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Evolution
Test Description: This test covers basic evolutionary terms and concepts, as well as taxonomy.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) This man is famous for his theory of evolution.
A
Gregor Mendel
B
Charles Darwin
C
Thomas Watson
D
Robert Hooke
2) Charles Darwin made many important discoveries about evolution at this location.
A
Japan
B
England
C
Galapagos Islands
D
Bahamas
3) Any inherited characteristic that increases an organism's fitness is called...
A
Embryo
B
Homology
C
Adaptation
D
Taxonomy
4) Adaptations...
A
Decrease an organism's lifespan
B
Makes an individual less likely to breed.
C
Are always seen in every individual of a population
D
Must be heritable in future generations
5) The ability of an organism to survive and reproduce is its...
A
Fitness
B
Adaptation
C
Homology
D
Taxonomy
6) Common Descent means that...
A
No two organisms on Earth are related.
B
We cannot tell what organisms are related by looking at their history.
C
Darwin was wrong.
D
All organisms on Earth share an ancestor a long time ago.
7) All animals appear very similar in their ______ stage, which is proof of a common descent.
A
Embryo
B
Gamete
C
Zygote
D
Homology
8) All of the different alleles we see in a certain population are known as...
A
Founder Effects
B
Genetic Drift
C
Homologies
D
Gene Pool
9) If a trait is controlled by more than one gene, it is said to be...
A
Polygenic
B
Homologous
C
Embryonic
D
Single Gene
10) Which of the following is a true statement about evolution?
A
Alleles that increase fitness will decrease in frequency.
B
The frequency of an allele has nothing to do with fitness.
C
Alleles that increase fitness will increase in frequency.
D
Alleles that decrease fitness will increase in frequency over time.
11) We call the science of classifying organisms into groups as...
A
taxidermy
B
tax returns
C
trigonometry
D
taxonomy
12) Which level of organization contains the largest, most broad groups?
A
phylum
B
domain
C
class
D
genus
13) Which scientific name is written correctly?
A
Homo Sapien (underlined)
B
homo sapien (underlined)
C
Homo sapien (underlined)
D
homo sapien
14) Which is NOT a kingdom of life?
A
mammalia
B
plantae
C
protista
D
archaebacteria
15) Which of the following kingdoms of life contain prokaryotes?
A
protista
B
eubacteria
C
animalia
D
fungi
16) When comparing two populations, which statement indicates that they are the same species?
A
they consume the same type of diet
B
they are similar in appearance
C
they inhabit the same area
D
they produce fertile offspring
17) What type pf natural selection favors the phenotypes at both extremes and eliminates average/intermediate phenotypes?
A
directional selection
B
disruptive selection
C
random selection
D
stabilizing selection
18) What are the similarities between organisms that we use to classify them into groups?
A
genealogies
B
taxonomies
C
vitologies
D
homologies
19) Darwin studied the beaks of birds and concluded that you could tell what from it?
A
who it is related to
B
All of the above
C
where it lives
D
what it eats
20) Which of the following is the correct order from largest group to smallest?
A
kingdom, domain, phylum, class
B
species, genus, family, order
C
kingdom, class, phylum, order
D
phylum, class, order, family
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