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Evolutionary Biology Exam

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Darwin published this book in 1859

a)

The Origin of Specie

b)

The Origin of Species

c)

The Origins of Species

d)

The Origin of Specie

2.

a possible explanation to an observation

a)

data

b)

fact

c)

hypothesis

d)

theory

3.

The measurements taken in an experiment

a)

data

b)

fact

c)

hypothesis

d)

theory

4.

Spontaneous generation is a scientific fact.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

In an experiment the control group is also known as the untreated group.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Robert Waring Darwin had some contribution on evolution.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Alfred Wallace supported Lamarck's idea on the development of the species.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

In science, it is consider unethical to recheck another study.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

These are organs which have no useful function in an organism

a)

ancient organs

b)

homologous organs

c)

vestigial organs

d)

analogous organs

10.

Relative ageing of objects is based on age of the material near it.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

There are two or more eons in an era.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

In an experiment these are kept the same so that it will not affect the results

a)

controlled variable

b)

dependent variable

c)

independent variable

d)

uncontrolled variable

13.

Mammals appeared in what era

a)

Cenozoic

b)

Holocene

c)

Mesozoic

d)

Quaternary

14.

Pangaea appeared after the land masses split apart.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Carbon was very abundant in the early stages of the earth.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

An experiment in natural environment is better since there is full control of the variables.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

After studying the finches he found in the Galapagos Islands, Darwin believed the differences came about by natural selection.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Reasons for extinction

a)

catastrophe

b)

predation

c)

competition

d)

all of the above

19.

In the Galapagos, Darwin studied the following except:

a)

finches

b)

land tortoise

c)

marine iguanas

d)

peppered moths

20.

He proposed that the continents were previously joined and broke up

a)

Alfred Henslow

b)

Alfred Wegener

c)

Alfred Sedgewick

d)

Alfred Russel Wallace

21.

The scientific method is used by scientist to explain an observation.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

In 1924, who gave the thought that life now came about after a long process of chemical revolution

a)

Alexander Oparin

b)

Alfred Wegener

c)

Louis Pasteur

d)

Theodosius Dobzhansky

23.

Inbreeding will eventually lead to the extinction of a species.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Plants affected the development of the earth by releasing oxygen in the earth's atmosphere.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

The lipids paved the way to the development of membranes.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Wallace compared finches in the Galapagos to establish the concept of evolution.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Electrical charges present in primitve earth lead to the formation of organic compounds from simple inorganic molecules.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

When unrelated species become similar in appearance as they adapt to environment

a)

co-evolution

b)

convergent evolution

c)

divergent evolution

d)

fixism

29.

The Earth's geologic history is affect by major changes in

a)

type of organism

b)

climate

c)

both A & B

d)

none of the above

30.

He believed that the most fit organisms will survive and pass their genes to the next generations.

a)

Erasmus Darwin

b)

Carl von Linnaeus

c)

Alfred Russel Wallace

d)

Jean Baptiste de Lamarck

31.

Blind experiments increases the objectivity in a study.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Which macromolecule became the information storage in cells

a)

lipids

b)

amino acids

c)

carbohydrates

d)

nucleic acid

33.

Protein like macromolecules Sidney Fox obtained by heat 18 amino acids to temperature of 160 to 200 degrees centigrade

a)

amino units

b)

proteinoids

c)

protein bits

d)

synthetic proteins

34.

Lamarckism implies that the children of a good carpenter will inherit the good carpentry skills.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Extinction happens when some of the species disappear in some areas but will be found thriving in another area.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Radiometric dating can give a numerical age of the material.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

The primary mission of HMS Beagle when it sailed in December 27, 1831 is to discover new animals.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Science does not involve the collection and analysis of evidences.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

In a geologic column the layers at the bottom were formed later than the once on top.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

The mitochondrion is believed to have been a bacteria that was living inside the cell of other organisms and formed a symbiotic relationship.

a)

True

b)

False