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Biology: Benchmark 4

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 49mins

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Class
Date
1.

Darwin noticed that many organisms seemed well suited to what?

a)

being preserved as fossils.

b)

providing humans with food.

c)

surviving the environments in which they lived.

d)

Swimming from South America to the Galapagos Islands.

2.

The species of finches that Charles Darwin found on different islands varied in certain structural adaptations. One of the most significant adaptations that Darwin noted was

a)

birds' different shaped beaks.

b)

similarities of the birds' embryos.

c)

length of the birds' necks.

d)

Number of eggs in each bird's nest

3.

Based on the adaptations Charles Darwin observed in finches and tortoises in the Galapagos, he wondered:

a)

if species living on different islands had once been members of the same species.

b)

if finches and tortoises had originated from the same ancestral species.

c)

if all birds on the different islands were finches.

d)

why all tortoises on the different islands were identical.

4.

Biologists in Darwin's time had already begun to understand that living things change over time. How did Darwin contribute to these ideas?

a)

He found many fossils that showed that these changes could not possibly happen on islands.

b)

He figured out and explained how these changes happened and supported his ideas with evidence.

c)

He made guesses about how these changes happened, and wrote experiments that could be used to test these guesses.

d)

He was the first person to truly believe that these changes happened, and he worked very hard to convince others.

5.

Charles Darwin's observation that finches of different species on the Galapagos Islands have many similar physical characteristics supports the hypothesis that these finches

a)

have the ability to interbreed.

b)

acquired traits through use and disuse.

c)

all eat the same type of food.

d)

descended from a common ancestor.

6.

Which of the following ideas is supported by Darwin's observation of local variation among tortoises in the Galapagos Islands?

a)

artificial selection

b)

adaptation

c)

acquired characteristics

d)

tendency towards perfection

7.

Darwin first began to formulate his concept of evolution by natural selection after

a)

experimenting with animals.

b)

observing patterns among the geographical location of certain species.

c)

reading the writings of Wallace.

d)

agreeing with Lamarck about the driving force behind evolution.

8.

James Hutton's and Charles Lyell's work suggest that

a)

Earth is several million years old.

b)

Earth is several thousand years old.

c)

all fossils were formed in the last 1000 years.

d)

all rocks on Earth contain fossils.

9.

One scientist who attempted to explain how rock formations, such as rock layers, form and change over time was

a)

Thomas Malthus

b)

James Hutton

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

10.

James Hutton's and Charles Lyell's work was important to Darwin because these scientists

a)

explained volcanoes and earthquakes.

b)

explained all geological events on Earth.

c)

suggested that Earth was old enough for evolution to have occurred.

d)

refuted the work of Lamarck, which was based on misunderstandings.

11.

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck proposed that organisms

a)

have an innate tendency toward complexity and perfection.

b)

have an innate tendency to become simpler as time passes.

c)

inherit all of the adaptations they display.

d)

belong to species that never change.

12.

Darwin realized that the economist Malthus's theory of population control

a)

applied only to humans.

b)

could be generalized to any population of organisms.

c)

could be generalized only when populations lived in crowded conditions.

d)

explained why the number of deaths exceeded that of births.

13.

The economist Thomas Malthus suggested that

a)

in the human population, people die faster than babies are born.

b)

without certain checks on population size, there would soon be insufficient food for the growing human population.

c)

in the 1700's, England needed more housing.

d)

the majority of a species' offspring.

14.

A random and permanent change to a gene

a)

Protein

b)

Gene

c)

Natural Selection

d)

Mutation

15.

Peppered moths were able to adapt to their environment because

a)

They decided to change colors in order to survive

b)

The population had varying traits

c)

Pollution covered the trees

d)

The trees camouflaged all moths

16.
The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called
a)
genes.
b)
variations.
c)
traits.
d)
theories.
17.
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.
18.

Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce, therefore passing down their genes to their offspring?

a)

Evolution

b)

Variation

c)

Adaptation

d)

Natural Selection

19.

What are these examples of; different shapes of beaks, different lengths of necks, different colors of fur?

a)

environmental factors

b)

resources

c)

genetic variations

d)

overproduction

20.

