Evolution Test

  1. The change in populations over time
  2. Evolution
  3. Genetic Drift
  4. Punctuated equilibrium
  5. Natural Selection
  1. A priest who served as a naturalist on the H.M.S. Beagle. Formed Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
  2. Thomas Malthus
  3. Alfred Russell Wallace
  4. Charles Darwin
  5. Jean Baptiste Lamarck
  1. A group of small islands near the equator, about 1 000 km off the west coast of South America. Observations of the island fauna lead to the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
  2. Fiji Islands
  3. Falkland Islands
  4. Galapagos Islands
  5. Aleutian Islands
  1. An English Economist who said that the human population will grow faster than its food supply. This will result in a struggle to survive
  2. Thomas Malthus
  3. Alfred Russell Wallace
  4. Charles Darwin
  5. Jean Baptiste Lamarck
  1. A body structure in a present day organism that no longer serves its original purpose
  2. Vestigial organ
  3. The human appendix is an example
  4. Internal organ
  5. All of the above
  6. Only A & B
  1. A British naturalist who proposed a similar theory of evolution but did not get much credit for his work.
  2. Thomas Malthus
  3. Alfred Russell Wallace
  4. Charles Darwin
  5. Jean Baptiste Lamarck
  1. A change in allele frequency due to chance events
  2. Genetic Equilibrium
  3. Genetic Drift
  4. Gene Pool
  5. Allelic Frequency
  6. A change in structure (phenotype) that is favorable for survival
  7. Directional Selection
  8. Natural Selection
  9. Disruptive Selection
  10. Structural Adaptation
  1. A mechanism for change in populations where an organism with a favorable phenotype survives, reproduces, and pass the favorable phenotype to the next generation. Organisms without the favorable phenotype are less likely to survive and reproduce
  2. Directional Selection
  3. Natural Selection
  4. Disruptive Selection
  5. Structural Adaptation
  1. A population in which the frequency of alleles remains the same over generations
  2. Genetic Equilibrium
  3. Genetic Drift
  4. Gene Pool
  5. Allelic Frequency
  1. A type of structural adaptation that enables a species to blend with their surroundings
  2. Industrial Melanism is an example
  3. Camouflage
  4. Chameleons are lizards with an uncanny ability to do this
  5. All of the above
  6. Only B & C
  1. A type of structural adaptation that enables one species to resemble another species
  2. Mimicry
  3. Camouflage
  4. Non poisonous King snakes and poisonous Coral snakes are an example
  5. All of the above
  6. Only A & C
  1. A type of structural adaptation where a change in metabolic processes allows a species to survive a toxin
  2. Antibiotic resistant bacteria are an example
  3. Pesticide resistant insects are an example
  4. Physiological Adaptation
  5. All of the above
  6. Only A & C
  1. All the alleles of a populations genes
  2. Gene Pool
  3. Allelic Frequency
  4. Genetic Equilibrium
  5. Body parts that do not have a common evolutionary origin but are similar in function
  6. Analogous structures
  7. Homologous structures
  8. Vestigial structures
  1. Evidence of Evolution
  2. Fossil
  3. Anatomical
  4. Embryological
  5. Biochemical
  6. All of the above
  1. Natural selection that favors average individuals
  2. Natural Selection
  3. Directional Selection
  4. Stabilizing Selection
  5. Disruptive Selection
  1. Natural selection that favors both extremes
  2. Natural Selection
  3. Directional Selection
  4. Stabilizing Selection
  5. Disruptive Selection
  1. Natural selection that favors one extreme variation of a trait
  2. Natural Selection
  3. Directional Selection
  4. Stabilizing Selection
  5. Disruptive Selection
  1. Speciation can occur when a physical barrier divides a population
