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Exam 3 Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Change in lines of descent.

a)

Evolution

b)
Natural selection
c)
Genetic variation
d)

Adaptation

2.

Proposed the idea of inheritance of acquired characteristics.

a)
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
b)
Alfred Russel Wallace
c)
Gregor Mendel
d)
Charles Darwin
3.

Any trait or characteristic (w/ a heritable basis) that enhances an organism's ability to reproduce or leave offspring to the next generation.

a)
Natural selection
b)
Adaptation
c)
Evolution
d)
Mutation
4.

The place Alfred Wallace worked independently

a)
Malay Archipelago
b)
Borneo
c)
Sumatra
d)
Java
5.

The place Charles Darwin observed similarities between living and fossil organisms and the diversity of life

a)
Amazon rainforest
b)
Great Barrier Reef
c)
Serengeti National Park
d)
Galapagos Islands
6.

How long it took Darwin to publish the Origin of Species

a)
5 years
b)
10 years
c)
15 years
d)

23 years

7.

The person Darwin published ideas with.

a)
Thomas Huxley
b)
Charles Lyell
c)
Gregor Mendel
d)

Alfred Wallace

8.

Who developed the theory of natural selection?

a)

Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin

b)

Albert Einstein and Charles Darwin

c)

Jean-Baptiste Lamarck and Charles Darwin

d)

Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace

9.

When did Charles Darwin start coming up with the idea of natural selection?

a)

While on his voyage on the HMS beagle after reaching the Galapagos Islands

b)
early 1840s
c)

Before his voyage

d)

while he was still a student

10.

If a fossil is on top of 2 layers of rock with dates 560 mya and 520 mya, what is the fossils approximate age?

a)

550 mya

b)

540 mya

c)

560 mya

d)

520 mya

11.

How many toes do horses have?

a)
4
b)
7
c)

1

d)
2
12.

If a population is in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium then they are?

a)
Undergoing genetic drift
b)
Evolving rapidly
c)
Experiencing natural selection
d)
Not evolving
13.

What is temporal isolation?

a)
Isolation caused by physical barriers
b)

Isolation due to different breeding seasons

c)
Isolation caused by geographic barriers
d)
Isolation caused by genetic differences
14.

What is Hybrid breakdown?

a)
Hybrid breakdown is the process of creating a new species through the combination of two different species.
b)
Hybrid breakdown is reduced fitness or viability in the offspring of two different species.
c)
Hybrid breakdown is the term used to describe the breakdown of a hybrid car's battery.
d)
Hybrid breakdown is a type of breakdown that occurs in hybrid vehicles when both the electric and gasoline engines fail simultaneously.
15.

Which of the following is a hybrid that is viable but sterile?

a)
zebra
b)
horse
c)
donkey
d)
mule