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Evolution and Ecology Review

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins

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Class
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1.

Similarities in bone arrangements, like those in the picture, support the hypothesis that...

a)

these organisms are not well adapted

b)

these organisms share a common ancestor

c)

these organisms all share the same DNA sequences

d)

these organisms are members of the same species

2.

What is this an example of?

a)

Homologous structure

b)

Analogous structure

c)

Vestigial organs

d)

Functional adaption

3.

For an organism's traits to be naturally selected for, which of these is it most important for it to be able to do?

a)

The organism needs to be able to acquire more food

b)

The organism needs to be able to fight off predators

c)

The organism needs to be able to reproduce

d)

The organism needs to be able to do photosynthesis

4.

If an organism has a trait which shows it has common ancestry with other organisms, what kind of trait is it?

a)

Homologous trait

b)

Analogous trait

c)

Biological trait

d)

Common trait

5.

Which of these is an example of the bottleneck effect?

a)

Most of a group of tapirs is wiped out by a disease, leaving only a handful alive

b)

A small group of pigs are left on an island by humans, establishing a new population

c)

A population of field mice is entirely destroyed by predators

6.

Which of these is an example of the founder effect?

a)

A group of starlings fly to a new island and are killed by local predators

b)

Only a few walruses were able to reproduce because their breeding grounds were destroyed

c)

A group of bison is isolated on an island after the ice they crossed on receded

7.

Which of the following is NOT true of analogous structures?

a)

Similar embryonic development

b)

Structures that perform the same function

c)

Different structural characteristics

d)

Different embryonic development

8.
What animals did Charles Darwin study when at the Galapagos Islands?
a)
Giraffes
b)
Seagulls
c)
Seals
d)
Finches
9.
What is survival of the fittest?
a)
It is where the fittest die out and therefore reproduce and pass on their genes
b)
It is where the fittest die out and therefore can't reproduce and pass on their genes
c)
It is where the fittest don't die out and therefore can't reproduce and pass on their genes
d)
It is where the fittest don't die out and therefore reproduce and pass on their genes
10.
For Darwin, how have animals and plants survived?
a)
Through luck
b)
Through natural selection
c)
Through careful management
d)
Through choice
11.

Darwin and Lamarck agreed that changes in species are linked to

a)

Genetics

b)

Environmental conditions

c)

use or disuse of physical features

d)

acquired characteristics

12.

Natural selection causes the frequency of favorable alleles to

a)

decrease in a population

b)

remain constant in a population

c)

Increase in a population

d)

vary widely in a population

13.

Gradualism

a)

The hypothesis that evolution of different species occurs gradually over time.

b)

 The inability of formerly interbreeding groups to mate.

c)

Structures that are similar in structure, function and characteristics

d)

Members of the same species that differ genetically because they have adapted to different living conditions.

14.

Speciation

a)

 structures that no longer function/serve a purpose

b)

 The accumulation of differences between species or populations

c)

The hypothesis that evolution of a species occurs in periods of rapid

    change separated by periods of little change.

d)

The process by which new species form

15.

 Punctuated equilibrium

a)

The hypothesis that evolution of a species occurs in periods of rapid

    change separated by periods of little change

b)

Members of the same species that differ genetically because they have adapted to different living conditions.

c)

The inability of formerly interbreeding groups to mate.

d)

The hypothesis that evolution of different species occurs as a slow

    constant rate.

16.
Inherited trait that helps an organism survive is a(n) __________.
a)
Fossil
b)
Adaptation
c)
Ancestor
d)
Natural selection
17.

What do we call a change in a species over time?

a)

Adaptation

b)

Evolution

c)

Extinction

d)

Environmental influences

18.
The environment around Manchester, England, changed during the Industrial Revolution.  How did this change affect peppered moths living in the area?
a)
Natural selection favored moths with dark wings because predators could not see them on the soot-colored trees.
b)
Natural selection favored moths with white wings that were easy for predators to see.
c)
Natural selection favored moths with white wings because predators could not see them on the soot-colored trees.
d)
Natural selection caused moths with white wings to become extinct.
19.
When an organism completely dies out, it is called.....
a)
Adaption
b)
Extinction
c)
Fossilization
d)
Mutation
20.
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
21.
All the individuals of a species that live in a particular area are called a
a)
variation
b)
population
c)
fossil
d)
group
22.

This diagram is called a:

a)

karyotype

b)

pedigree chart

c)

cladogram

d)

heterozygous tree

23.

Pattern of macroevolution when two or more species that live in close contact may affect how each species evolves:

a)

adaptive radiation

b)

gradualism

c)

coevolution

d)

convergent evolution

24.

Pattern of macroevolution when species living in similar environments evolve similar adaptations:

a)

adaptive radiation

b)

gradualism

c)

coevolution

d)

convergent evolution

25.

Movement of individuals into, out of, or between populations that can change the numbers and types of alleles

a)

mutation

b)

migration

c)

punctuated equilibrium

d)

genetic drift

26.

Process when breeders select individuals that have desirable traits that can be inherited by offspring

a)

natural selection

b)

artificial selection

c)

adaptation

d)

embryonic development

27.

Genes that are beneficial to the species will....

a)

evolve a new species

b)

will not be passed down to its' offspring

c)

become more common over time

d)

cause the extinction of a species

28.

Which of the following is not a principle of natural selection?

a)

Competition for resources

b)

Older organisms are more wise

c)

Variation via mutations

d)

Adaptations

29.

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

30.

Where do adaptations come from?

a)

The individual organism decides to adapt

b)

Mutations that give an organism an advantage in its environment

c)

Genetic recombination during meiosis

d)

Both mutations and genetic recombination are sources of adaptation

31.

