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Lujan Evolution Questions
Test Description: 4th 9 Weeks Test 2 Material
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1) Who said: If you work out and bulk up, your children will have increased muscle mass as well.
A
None
B
Both
C
Lamarck
D
Darwin
2) Darwin was spurred to finally publish his theory of natural selection by the writings of which scientist?
A
Lyell
B
Hutton
C
Lamarck
D
Wallace
3) The species changed in each successive rock layer. Is an example of this evidence for evolution
A
Morphology
B
Embryology
C
Fossil Record
D
DNA
4) Horse ancestors had a smaller body and shorter legs. What evidence might scientist have used to come to that conclusion that horses have changed over time.
A
fossil record
B
embryology
C
antibiotic resistance
D
DNA
5) Studying how organisms develop would be used in this evidence of evolution
A
DNA
B
antibiotic resistance
C
embryology
D
fossil record
6) This evidence of evolution is the most reliable way to determine evolutionary relationships
A
embryology
B
fossil record
C
anatomy
D
DNA
7) A common antibiotic is no longer able to destroy a bacteria. What is the result of the evolution that has occurred?
A
antibiotic resistance
B
anatomy
C
DNA
D
embryology
8) Individuals in a population best adapted to the environment pass on their traits to their offpring
A
relative fossil dating
B
natural selection
C
genetic variation
D
embryology
9) The forelimb of the human, cat, whale, and bat are similar because of a common ancestor and are called
A
fossils
B
embryology
C
analagous structures
D
homologous structures
10) What are homologous structures in different species evidence of?
A
similar adaptations to their environments.
B
a common ancestor
C
inheritance of acquired characteristics
D
natural selection against a trait
11) Charles Darwin was best known in the 19th century for:
A
making the idea of evolution acceptable for scientists and the educated general public
B
creating the idea of evolution
C
creating the idea of uniformitarianism
D
all of the above
12) The evolution of one species into two or more species as a result of different populations becoming reproductively isolated from each other is:
A
speciation
B
photosynthesis
C
creationism
D
adaptive radiation
13) An adaptation is a trait that helps an organism…
A
fight better
B
larger and stronger
C
overproduce variations
D
survive and reproduce
14) Which statement does not describe geographic isolation?
A
a new species forms because a group cannot mate with original members of a species
B
build up of traits over time
C
members of a species are cut off or separated from the rest of its species
D
separation by rivers, volcanic activity, or mountain ranges
15) In humans, the pelvis and femur, or thigh bone, are involved in walking. In whales, the pelvis and femur are
A
aquired traits
B
examples of natural variation
C
examples of fossils
D
vestigial structures
16) Which of the following is an example of convergent evolution?
A
different beak shapes of Galapagos finches
B
similar amino acid sequences of hemoglobin in humans and chimpanzees
C
similar bones in the forelimbs of horses and bats
D
similar body shape of dolphins and fish
17) Stabilizing selection acts to _________ in a species' population.
A
elaborate new traits
B
push for directional change
C
alter traits
D
maintain a certain phenotype
18) _________ traits are evidence of a shared ancestry, while _______ traits show convergent evolution.
A
similar, dissimilar
B
systematic, random
C
homologous, analogous
D
analogous, dissonant
19) A species may be reproductively isolated through which of the following causes?
A
all of the above
B
ecology
C
anatomy
D
behavior
20) Speciation because of geographical isolation is known as
A
parapatric speciation
B
sympatric
C
allopatric speciation
D
cladogenesis
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