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Evolution

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a Post-Zygotic Isolating mechanism?

a)

Behavioral Isolation

b)

Mechanical Isolation

c)

Reduced Hybrid Fertility

d)

Habitat Isolation

2.

Which of the following are PRE-Zygotic Isolating mechanisms (select all that apply)?

a)

Behavioral Isolation

b)

Mechanical Isolation

c)

Reduced Hybrid Fertility

d)

Habitat Isolation

3.

An organism can evolve in its lifetime.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Populations can evolve from generation to generation.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

An individual's ability to survive and reproduce is called...

a)

Fitness

b)

Evolution

c)

Artificial Selection

6.

Alleles becoming less or more common from one generation to the next is...

a)

Fitness

b)

Evolution

c)

Artificial Selection

7.

To which Kingdom do humans, dogs, and snakes belong?

a)

Animalia

b)

Plantae

c)

Fungi

d)

Protista

8.

Which organisms were most likely the first to exist?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Humans

c)

Plants

d)

Dinosaurs

9.

Which of these scientific names are correctly written (they should also be italicized)?

a)

Homo Sapiens

b)

Homo sapiens

c)

homo sapiens

d)

homo Sapiens

10.

Which two taxonomic ranks make up an organism's scientific name?

a)

Domain and Kingdom

b)

Kingdom and Class

c)

Family and Genus

d)

Genus and Species

11.

Select all that are required for natural selection to occur.

a)

Differential Survival

b)

Variation

c)

Asexual Reproduction

d)

All of these

12.

If only cows that produce more milk or sweet milk are allowed to reproduce, the farmer is aiding in what process?

a)

Artificial Selection

b)

Natural Selection

c)

Convergent Evolution

d)

Genetic Drift

13.

Plants, animals, fungi, even bacteria, are all examples of...

a)

Abiotic Factors

b)

Biotic Factors

c)

Genetic Factors

d)

Artificial Factors

14.

A population of mice is found primarily in a brown color. The environment is changed by lava flow that leaves dark rock as it cools. Generations later, primarily black mice are found in the area. What type of selection is this?

a)

Disruptive Selection

b)

Directional Selection

c)

Stabilizing Selection

15.

A species of bird lays 1 to 10 eggs at a time. The birds that lay 1-3 eggs and birds laying 7-10 eggs usually have no offspring make it to adulthood. Birds laying 4-6 usually have offspring that grow to adulthood. What selection is this?

a)

Disruptive Selection

b)

Directional Selection

c)

Stabilizing Selection

16.

A biological species is defined by...

a)

Having offspring

b)

Having offspring that make it to adulthood

c)

Having offspring that make it to adulthood and can reproduce

d)

None of these

17.

When a population has member organisms that no longer are willing or capable to reproduce, that species has undergone...

a)

Artificial Selection

b)

Genetic Drift

c)

Speciation

d)

Directional Selection

18.

What type of speciation occurs when members of a population are separated by a geographical barrier?

a)

Allopatric

b)

Sympatric

c)

Bottleneck

d)

Founder

19.

Which kind of genetic drift describes a small portion of the population migrating elsewhere and forming the basis of a new population?

a)

Allopatric Effect

b)

Bottleneck Effect

c)

Founder Effect

d)

Sympatric Effect

20.

Which of the following are required for Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium?

a)

Large Population

b)

Selective Mating

c)

Mutations

d)

No Migration

21.

Which of the following are required for Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium?

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Random Mating

c)

No Mutations

d)

Migration

22.

Which species is bipedal?

a)

Insects

b)

Fish

c)

Humans

d)

Birds

23.

Which species is tetrapodal (Mark all that apply)?

a)

Insects

b)

Fish

c)

Prosimians

d)

Birds

24.

Which species develops from a blastula (Mark all that apply)?

a)

Insects

b)

Fish

c)

Prosimians

d)

Birds

25.

Which species has hair (Mark all that apply)?

a)

Insects

b)

Humans

c)

Prosimians

d)

Birds

26.

Which species has vertebrae but are not tetrapodal (Mark all that apply)?

a)

Fish

b)

Humans

c)

Prosimians

d)

Birds