Mutations are important because they bring about

a)

death of the organism in which they develop

b)

genetic variation needed for a population to evolve

c)

benefits for the individual, not for the population

d)

changes in genotype, but not phenotype

32.

What is the definition of fitness?

a)
ability to survive and reproduce in a specific environment
b)
organisms with traits well suited to their environment survive and reproduce at a greater rate
c)
a growing population causes a scarcity of resources
d)
differences in the DNA sequence
33.
If the number of births in a population is the same as the number of deaths in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population?
a)
It will increase.
b)
It will decrease.
c)
It will stay the same.
d)
It will fluctuate.
34.

What type of growth model is shown in image B?

a)

Exponential

b)

Logistic

35.

What type of growth model is shown in image A?

a)

Exponential

b)

Logistic

36.
Any thing or organism that regulates the size of a population of another organism is known as __________.
a)
a limiting measure
b)
a limiting factor
c)
factorization
d)
materialization of precipitation
37.

This graph shows ....

a)

When one population increases, the other decreases.

b)

When one population decreases, the other increases.

c)

When one population increases, the other increases instantly.

d)

When one population increases, it causes the other to increases shortly after.

38.

Which of the following are density dependent factors?

a)

competition for resources

b)

predation

c)

disease

d)

natural disasters

39.

Which of the following are examples of a density independent factors?

a)

forest fire

b)

seasonal cycles

c)

storms

d)

disease

40.
What is the carrying capacity for this sheep population?
a)
1.8 million
b)
1.25 million
c)
1.6 million
d)
1.o million
41.

The pattern of spacing a population within an area.

a)

dispersion

b)

emigration

c)

migration

d)

immigration

42.

The maximum number of individuals moving into a population.

a)

limiting factor

b)

carrying capacity

c)

fluctuation

d)

dispersion

43.

What is a producer?

a)

Organism that makes its own energy

b)

Organism that breaks down dead organisms

c)

Organism that eats other organisms for food & energy

44.

The ___% rule states that only ____% of energy is transferred to the next trophic level.

a)

10%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

45.

What are "trophic levels"?

a)

Levels in a food web/food chain

b)

Levels of land in a mountain

c)

Animal diets

46.

What would happen to the rabbit population if the fox population moved out of the area represented by the food web?

a)

The rabbit population would increase

b)

The rabbit population would decrease

c)

The rabbit population would neither increase nor decrease

47.

Air is a mixture of colorless gases. Air is an example of which type of factor?

a)

BIOTIC

b)

ABIOTIC

48.
An organism that lives by breaking down dead organic matter into simpler parts is a _______________________.
a)
scavenger
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
carnivore
49.
What might happen if you remove a primary consumer from the ecosystem?
a)
There would be more food for secondary consumers.
b)
The number of primary consumers would increase.
c)
The number of plants would increase.
d)
The number of secondary consumers would increase.
50.

Plants release water vapor into the air through their leaves, this is called

a)

condenstion

b)

evaporation

c)

transpiration

d)

precipitation

51.
Which of the following removes carbon from the atmosphere?
a)
Combustion
b)
Respiration
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Death
52.
Organisms that need nitrogen to survive
a)
only plants
b)
only animals
c)
only bacteria
d)
all living organisms
53.

How nitrogen is "fixed" into usable form for plants

a)

through respiration

b)

through eating

c)

through action of bacteria

d)
through photosynthesis
54.
How do  animals get nitrogen?
a)
the atmosphere 
b)
eating other organisms
c)
bacteria
d)
lightning 
55.
Which process converts carbon in the form of sugar into carbon dioxide gas?
a)
Bioremediation
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Respiration
d)
Transpiration
56.
Which of the following is the correct equation for PHOTOSYNTHESIS?
a)
CO2 + light + H2O --> O2 + Sugar
b)
CO2 + sugar + H2O --> O2 + light
c)
O2 + light + H2O --> CO2 + Sugar
d)
CO2 + O2 + H2O --> Light+ Sugar
57.
What is the greenhouse effect?
a)
The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.
b)
The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.
c)
The heating of a solid, such as a rock.
58.

Select all of the storages of the carbon cycle

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Living organsisms

c)

Clouds

d)

Ocean

e)

Fossil fuels

59.

What are the two main reservoirs for carbon dioxide?

a)

Ocean, fossil fuels

b)

Ocean, atmosphere

c)

Atmosphere, fossil fuels

d)

Calcium Carbonate, ocean

60.
A biome is......
a)
Like a snowglobe that you shake and can see different types of animals.
b)
A large region of earth with a certain type of climate
c)
An area of earth only found in the United States.
d)
A community of living things.
61.
Why doesn’t photosynthesis occur in deep ocean water?
a)
There is no sunlight.
b)
There are not enough nutrients. 
c)
The salinity level of the water is too high.
d)
The water temperature is too cold.
62.

What is an invasive species?

a)

An organism that is new to an environment that has positive effects on the environment.

b)

An organism that is native to an environment that has negative effects on the environment.

c)

An organism that is new to an environment that has negative effects on the environment.

d)

An organism that is native to an environment that has positive effects on the environment.

63.

Kudzu has overgrown in many parts of Tennessee. What type of relationship does Kudzu have with the native ground plants?

a)

Competition

b)

Predator-Prey

c)

Commensalism

d)

Mutualsim

64.

What separates rodents and primates from crocodiles on this cladogram?

a)

Bony Skeleton

b)

Vertebrae

c)

Eggs with shells and hair

d)

Four Limbs

65.

The lizard has all these derived characteristics EXCEPT

a)

Jaws

b)

Lungs

c)

Bipedal

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