Charles Darwin’s observation that finches of different species on the Galápagos Islands have many similar physical characteristics supports the hypothesis that these finches
a)
have the ability to interbreed. have the ability to interbreed.
b)
acquired traits through use and disuse.
c)
all eat the same type of food.
d)
descended from a common ancestor.
2.
Evolution is best defined as:
a)
the process which organisms die.
b)
the process which organisms change over time.
c)
the process which organisms that are extinct become revived.
d)
the process which non-living things fossilize.
3.
Why did the population of peppered moths in England change from light to dark after the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Light moths were easy to see against sooty trees and were eaten
b)
Light moths were killed by soot
c)
The birds that ate the dark moths were killed by soot
d)
Dark moths were produced by industrial processes
4.
Why might it be helpful for a species to have a lot of variations?
a)
They can't be seen by predators
b)
If the environment changes, they might be better able to adapt
c)
It is helpful in asexual reproduction
d)
They don't recognize each other
5.
Define Adaptation.
a)
How an organism has NOT changed and continues to live in an environment
b)
All animals can live in any environment
c)
How an organism grows over time
d)
Special features or behaviors that allow an animal to survive in an environment.
6.
In what type of rock would you typically find fossils?
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
d)
rocky
7.
All plants and ANIMALS contain carbon.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
The amount of time it takes for 50% of the remaining radioactive material to decay into stable material is called:
a)
radiocarbon dating
b)
radioactive decay
c)
half-life
d)
successive decay time
9.
Why is DNA important?
a)
it is very small and very complicated
b)
it's in everything
c)
it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
d)
because we eat it every day for energy
10.
An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings
a)
Environment
b)
Mimicry
c)
Camouflage
11.
How do scientists determine the actual age of fossils?
a)
relative dating
b)
sedimentary dating
c)
radioactive dating
d)
mold and cast dating
12.
How does the fossil record help to support the theory of evolution?
a)
the fossil record shows that organisms slowly change over time
b)
The fossil record shows that species evolve very quickly
c)
The fossil record does not support the theory of evolution
13.
Which of these answers BEST describes the tiny leg bones that some whales have, which do not aid in their movement or serve any other function?
a)
structures that grows and improves in function as they are used
b)
structures that will become adaptations when the environment changes
c)
structures that have lost all or most of their function over evolutionary time
d)
structures that function at certain times of the year or under certain conditions
14.
What is the genetic material that organisms pass on to their offspring when they reproduce?
a)
DNA
b)
food
c)
cells
d)
energy
15.
Humans, birds, whales, and lizards all have similar arm bones. What is the reason for this?
a)
The function of these bones is the same in all animals
b)
They live in similar environments
c)
They have a common ancestor
d)
All organisms resemble humans
16.
Individuals with favorable traits survive, reproduce, and pass their traits onto their offspring. This is called
a)
Mutation
b)
Adaptation
c)
Evolution
d)
Natural Selection
17.
An organism's ability to survive and reproduce in its environment refers to its
a)
Fitness
b)
Variation
c)
Selection
d)
Mutation
18.
Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with comparing similar structures in various species?
a)
fossil record
b)
comparing embryology
c)
comparing biochemistry
d)
comparing anatomy
19.
Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with structures common in embryos that form differently or for different purposes in adult form?
a)
fossil record
b)
comparing embryology
c)
comparing biochemistry
d)
comparing anatomy
20.
Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence contain both homologous and vestigial structures?
a)
fossil record
b)
comparing embryology
c)
comparing biochemistry
d)
comparing anatomy
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1.
d) descended from a common ancestor.
2.
b)
the process which organisms change over time.
3.
a) Light moths were easy to see against sooty trees and were eaten
4.
b)
If the environment changes, they might be better able to adapt
5.
d) Special features or behaviors that allow an animal to survive in an environment.
6.
c) sedimentary
7.
a) True
8.
c) half-life
9.
c) it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
10.
c) Camouflage
11.
c)
radioactive dating
12.
a)
the fossil record shows that organisms slowly change over time
13.
c) structures that have lost all or most of their function over evolutionary time