What is natural selection?

a)

Survival of the fittest

b)

Differences between individuals

c)

Organisms are descended from ancestral species.

d)

Artificial selection

21.
The white feathers of a snowy owl allow it to blend in with its environment during the winter months (snow). This is an example of ________________
a)
Species
b)
Environmental Change
c)
Adaptation
d)
Variation
22.

Adaptations can be:

a)

camouflage

b)

ability to survive cold weather

c)

hunting skills

d)

all of the above

23.
Why is the mouse population changing over time?
a)
The light mice can reproduce more successfully than the dark mice
b)
The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because the dark mice taste better
c)
The hawks eat more light mice than dark mice because they can see the light mice more easily
d)
The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because they can see the dark mice more easily
24.

When unrelated species evolve similar characteristics because they live in similar

environments

a)

Divergent Evolution

b)

Speciation

c)

Convergent Evolution

d)

Punctuated equilibrium

25.

A number of different species arise from one common ancestor

- New environments caused differences to evolve in populations

a)

Convergent Evolution

b)

Divergent Evolution

c)

Coevolution

d)

Gradualism

26.

What is the order of classification? (largest to smallest)

(a)  

27.

The figure shows how natural selection of a single-trait gene affects lizard survival.

Which of the following most likely causes the changes in allele distribution?

a)

The allele for light gray coloration disappears from the population. This may be because light gray lizards are more visible to predators and therefore they might be less likely to survive and reproduce.

b)

The allele for black coloration decreases fitness and becomes less common. This may be because black coloration keeps the lizards cool during hot summer temperatures.

c)

Medium gray coloration in lizards appears to be a neutral mutant allele that allows the lizards to hide better from predators. This leads to increases in phenotype and allele frequency of gray coloration.

d)

Because black and medium gray lizards are less visible to predators, these alleles are neutral to natural selection and therefore will not disappear from the population of lizards.

28.
What type of selection is depicted in the picture? 
a)

stabilizing 

b)

directional 

c)

disruptive 

d)

the answer is not here

29.
What type of selection?
a)
Directional 
b)
Stabilizing
c)
Disruptive
30.

What type of natural selection is this?

a)

Disruptive Selection

b)

Directional Selection

c)

Stabilizing Selection

d)

Natural Selection

31.

Genetic drift is more likely to happen in...

a)

aquatic populations

b)

small populations

c)

terrestrial populations

d)

older populations

32.

Genetic drift is change in the allele frequency of a population due to...

a)

random chance

b)

natural selection

c)

non-random mating (sexual selection)

d)

artificial selection

33.

Which of the following is an example of the founder effect?

a)

Humans choose two dogs they like the characteristics of and breed them together.

b)

Affected individuals with blue skin can trace their ancestry back to one of the first settlers in the region.

c)

The environment of a fox population changes and over time foxes who are white survive and pass on their genes to their offspring.

d)

Cheetah populations reach their lowest levels with reduced diversity and as they rebound are so genetically similar they appear to be inbred.

34.

Which of the following is an example of the bottleneck effect?

a)

Cheetah populations reach their lowest levels with reduced diversity and as they rebound are so genetically similar they appear to be inbred.

b)

Affected individuals with blue skin can trace their ancestry back to one of the first settlers in the region.

c)

The environment of a fox population changes and over time foxes who are white survive and pass on their genes to their offspring.

d)

Humans choose two dogs they like the characteristics of and breed them together.

35.
What is a species? 
a)
A group of organisms that can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring. 
b)
A group of organisms that can mate and produce offspring even if those offspring are infertile.
c)
A group of organisms that genetically are very different from each other. 
d)
Indivual organisms that live in the same environment. 
36.
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 

37.
What is genetic drift?
a)
The movement of genes in/out of a population
b)
A small, random change in the DNA
c)
Any change in the allelic frequencies in a population that is due to chance
d)
›The process in which humans select for or against particular features in organisms
38.

