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SB Evolution Reveiw

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who hypothesized that human populations are kept in check by war, famine, and disease?
a)
Darwin
b)
Hutton
c)
Malthus
d)
Lamarck
2.
a)
analogous structures
b)
homologous structures
c)
vestigial structures
d)
none of the above
3.
What is the process of which humans breed organisms for certain traits?
a)
artificial selection
b)
descent without modification
c)
inheritance of acquired characteristics
d)
natural selection
4.
The remnant of an organ that had a function in an early ancestor is known as a(n)
a)
vestigial structure
b)
analogous structure
c)
homologous structure
d)
fossil structure
5.
Who said that geological forces acting today are the same ones that have been acting in the past?
a)
Lamarck
b)
Darwin
c)
Hutton
d)
Lyell 
6.
Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist?
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Steven Hawking
d)
Isaac Newton
7.
Two organisms that are closely related would have
a)
very similar DNA sequence
b)
exactly the same DNA sequences
c)
no proteins in common
d)
completely different DNA sequence
8.
Which of the following are examples of evidence for evolution?
a)
Fossils and Cellular Structure
b)
Biological Structures 
c)
Genetics/DNA
d)
All of the Above
9.
What type of selection is depicted in the picture? 
a)
stabilizing 
b)
directional 
c)
disruptive 
d)
the answer is not here
10.
Robins typically lay fours eggs. If more then four eggs are produced then the baby chicks are malnourished while smaller egg numbers result in no viable (able to live) baby chicks. This is an example of
a)
stabalizing
b)
disruptive
c)
direction
d)
none of the above
11.
What type of selection?
a)
Directional 
b)
Stabilizing
c)
Disruptive
12.
If finches with large beaks and finches with small beaks increase in a population while finches with average sized beaks decreases, which pattern of natural selection has occurred?
a)
Directional selection
b)
Disruptive selection 
c)
Stabilizing selection
13.
On the cladogram, which organism is the closest relative of the human?
a)
Frog
b)
Hare
c)
Caiman
d)
Parrot
14.

What type of structure does this image illustrate?

a)

Homologous structures

b)

Analogous structures

c)

Vestigial structures

15.

Genetic differences between organisms of the same species.

a)

variation

b)

behavior

c)

adaptation

d)

environment

16.

What word describes a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment?

a)

natural selection

b)

mutation

c)

camouflage

d)

adaptation

17.

Almost all adaptations started off as?

a)

selective breeding

b)

physiological

c)

structural

d)

mutations

18.

Why are advantageous or beneficial traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

a)

Because those traits make them more likely to survive and reproduce.

b)

Because those traits come from dominant alleles.

c)

Because those traits come from recessive alleles.

d)

Because those traits are acquired phenotypes.

19.

Structures with the same bone structure but different functions (jobs) suggest that organisms share a common ancestry. What are these structures called?

a)

vestigial structures

b)

homologous structures

c)

adaptive radiation

d)

fossil

20.
Which of the following is an example of a vestigial structure?
a)
the wings of a red-tailed hawk
b)
the hind limbs of a house cat
c)
the fins of sharks
d)
the tailbone of a human
21.

Two organisms that are closely related but not clones would have...

a)

very similar DNA sequences

b)

exactly the same DNA sequences

c)

no proteins in common

d)

completely different DNA sequences

22.
What does Darwin's theory of evolution suggest?
a)
species change over time
b)
extinct species are not related to living species
c)
different species can interbreed
d)
animals that look alike are most closely related
23.

In a population of ladybugs, black bugs are more successful in escaping predators. Overtime, this gene becomes more popular in the population and the ladybug population loses its red color. This is an example of?

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Mutation

c)

Genetic Drift

d)

Gene Flow

24.

A lion gets chased off from his pride, then joins another pride. He mates with a lioness and make 6 lion cubs. This is an example of?

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Mutation

c)

Genetic Drift

d)

Gene Flow

25.

A hurricane wipes out half the population of blue jays in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. This is an example of?

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Mutation

c)

Genetic Drift

d)

Gene Flow

26.
Modern whales developed their traits through natural selection.  What occurs during the process of natural selection?
a)
Organisms choose mates from other species to create new species
b)
Breeders selectively cross organisms with desired traits
c)
Only the fittest organisms can survive and reproduce
d)
Organisms remain exactly the same over time.
27.
Which statement best describes the process of evolution?
a)
Populations can survive in different locations on earth
b)
Environmental conditions limit the number of species on Earth
c)
Populations grow when resources are abundant
d)
The traits of a species can change over time
28.

Lamarck’s ideas about evolution include the concept that differences among the traits of organisms happen as a result of

a)

increases in population size.

b)

the actions of organisms as they use or do not use body structures

c)

an unchanging local environment

d)

the natural variations already present within the population of organisms

29.
____________ believed that those organisms that were best suited for their environment would survive and pass on their beneficial traits to their offspring. 
a)
Darwin
b)
Lamarck
c)
Watson
d)
Mendel
30.

Based on the image, why are these similar looking birds now considered different species, even though they have a common ancestor?

a)

all these birds could swim, so they went to different continents to evolve

b)

their environments changed over time, so they had to adapt to those environment

c)

the birds acquired the new traits while trying to adapt to their new environments

d)

there were fewer species of birds in the past, now there are more

31.

Occasionally a mutation produces a bird with a new characteristic. What determines whether this bird will be the beginning of a new species?

a)

The bird must dominate the other birds and reduce their ability to reproduce

b)

The bird must be able to live in the usual environment for that fish

c)

The mutation must provide some type of advantage for the bird

d)

The mutation must make the bird very different from other fish

32.