  2. Geographic Isolation
  3. Reproductive Isolation
  4. Genetic Equilibrium
  5. Adaptive Radiation
  1. Speciation that occurs when formerly interbreeding organisms can no longer mate and produce fertile offspring (Could be physiological or behavioral (Brown and Rainbow Trout breed in different seasons)
  2. Geographic Isolation
  3. Reproductive Isolation
  4. Genetic Equilibrium
  5. Adaptive Radiation
  1. Structural features with a common evolutionary origin
  2. Bird, whale, and human forearms are examples
  3. Homologous Structures
  4. Analogous Structures
  5. A & B
  6. The evolution of a new species occurs when members of similar populations no longer interbreed to produce fertile offspring within their natural environment
  7. Speciation
  8. Convergent Evolution
  9. Divergent Evolution
  10. A & B
  11. A & C
  1. When an ancestral species evolves into an array of species to fit a number of diverse habitats
  2. Galapagos Iguana’s are an example
  3. Darwin’s Finches are an example
  4. Adaptive Radiation
  5. All of the above
  6. Only B & C
  1. The scientist who disproved spontaneous generation using jars and meat
  2. Francesco Redi
  3. Louis Pasteur
  4. Jean Baptiste Lamarck
  5. Alfred Russell Wallace
  1. The scientist who proposed the idea of “use and disuse” where body parts which are used become larger and those not used become smaller. He also proposed the idea that traits acquired during an organisms lifetime could be passed on to their offspring.
  2. Francesco Redi
  3. Louis Pasteur
  4. Jean Baptiste Lamarck
  5. Alfred Russell Wallace
  1. The scientist who disproved the existence of a vital force in air which lead to the idea of biogenesis
  2. Francesco Redi
  3. Louis Pasteur
  4. Jean Baptiste Lamarck
  5. Alfred Russell Wallace
  1. A fossil which forms when minerals in rocks fill a space left by a decayed organism
  2. Trace fossil
  3. Cast fossil
  4. Mold fossil
  1. Which of the following is NOT an Era?
  2. Precambrian
  3. Cambrian
  4. Paleozoic
  5. Mesozoic
  6. Cenozoic
  7. Which era do we live in?
  8. Precambrian
  9. Cambrian
  10. Paleozoic
  11. Mesozoic
  12. Cenozoic
  1. The first unicellular organisms to form on Earth were ____.
  2. Eukaryotes
  3. Prokaryotes
  4. Protocells
  5. Endosymbionts
  1. Evolution occurs in ____.
  2. Individuals
  3. Populations
  1. Which is NOT a characteristic of all primates?
  2. Opposable thumbs
  3. Binocular vision
  4. Large brains
  5. Long muscular prehensile Tails
  1. Homo sapiens are believed to have evolved from ____.
  2. Old world monkeys
  3. New world monkeys
  4. Strepsirrhines
  1. “Lucy” is a skeleton of ____.
  2. Australopithecus afarensis
  3. Homo ergaster
  4. Homo erectus
  5. Homo habilis
  1. Evidence of bipedalism in primate skeletons
  2. Foramen magnum
  3. Opposable thumbs
  4. Large skulls
  5. Leg bones
  1. This hominid species was the first to be strictly bipedal and mastered the use of fire while hunting
  2. Homo habilis
  3. Homo erectus
  4. Neandertals
  5. Cro-Magnons
  6. Homo sapiens
  1. This hominid species were the first to extensively use tools and were considered to be “handy humans”
  2. Homo habilis
  3. Homo erectus
  4. Neandertals
  5. Cro-Magnons
  6. Homo sapiens

39. This hominid species was the earliest known to bury their dead. They lived in caves

and used stone tipped spears to hunt their prey.

A. Homo habilis

B. Homo erectus

C. Neandertals

D. Cro-Magnons

E. Homo sapiens

  1. Modern hominid species whose name means “wise man”

A. Homo habilis

B. Homo erectus

C. Neandertals

D. Cro-Magnons

E. Homo sapiens

Essay Question

Describe the type of selection that would choose against “Hal’s birthmark”. Could the birthmark be a favorable adaptation? Why or why not.

“That’s a bummer of a birthmark, Hal”