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Evolution Review Unit Isengard

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

Define punctuated equilbrium

a)

Evolution that occurs over a period of time.

b)

Experiences "brief " explosions over time.

c)

Changes in the dna

d)

Aboslute elimination of species

2.

The four peices of evidence for evolution

a)

anatomy, palentontlogy, amino acids, lipids

b)

biocheminstry, anatomy, embrology, protein synthesis

c)

anatomy, embrology, dna, palentonlogy,

d)

study of biology, cells, dissection, carbs

3.

Process of which descendents differ from thier ancestors

a)

evolution

b)

adaptation

c)

varations

d)

gene flow

4.

Define Gene Pool

a)

Symbolization of genes in a population.

b)

Reduction of the population based on eviromental events

c)

Breif explosions of evolution.

d)

absolute extiniction of a species over time

5.

What does the line indicate ?

a)

the variation of speices

b)

the oldest species

c)

the newer speices

d)

closely related speices

6.

Define Convergent

a)

2 different species that become more similar

b)

speices with common ancestory with similar traits

c)

species with similar traits of offspring

d)

evolution of traits being based on

7.

Define divergent

a)

2 releated speices that split and become less similar .

b)

2 different speices with that become more similar

c)

Diverse traits of a generation

d)

Traits that splits before the offspring is reproduced

8.

Feature that allows an organism to survive better in thier enviroment

a)

Natural selection

b)

Adaptation

c)

Enviromental change

d)

Traits

9.

Exinction is absolute eliminations of species to form a new......

a)

offspring

b)

species

c)

generation

d)

organism

10.

The study of anatomy consits of ......

a)

human body

b)

body parts

c)

bones and body strucuture

d)

human functions

11.

What do scientists compare when they are looking at rocks ?

a)

Different locations and features

b)

Different features

c)

the anceint history

d)

the time frame

12.

Where is the oldest speices found on a phylogentic tree ?

a)

At the bottom

b)

The top

c)

Top going down from bottom

d)

in the middle

13.

Larger Gene Pool ......

a)

better chance of survival

b)

decrease in population

c)

decrease in genetic variation

d)

more offsprings produced

14.

Why might finches have beaks that differ ?

a)

To attack their predators

b)

To respond to thier adaptation by being able to eat the foods

c)

To peak in trees

d)

To hunt down smaller speices

15.

coevole together to evolve throughout periods of time ...

a)

flowers

b)

soil

c)

the earth

d)

insects and plants

16.

Homologous structure

a)

Same Structure and differnt functions

b)

Different sturcture and same function

c)

Same structure and same function

d)

DIfferent stucture and different function

17.

Define a analogous structure

a)

Different function same function

b)

Same function different function

c)

Same function and same sturcture

d)

Different function and same function.

18.

What might a biochemtist study ?

a)

biology and cheimstry

b)

the study of molecular dna

c)

the study of amino acids sequence with cheimstry

d)

The study of the bodily formulas in our body that consits of the study of bio and cheimstry

19.

How might mutations effect an organism ?

a)

can be helpful

b)

can be harmful

c)

can be harmful or helpful

d)

can be neutral

20.

The ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its certain enviroment

a)

diversity

b)

evolution

c)

adaptation

d)

fitness