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Lujan Evolution Questions
Test Description: 4th 9 Weeks Test 2 Material
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1) Who said: If you work out and bulk up, your children will have increased muscle mass as well.
A
None
B
Both
C
Darwin
D
Lamarck
2) Darwin was spurred to finally publish his theory of natural selection by the writings of which scientist?
A
Lamarck
B
Lyell
C
Wallace
D
Hutton
3) The species changed in each successive rock layer. Is an example of this evidence for evolution
A
Embryology
B
Fossil Record
C
Morphology
D
DNA
4) Horse ancestors had a smaller body and shorter legs. What evidence might scientist have used to come to that conclusion that horses have changed over time.
A
embryology
B
antibiotic resistance
C
fossil record
D
DNA
5) Studying how organisms develop would be used in this evidence of evolution
A
antibiotic resistance
B
fossil record
C
DNA
D
embryology
6) This evidence of evolution is the most reliable way to determine evolutionary relationships
A
anatomy
B
embryology
C
DNA
D
fossil record
7) A common antibiotic is no longer able to destroy a bacteria. What is the result of the evolution that has occurred?
A
DNA
B
embryology
C
anatomy
D
antibiotic resistance
8) Individuals in a population best adapted to the environment pass on their traits to their offpring
A
embryology
B
genetic variation
C
relative fossil dating
D
natural selection
9) The forelimb of the human, cat, whale, and bat are similar because of a common ancestor and are called
A
homologous structures
B
analagous structures
C
embryology
D
fossils
10) What are homologous structures in different species evidence of?
A
natural selection against a trait
B
inheritance of acquired characteristics
C
a common ancestor
D
similar adaptations to their environments.
11) Charles Darwin was best known in the 19th century for:
A
all of the above
B
creating the idea of evolution
C
creating the idea of uniformitarianism
D
making the idea of evolution acceptable for scientists and the educated general public
12) The evolution of one species into two or more species as a result of different populations becoming reproductively isolated from each other is:
A
creationism
B
speciation
C
adaptive radiation
D
photosynthesis
13) An adaptation is a trait that helps an organism…
A
overproduce variations
B
larger and stronger
C
survive and reproduce
D
fight better
14) Which statement does not describe geographic isolation?
A
members of a species are cut off or separated from the rest of its species
B
build up of traits over time
C
a new species forms because a group cannot mate with original members of a species
D
separation by rivers, volcanic activity, or mountain ranges
15) In humans, the pelvis and femur, or thigh bone, are involved in walking. In whales, the pelvis and femur are
A
vestigial structures
B
aquired traits
C
examples of natural variation
D
examples of fossils
16) Which of the following is an example of convergent evolution?
A
similar bones in the forelimbs of horses and bats
B
similar body shape of dolphins and fish
C
different beak shapes of Galapagos finches
D
similar amino acid sequences of hemoglobin in humans and chimpanzees
17) Stabilizing selection acts to _________ in a species' population.
A
elaborate new traits
B
alter traits
C
push for directional change
D
maintain a certain phenotype
18) _________ traits are evidence of a shared ancestry, while _______ traits show convergent evolution.
A
systematic, random
B
analogous, dissonant
C
similar, dissimilar
D
homologous, analogous
19) A species may be reproductively isolated through which of the following causes?
A
ecology
B
behavior
C
all of the above
D
anatomy
20) Speciation because of geographical isolation is known as
A
allopatric speciation
B
cladogenesis
C
sympatric
D
parapatric speciation
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