WorksheetsEvolution
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which of the following is a Post-Zygotic Isolating mechanism?
Behavioral Isolation
Mechanical Isolation
Reduced Hybrid Fertility
Habitat Isolation
Which of the following are PRE-Zygotic Isolating mechanisms (select all that apply)?
Behavioral Isolation
Mechanical Isolation
Reduced Hybrid Fertility
Habitat Isolation
An organism can evolve in its lifetime.
True
False
Populations can evolve from generation to generation.
True
False
An individual's ability to survive and reproduce is called...
Fitness
Evolution
Artificial Selection
Alleles becoming less or more common from one generation to the next is...
Fitness
Evolution
Artificial Selection
To which Kingdom do humans, dogs, and snakes belong?
Animalia
Plantae
Fungi
Protista
Which organisms were most likely the first to exist?
Bacteria
Humans
Plants
Dinosaurs
Which of these scientific names are correctly written (they should also be italicized)?
Homo Sapiens
Homo sapiens
homo sapiens
homo Sapiens
Which two taxonomic ranks make up an organism's scientific name?
Domain and Kingdom
Kingdom and Class
Family and Genus
Genus and Species
Select all that are required for natural selection to occur.
Differential Survival
Variation
Asexual Reproduction
All of these
If only cows that produce more milk or sweet milk are allowed to reproduce, the farmer is aiding in what process?
Artificial Selection
Natural Selection
Convergent Evolution
Genetic Drift
Plants, animals, fungi, even bacteria, are all examples of...
Abiotic Factors
Biotic Factors
Genetic Factors
Artificial Factors
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?
Disruptive Selection
Directional Selection
Stabilizing Selection
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?
Disruptive Selection
Directional Selection
Stabilizing Selection
A biological species is defined by...
Having offspring
Having offspring that make it to adulthood
Having offspring that make it to adulthood and can reproduce
None of these
When a population has member organisms that no longer are willing or capable to reproduce, that species has undergone...
Artificial Selection
Genetic Drift
Speciation
Directional Selection
What type of speciation occurs when members of a population are separated by a geographical barrier?
Allopatric
Sympatric
Bottleneck
Founder
Which kind of genetic drift describes a small portion of the population migrating elsewhere and forming the basis of a new population?
Allopatric Effect
Bottleneck Effect
Founder Effect
Sympatric Effect
Which of the following are required for Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium?
Large Population
Selective Mating
Mutations
No Migration
Which of the following are required for Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium?
Natural Selection
Random Mating
No Mutations
Migration
Which species is bipedal?
Insects
Fish
Humans
Birds
Which species is tetrapodal (Mark all that apply)?
Insects
Fish
Prosimians
Birds
Which species develops from a blastula (Mark all that apply)?
Insects
Fish
Prosimians
Birds
Which species has hair (Mark all that apply)?
Insects
Humans
Prosimians
Birds
Which species has vertebrae but are not tetrapodal (Mark all that apply)?
Fish
Humans
Prosimians
Birds
