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Patterns Of Evolution
Test Description: Test on Evolution vocabulary words
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1) Which of these would have the least effect on natural selection in a subspecies of giraffes that is geographically isolated from other subspecies of giraffe
A
available niches
B
existing predators
C
available food resources
D
chromosome number
2) Which of these best illustrates natural selection?
A
A population monopolizes all of the resources in its habitat, forcing other species to migrate.
B
A community whose members work together utilizes all existing resources and migratory routes.
C
The largest organisms in a species receive the only breeding opportunities
D
An organism with favorable genetic variations will tend to survive and breed successfully.
3) The reason a dolphin and a shark look sort of the same is because of
A
adaptive radiation
B
punctuated equilibrium
C
convergent evolution
D
covevolution
4) Large-scale evolutionary changes that take place over long periods of time
A
coevolution
B
punctuated equilibrium
C
macro evolution
D
covergent evolution
5) A small population of chimpanzees lives in a habitat that undergoes no changes for a long period. How will genetic drift probably affect this population?
A
It will promote the survival of chimpanzees with beneficial traits
B
It will reduce genetic diversity
C
It will accelerate the appearance of new traits
D
It will increase the number of alleles for specific traits
6) Process by which unrelated organisms independently evolve similarities when adapting to similar environments
A
adaptive radiation
B
convergent evolution
C
punctuated equilibrium
D
coevolution
7) A small portion of a population that is geographically isolated from the rest of the population runs the risk of decreased
A
genetic drift.
B
natural selection
C
mutation rate.
D
genetic variation
8) Process by which a single species or small group of species evolves into several different forms that live in different ways; rapid growth in the diversity of a group of organisms
A
coevolution
B
adaptive radiation
C
punctuated equilibrium
D
convergent evolution
9) Pattern of evolution in which long stable periods are interrupted by brief periods of more rapid change
A
coevolution
B
covergent evolution
C
punctuated equilibrium
D
adaptive radiation
10) Method of determining the age of a fossil by comparing its placement with that of fossils in other layers of rock
A
absolute dating
B
radioactive dating
C
radiometric dating
D
relative dating
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