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Chapter 7.2 Review (8th)
Test Description: Natural selection in action.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A scientist who studies nature
A
chemist
B
naturalist
C
archeologist
D
biologist
2) A book written by Thomas Malthus in which he noted that humans have the potential to reproduce rapidly. He warned that food supplies could not support unlimited population growth
A
Principles of Geology
B
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection
C
Galapagos Islands
D
An Essay on the Principle of Population
3) The process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well adapted individuals do
A
selection
B
breeding
C
variation
D
natural selection
4) A book which presented evidence that Earth had formed by natural processes over a long period of time. This book made Darwin believe that Earth was much older than anyone had imagined
A
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection
B
HMS Beagle
C
Principles of Geology
D
An Essay on the Principle of Population
5) Modern scientific explanations of evolution
A
combine the principles of natural selection and genetic inheritance.
B
have replaced Darwin’s theory.
C
fail to explain how traits are inherited.
D
rely on genetics instead of natural selection.
6) Which of the following was NOT a source for Darwin’s ideas about evolution?
A
the ideas and observations of Thomas Malthus and Charles Lyell
B
selective breeding by farmers and animal breeders
C
scientists’ knowledge of genetic changes
D
characteristics of Galápagos animals
7) What puzzled Darwin about the Galápagos finches?
A
They were similar, but had many differences.
B
They should not have been there.
C
They were so different.
D
They were too similar.
8) specific characteristics that can be passed from parent to offspring through genes
A
overproduction
B
natural selection
C
selective breeding
D
traits
9) process by which individuals that are better adapted survive and reproduce more successfully than individuals that are not as well-adapted
A
selective breeding
B
natural selection
C
successful reproduction
D
overproduction
10) part of natural selection in which an animal produces a large number of offspring
A
struggle to survive
B
inherited variation
C
overproduction
D
successful reproduction
11) part of natural selection in which individuals have different traits
A
overproduction
B
successful reproduction
C
inherited variation
D
struggle to survive
12) part of natural selection in which some individuals die from starvation, competition, disease, or predation
A
successful reproduction
B
inherited variation
C
overproduction
D
struggle to survive
13) part of natural selection in which individuals best adapted to their environment have many offspring
A
overproduction
B
successful reproduction
C
struggle to survive
D
inherited variation
14) What did Darwin do during his travels?
A
He visited all the continents.
B
He collected thousands of plant and animal samples.
C
He took photos of plants and animals.
D
He wrote a book about his theory.
15) the idea that Earth had formed naturally over a long period of time
A
Malthus’s principle
B
Lyell’s theory
16) the idea that human populations can grow faster than the food supply
A
Malthus’s principle
B
Lyell’s theory
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