomenon is known as what?

a)

reduced hybrid viability.

b)

reduced hybrid fertility.

c)

hybrid breakdown.

d)

pre/postzygotic

54.

Two species mate and produce vigorous offspring that are sterile. What is this phenomenon known as?

a)

reduced hybrid viability.

b)

reduced hybrid fertility.

c)

hybrid breakdown.

d)

pre/postzygotic

55.

A generation of donkeys mate and produces vigorous, fertile offspring. These offspring, however, when bred with each other, do not produce fertile offspring.

a)

reduced hybrid viability.

b)

reduced hybrid fertility.

c)

hybrid breakdown.

d)

pre/postzygotic

56.

Frequently, a group of related species will each have a unique courtship ritual that must be performed correctly for both partners to be willing to mate. Such a ritual constitutes a ________ and ________ reproductive barrier.

a)

mechanical; postzygotic

b)

gametic; postzygotic

c)

temporal; prezygotic

d)

behavioral; prezygotic

57.

A speciation in which new species evolve from a single ancestral species while inhabiting the SAME geographic region.

a)

Sympatric speciation

b)

Allopatric speciation

c)

Complex speciation

d)

Divergent speciation

58.

The emergence of a mountain range is an event that would lead to _______________ speciation

a)

Allopatric

b)

Sympatric

c)

Temporal

d)

Behavioral

59.

Orcas occur in the same habitat but some are avoiding each other and do not interbreed. They have different diets, vocal behavior, and social structures. What type of speciation is this?

a)

Allopatric

b)

Sympatric

c)

Complex

d)

Covergent

60.
a)
The image shows analogous structures.
b)
The image shows convergent evolution.
c)
The image shows adaptive radiation. 
d)
The image shows organisms that are not closely related.
61.

Process in which organisms diversify rapidly into a multitude of new forms, particularly when a change in the environment makes new resources available, creates new challenges, or opens new environmental niches

a)

Adaptive Radiation

b)

Geographical Isolation

c)

Diversification through domination

d)

Recessive Isolation

62.
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
63.

Evolution occurring gradually and slowly over long periods of time

a)

Homeostasis

b)

Stasis

c)

Punctuated Equilibrium

d)

Gradualism

64.

Hummingbirds have a beak just the right length to reach the nectar in a cardinal flower and as they feed their foreheads bump into the pollen structure. Cardinal flowers are red which hummingbirds can see but bees can’t. Cardinal flower’s pollen structure is just the right length for the hummingbird to pick up pollen as it feeds

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Coevolution

65.

In the ocean surrounding Antarctica, there are fish that survive the cold water by using a molecule made of glycoproteins that circulates the blood and keeps it from freezing. Certain kinds of worms that live in the Arctic ocean also make antifreeze proteins that help them live in icy water.

a)

Convergent Evolution

b)

Divergent Evolution

c)

Coevolution

66.

The Galápagos tortoises share a common ancestor, but have necks of different lengths to best reach the food they need in their environment.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Coevolution

67.
What trait separates sharks from ray-finned fish?
a)
Vertebrae
b)
Bony skeleton
c)
Four limbs
d)
None
68.

What do you call the traits shown on phylogenetic trees, such as "four limbs" or "vertebrae"?

a)

Derived characteristics

b)

Speedy Lambofeeties

c)

Branching elements

d)

Harmonious changes

69.

Who is the closest relative to the brown bear?

a)

Giant panda

b)

Dog

c)

Lesser panda

d)

Sun bear

70.

What do amphibians, birds, prosimians and humans all have in common? Check all that apply.

a)

Hair

b)

Endothermic

c)

Eukaryotic

d)

Tetrapod

e)

Vertebrate