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QUIZIZZ #12 Evidence of Evolution

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the correct order in which Mitosis occurs

a)

Cytokinesis, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase & Telophase

b)

Prophase, Anaphase, Metaphase, Telophase & Cytokinesis

c)

Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase & Cytokinesis

d)

Prophase, Telophase, Metaphase, Anaphase & Cytokinesis

2.

Refer to the diagram.  Identify the correct order for Interphase, Mitosis & Cytokinesis.

a)

D, C, E, A, B, F

b)

A, B, C, D, E, F

c)

B, A, D, E, C, F

d)

E, D, F, A, B, C

3.

Identify the statement that is INCORRECT in regards to Mitosis & Meiosis

a)

Mitosis creates diploid cells and Meiosis creates haploid cells

b)

Mitosis cells are somatic and Meiosis are gametic

c)

Mitosis cells are 1n or n and Meiosis are 2n

d)

Mitosis cells are identical and Meiosis cells are non identical

4.

Identify the correct statement regarding EVOLUTION

a)

Acquiring traits within an organism's lifetime and not passing it onto offspring.

b)

Species become less diverse and remain the same overtime.

c)

Organisms that exist today due to artificial selection.

d)

Change in traits of organisms overtime that resulted in the species that exist today.

5.

A mechanism of evolution in which allele frequencies of a population change over generations due to chance refers to

a)

Common Ancestor

b)

Artificial Selection

c)

Genetic Drift

d)

Fitness

6.

When two or more species are descendants of a species with similar DNA or traits refers to "c..... a......." (2 words 6 & 8 letters)

(a)  

7.

The creation of new species is referred to as "s (a)   " (10 letters)

8.

Charles Darwin called the "ability" of an organism to survive and reproduce

a)

Diversity

b)

Fitness

c)

Adaptation

d)

Evolution

9.

Which of the following is a result of natural selection

a)

Live stock free of diseases or health issues.

b)

Horses bred for their coat color and speed.

c)

Higher frequency of darker colored turtles due to a change in their environment.

d)

All are correct

10.

Two species of frogs live in the same location.  However, they do not interbreed with each other.  Which of the barriers could not be the reason

a)

Behavioral isolation

b)

Temporal isolation

c)

Geographical isolation

d)

All are correct

11.

Refer to the DNA sequence and phylogenetic tree. Based on the DATA provided identify the statement that is correct

a)

Mutations could have increased variations overtime that resulted in the four species of canids.

b)

All four species of canids would show similarities in DNA with a common ancestor.

c)

Geographical isolation could be a factor in the branching pattern seen in the phylogenetic tree.

d)

All are correct

12.

Peppered Moths were primarily light colored prior to the start of the Industrial Revolution in the 1700's.  The smoke stacks from the factories caused the trees to be darker in color resulting in darker colored moths to be more frequent overtime.  Identify the statement(s) that Charles Darwin would use to support this type of evolution.

a)

A. Variations occur by chance and favorable variations can be passed to their offspring.

b)

B. Natural selection is based on an organism’s fitness.

c)

Both A and B are correct

d)

None are correct

13.

Refer to the graph below.  Identify the statement(s) that is CORRECT. 

a)

Due to a change in the environment inverse frequencies occurred twice near B & D.

b)

Based on trends in the graph the natural environment seems to lean more towards the allele frequency of lighter colored genes.

c)

Both populations at some point between 1800 and 2000 nearly dropped to devastating levels.

d)

All are correct

14.

Refer to the image below.  Identify the correct species that represents HOMOLOGOUS structures:

a)

Insect and Bird

b)

Insect and Bat

c)

Bird and Bat

d)

They all represent HOMOLOGOUS structures

15.

Refer to the image below.  Identify the correct species that represents  ANALOGOUS structures:

a)

A. Insect and Bird

b)

B. Bird and Bat

c)

Both A and B

d)

They all are ANALOGOUS structures

16.

A VESTIGIAL structure

a)

is evident in the pelvic bone of a whale that suggests common ancestry of a land species.

b)

can be seen in the eyes of blind animals that live deep depths of the oceans where natural sunlight cannot reach.

c)

example in humans include tail bone and appendix, two structures that aren't necessarily needed.

d)

All are correct

17.

Identify the correct EVIDENCE for EVOLUTION that could prove modern day elephants have common ancestry with prehistoric mammoths.

a)

A. Biochemical similarities

b)

B. Fossils & similar bone structures

c)

Both A and B

d)

None are correct

18.

Identify the statement that best represents RELATIVE dating

a)

Carbon-14 or other method of dating fossils that gives an approximate age in years.

b)

Using DNA (or proteins) to measure how long it has been since related species diverged from a common ancestor.

c)

Preserved remains or traces of organisms that lived in the past; can be things like bones or footprints.

d)

Method of dating fossils by their location in rock layers; determines which fossils are older or younger but not their age in years.

19.

Refer to the phylogenetic tree below.  Identify the statement that is CORRECT

a)

Snakes more closely relate to turtles than geckos.

b)

Birds are closer to crocodiles than non-avian dinosaurs.

c)

Turtles are less related to crocodiles than to geckos.

d)

Turtles and birds are more related than Turtles to geckos.

20.

Identify the CORRECT statement in regards to organization of species in the Linnaean Classification System

a)

Species scientific names include the Family and genus.

b)

Two species found in the same Phylum would definitely be in the same Class.

c)

A plant would NOT be categorized together with an animal in the same Domain.

d)

If two species share the same Genus they could also be grouped in the same Family.