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1) Darwin conducted his research on
A
The Samoan Islands
B
Manhattan Island
C
Galapagos Islands
D
New York Island
2) The fossilized armadillos that Darwin found
A
were very different to armadillos currently living in the same area
B
suggested to Darwin that the animals had evolved to meet the needs of the changing environment
C
were similar to the armadillos currently living in the area
D
A and C
3) Natural selection could not occur without
A
Genetic variation in species
B
Gradual warming of the earth
C
Competition for unlimited resources
D
Extinction
4) The process by which a species becomes better suited to its environment is known as
A
Variation
B
Accomodation
C
Adaptation
D
Selection
5) Which of these is NOT one of Darwin's 4 major points?
A
Over time, the traits that make certain individuals better able to survive tend to spread in a population
B
There is overwhelming evidence from dinosaurs that living things evolved from things that are now extinct
C
In a particular environment, some individuals in a population are better suited to survive
D
Inhertited variation exists with the genes of every population
6) When Darwin published his theory of evolution, he included all of the following ideas EXCEPT
A
The ideas that some organisms reproduce at greater rates than others
B
Mendel's ideas about genetics
C
The idea that some organisms become less suited to their environment than others
D
The idea that species change slowly over time
7) Evidence for evolution includes all of the following except
A
Anatomical evidence
B
The fossil record
C
Similarities and differences in molecular molectules
D
Direct observation
8) Why are fossils hard to find?
A
The bodies of some organisms decay to fast to form fossils
B
Some things die in places that won't form fossils
C
All of the above
D
Some organsisms won't be covered in sediments
9) Structures that are similar in appearance, but different in function (suggesting common ancestry) are called
A
Sequential
B
Analogous
C
Homlogous
D
Vestigial
10) The fact that some time during their development, all vertebrates have a tailbone is an example of
A
Embryological evidence
B
Biochemical evidence
C
Anatomical evidence
D
Fossil evidence
11) Closely related species showing similarities in nucleotide sequences is an example of
A
Fossil evidence
B
Embryological evidence
C
Anatomical evidence
D
Biochemical evidence
12) Limited resources and high numbers of individuals in a population results in
A
Cryptic coloration
B
Competition
C
Convergent evolution
D
Homology
13) The condition in which two populations of the same species do not interbreed is called
A
Biochemical evidence
B
Reproductive isolation
C
Homologous structure
D
Species isolation
14) The process in which new species form because of reproductive isolation is called
A
Speciation
B
Darwinism
C
Radiation
D
Adaptation
15) Which scientist had the idea of use and disuse and that phenotypic changes can be passed to offpsring?
A
Lyell
B
Lamark
C
Darwin
D
Malthus
16) Which scientist said that populations increase faster than food supplies?
A
Lyell
B
Malthus
C
Darwin
D
Wallace
17) Which scientist said that the Earth was slowly changing over many years?
A
Wallace
B
Malthus
C
Darwin
D
Lyell
18) Which scientist wrote to Darwin and and convinced him to publish?
A
Wallace
B
Lamark
C
Malthus
D
Lyell
19) Which isolating mechanism describes two species live in the same place but reproduce at different times?
A
Mating attraction differences
B
Inadequate offspring
C
Habitat isolation
D
Reproductive time isolation
20) Which isolating mechanism describes two species that occupy different habitats and do not mate?
A
Infertile offspring
B
Inadequate offspring
C
Mating attraction differences
D
Habitat isolation
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