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Understanding Evolution
Test Description: Evolution review questions.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following was an early realization that gave rise to Darwin's theory of natural selection?
A
Organisms do not appear to be closely related
B
Most organisms share the same habitat
C
The earth and its organisms have changed through time
D
The earth is younger than previously thought
2) Lamarck's idea of
A
acquired traits are not passed down from parent to offspring
B
in animals, traits that are not used often will shrink and change shape
C
acquired traits are passed down from parent to offspring
D
in animals, traits that are used often will grow and change shape.
3) Growing up, Darwin saw that farm animals with preferred traits were chosen for breeding. Those chosen animals usually produced offspring with the preferred traits. This is
A
genetic engineering
B
artifical selection
C
natural selection
D
evolution
4) Which of the following is an observation made by Darwin that supports his theory of natural selection?
A
Insects never produce offspring
B
All organisms that are born survive
C
More organisms are born than can survive
D
Insects produce many offspring but produce few eggs
5) All of the following adaptations could lead an organism to be successful except
A
A butterfly develops coloring that enables it to camouflage itself in its environment
B
A fox in northern Canda grows white fur.
C
A salamader living in a cave is born without eyesight or fully developed eyes
D
An elephant in the savannah develops without the ability to hear
6) A water buffalo is born with slightly longer legs allow it to run faster than the other water buffalo in the herd. This adaptation came about because
A
there was a mutation in the water buffalo's genetic code
B
the water buffalo did not get enough nutritious food once it was born
C
the water buffalo needed to be able to run faster.
D
the water buffalo's parents were not able to outrun a lion
7) As the finches on the Galapagos Islands became more and more varied, whether due to available food sources or geographic isolation, what was occurring?
A
predation
B
speciation
C
competition
D
extinction
8) During the Cretaceous sea levels rose drastically. What evidence supports this?
A
minerals and oil found in underground deposits
B
volcanoes and igneous rocks found on the ocean floor
C
dinosaur and bird fossils found in swamp areas
D
corals and marine fossils found in the Great Plains
9) Earth has undergone catastrophic changes from time to time. Which of these most likely explains why life on Earth continued following these catastrophes?
A
A wide diversity of species existed
B
Dominant species had a slow mutation rate
C
A strong species had many different characteristics
D
Many species filled the same niche
10) Which of the following is the most specific group used to classify organisms
A
genus
B
class
C
kingdom
D
order
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