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