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