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Ms Scott's Test Review For Evolution
Test Description: This test covers material found in the Holt Biology Textbook, Chapter 13.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Charles Darwin traveled to the ____________ Islands where he observed the result of natural selection in finches.
A
Canary
B
Caribbean
C
Galapagos
D
Hawaiian
2) Natural Selection is the theory that
A
organisms can interbreed to create a new species.
B
individuals that have traits that better suit their environment are more likely to survive and will reproduce.
C
animals that are smarter won't die because they can outsmart their predators and get away.
D
stronger people will rule the world.
3) Which one of these is not one of the four factors of natural selection?
A
Individuals in a population who have an advantage over others will take over and kill off the weaker individuals.
B
Individuals tend to produce more offspring than the environment can support.
C
Individuals that are better able to cope with the challenges presented by their environment tend to have more offspring.
D
All populations have genetic variation.
4) Genetic variation is caused by
A
Independent Assortment
B
All of the above
C
Random Fertilization
D
Mutations
5) The model of evolution in which periods of rapid change in species are separated by periods of little or no change is called
A
Speciation
B
Punctuated Equilibrium
C
Evolution
D
Gradualism
6) Finger bones in whale fins are an example of
A
Vestigial Structures
B
Fossils
C
Homologous Structures
D
None of these
7) Tonsils are an example of
A
None of these
B
Vestigial Structures
C
Fossils
D
Homologous Structures
8) Which of these shares homologous structures with humans?
A
Alligators
B
Frogs
C
All of the above
D
Bats
9) Why did M. tuberculosis become resistant to the antibiotics isoniazid and rifampin?
A
A mutation in the bacteria's DNA made it resistant and it was able to reproduce without being affected by the antibiotics.
B
The bacteria mixed with other bacteria that was resistant to the antibiotics.
C
The bacteria came back to life because the antibiotics were too weak.
D
They were vaccinated.
10) Divergence is
A
the last step in the formation of a new species.
B
forming a subspecies through interbreeding.
C
belonging to more than one group.
D
the accumulation of differences between groups.
11) At what point does a subspecies become a new species?
A
Once the subspecies can no longer interbreed.
B
Once the subspecies looks completely different from each other.
C
Once the subspecies decides to move away.
D
Once the subspecies begin to kill each other.
12) Which of these is not a barrier that can prevent certain species from reproducing?
A
Geographic Isolation
B
Mortality of the parents
C
Physical differences
D
Different mating times
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