What do we call similar structures that were passed down from a common ancestor?

a)

vestigal structures

b)

variable structures

c)

homologous structures

d)

fossil structures

33.

What is speciation?

a)

when a population reaches a balance and change is no longer occuring

b)

when populations move away from each other

c)

when species begin to pass on acquired traits and change their behavior

d)

when two species can no longer interbreed

34.

Which can be used as evidence for evolution (change over time)?

a)

Fossils

b)

Homologous Structures

c)

Embryo Similarities

d)

Biochemical Analysis

e)

All are examples of evidence of evolution

35.

Wrote "Principles of Geology". Geologic events that occurred in the past will continue to occur in the future.

a)

Malthus

b)

Hutton

c)

Lyell

d)

Lamarck

e)

Wallace

36.

One of the first theories of evolution. Organisms can acquire traits over their lifetime.

a)

Malthus

b)

Hutton

c)

Lyell

d)

Lamarck

e)

Wallace

37.

Stated earth is millions of years old.

a)

Malthus

b)

Hutton

c)

Lyell

d)

Lamarck

e)

Wallace

38.
What principle states that geologic processes that occurred in the past can be explained by current geologic processes?
a)
Uniformitarianism
b)
Catastrophism
c)
Paleotology
d)
Disestablishmentarianism
39.
What principle states that geologic change occurs suddenly?
a)
Catastrophism
b)
Paleontology
c)
Disestablishmentarianism
d)
Uniformatarianism
40.

What do scientists know about an undisturbed sequence of rocks based on superposition?

a)

Older rocks are on top of younger

b)

Younger rocks are on top of older

c)

Older rocks have eroded away

d)

Younger walks get deposited and do not stay

41.
The scientific name of the sugar maple is Acer saccharum. What does the second part of the name, saccharum, designate?
a)
Genus
b)
Species
c)
Family
d)
Kingdom
42.
The table shows characteristics of several organisms. Based on the information given in the table, which two organisms would you think have the most recent common ancestor?
a)
Turtle and jawed fish
b)
Lamprey and jawed fish
c)
Turtle and frog
d)
Lamprey and frog
43.
Which of the six kingdoms correspond to the domain Eukarya?
a)
the kingdoms Eubacteria and Archaebacteria only
b)
the kingdoms Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, Protista, and Fungi only
c)
the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia only
d)
the kingdoms Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia only
44.
Which are the two highest level taxa in the Linnaean system?
a)
kingdom and order
b)
domain and phylum
c)
phylum and kingdom
d)
genus and kingdom
45.
This experiment was conducted by the scientists:
a)
Stanley Miller and Harold Urey
b)
Harold Urey and Albert Einstine
c)
Harrison Ford and Denzel Washington
d)
James Watson and Francis Crick
46.
Which question were the scientists trying to answer with this experiment?
a)
Where do cells come from?
b)
What came first the chicken or the egg?
c)
How are biomolecules formed?
d)
What gave rise to the Eukaryotic cell?
47.
The apparatus in the experiment was used to mimic what?
a)
proteins
b)
Earth's present conditions
c)
early Earth's conditions
d)
they didn't mean to mimic anything in particular
48.

scientist who's classification system we still use today

a)

Carl Linnaeus

b)

Aristotle

c)

John Ray

d)

Charles Darwin

49.

the smallest/most specific taxonomic group

a)

species

b)

genus

c)

kingdom

d)

phylum

50.
An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?
a)
Class Insecta
b)
Order Amblygygi
c)
Order Araneae
d)
Order Scorpiones
51.

According to the cladogram, which of the following is NOT a derived characteristic?

a)

light bones

b)

Allosaurus

c)

down feathers

d)

3-toed foot; wishbone

52.

Who is the closest relative to the brown bear?

a)

Giant panda

b)

Dog

c)

Lesser panda

d)

Sun bear

53.

Which organism is the most distantly related to all the others?

a)

Raccoon

b)

Dog

c)

Giant Panda

d)

Sun Bear

54.

Which group of animals on this tree are most closely related to birds?

a)

Saurischian dinosaurs

b)

Ornithischian dinosaurs

c)

Crocodiles

d)

None of these are related to birds

55.

All the animals to the right of the salamander would have the common characteristic of...

a)

Fur

b)

Claws or nails

c)

Lungs

d)

Jaws

56.

When unrelated species evolve similar characteristics because they live in similar

environments

a)

Divergent Evolution

b)

Speciation

c)

Convergent Evolution

d)

Punctuated equilibrium

57.

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

58.

Occurs when two populations of organisms form a specialized relationship and thus change in response to each other

a)

Convergent Evolution

b)

Punctuated equilibrium

c)

Coevolution

d)

Speciation

59.

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

(a)  

60.

Binomial nomenclature is a 2-name naming system based on

a)

Family genus

b)

Class order

c)

genus species

d)

Genus species

61.

selective pressure exerted by humans on populations in order to improve or modify particular desirable traits

a)

natural selection

b)

artificial selection

62.

Two organisms that are closely related would have...

a)

very similar DNA sequences

b)

no proteins in common

c)

exactly the same DNA sequences

d)

completely different DNA sequences

63.

Similar DNA sequence between different organisms indicating a common ancestry or evolutionary origin.

a)

morphology

b)

Embryology

c)

Molecular Homology

d)

Adaptation

64.

Similar embryological development in different organisms indicating a common ancestry or evolutionary origin.

a)

Molecular Homology

b)

Morphology

c)

Adaptation

d)

Embryology

65.

What are the 3 domains of life?

a)

Animals, bacteria and Plants

b)

Bacteria, fungi and Archaea

c)

Bacteria, Archaea and Eukarya

d)

Archaea, Bacteria and Animals

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