Which of the following lines of evidence shows that whales are descended from a land-dwelling, four-legged ancestor?

a)

Whales have bone structures in their forelimbs and pelvis that are similar to those of terrestrial mammals

b)

Whale embyros have similar structure to embryos of land-dwelling mammals, birds, and reptiles.

c)

An analysis of DNA shows that whales' closest living relatives are hippopotamuses.

d)

A, B, and C

39.
The hypothesis that evolution of a species occurs gradually over time as a slow and constant process is known as
a)
speciation
b)
punctuated equilibrium
c)
gradualism
d)
microevolution
40.

Speciation that caused by breeding occurring at different time of the day is called

a)

behavioral isolation

b)

temporal isolation

c)

ecological isolation

d)

habitat isolation

41.

Complete the diagram below to show all the taxonomic levels

42.
What bird is the closest relative to bird K?
a)
D
b)
J
c)
H
d)
B
43.
Do salamanders have claws?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Maybe
44.
Which types of cells have a cell membrane?
a)
Eukaryotes
b)
Prokaryotes
c)
Both
45.
Which types of cells have membrane bound organelles?
a)
Eukaryote
b)
Prokaryote
c)
Both
46.
What type of symmetry does a butterfly have?
a)
Bilateral Symmetry
b)
Asymmetry
c)
Radial Symmetry
47.

What is the purpose of a cladogram?

a)

To map the ancestral relationships and shared traits of different organisms.

b)

To trace the inherited traits of a single species over time.

c)

To check the likelihood of an offspring having a particular trait.

d)

To monitor mutations that arise among different populations.

48.

What do both the squirrel and lion have in common that the other animals do not?

a)

They are both vertebrates

b)

They both have lungs

c)

They are both mammals

d)

They both lose their canine teeth.

49.

Which of the following pictures is an example of a cladogram?

a)
b)
c)
d)
50.

What function do the aortic arches have?

a)

transfer oxygen

b)

pump blood throughout the body

c)

send and receive sensory information

51.

What do the crayfish use as flippers for swimming?

a)

walking legs

b)

long atenna

c)

small antenna

d)

swimmerets

52.

Where are swimmerets located?

a)

abdomen

b)

cephalothorax

c)

antenna

d)

chilapeds

53.
Small appendages on the underside of the abdomen used to circulate water and to carry eggs in females?
a)
Swimmerets
b)
Cephlothorax
c)
Telson Tail
d)
Maxilliped
54.

Identify the organ/structure that is marked with a red star.

a)

Spleen

b)

Stomach

c)

Kidney

d)

Teste

e)

Diaphragm

55.

Long supporting rod that runs through the body just below the nerve cord is the...

a)

pharyngeal pouches

b)

vertebrae

c)

notochord

d)

dorsal hollow nerve cord

56.

Which of the following is a characteristic of all chordates but is not found in invertebrates?

a)

a notochord

b)

four legs

c)

a circulatory system

d)

a skeleton

57.

If an animal has a head and a tail, it has _____ symmetry.

a)

It does not have symmetry.

b)

bilateral

c)

radial

d)

super duper cool

58.

The concentration of nerve cells and sense organs in the head is called

a)

exoskeleton

b)

cephalization

c)

animal

d)

notochord

59.

_____ and _____ are organelles that arose from endosymbiosis

a)

nucleus and cell membrane

b)

mitochondria and chloroplasts

c)

cell wall and chloroplasts

d)

mitochondria and nucleus

60.

Which of the following is evidence to support the endosymbiotic theory?

a)

Mitochondria and chloroplasts have their own DNA, which is similar to prokaryotic DNA.

b)

Fossil evidence shows that the first forms of life were prokaryotic cells.

c)

All eukaryotic cells have a double-layered membrane composed of phosplipids and proteins.

d)

Prokaryotes have the same number and types of enzymes as eukaryotes.

61.

Which scientist is credited with proposing the theory of natural selection?

a)

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

James Hutton

d)

Gregor Mendel

62.

What is the main mechanism that drives evolution in populations?

a)

Migration

b)

Mutation

c)

Natural selection

d)

Genetic drift

63.

Which term describes the inherited traits that increase an organism's chance of survival and reproduction?

a)

Variation

b)

Adaptation

c)

Speciation

d)

Mutation