Types Of Evolution: How Well Do You Know? Trivia Facts Quiz

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1.

Which of these is NOT one of the three requirements for evolution to occur?
- A.
  
  More organisms are born than can survive
- B.
  
  All organisms are exactly the same as other organisms of their species
- C.
  
  There is variation of inherited traits amongst organisms
- D.
  
  Some organisms have a higher level of fitness than others in their environment
2.

What determines an organism's fitness?
- A.
  
  How physically strong it is
- B.
  
  How much it changes to fit its environment within its life
- C.
  
  How well it can survive within its environment
- D.
  
  Where it fits in on the food chain
3.

Who developed the theory of evolution?
- A.
  
  Carl Linnaeus
- B.
  
  Charles Darwin
- C.
  
  Aristotle
- D.
  
  Stanley Miller
4.

Farmers forcing woollier sheep to mate is an example of:
- A.
  
  Natural selection
- B.
  
  Genetic modification
- C.
  
  Artificial Selection
- D.
  
  Cruelty to animals
5.

If a rock layer is labeled A, B, and C with A being on the top and C being on the bottom; which fossil would be the youngest?
- A.
  
  The one found in A
- B.
  
  The one found in B
- C.
  
  The one found in C
- D.
  
  All would be the same age
6.

Which of the following phrases best describes the result of natural selection?
- A.
  
  Long neck giraffes gettin food frm a tall tree
- B.
  
  White tail deer living in a snowy area
- C.
  
  Species living in different locations
- D.
  
  Changes in the inherited characteristics of a population over time
7.

The finches of the Galapagos islands come in different size and have different beak shapes. What is the most likely reason for the specialization of these finches?
- A.
  
  Had very large beaks
- B.
  
  Beaks formed to eat different foods
- C.
  
  Ancestors had different shapes of beaks
- D.
  
  Had small beaks
8.

Reproductive isolation is what?
- A.
  
  Any reproductive barrier that keeps 2 populations from interbreeding
- B.
  
  Seperation of a populations due to geographic change
- C.
  
  A change in the gene pool due to chance
9.

Which was not one main point of Darwin's theories on Evolution?
- A.
  
  Populations tend to overpopulate
- B.
  
  Not all individuals are the same
- C.
  
  Resources in an environment are limited
- D.
  
  Only the strong survive
10.

Homologous structures
- A.
  
  Similar structures with identical functions shared by distantly related species that are a result from natural selection in similar environments, but that evolved independently.
- B.
  
  Structures which evolved from the same structure within a common ancestor; may or may not serve the same function.
- C.
  
  Structures which are reduced and perhaps even nonfunctional in one species but homologous to functional structures in a closely related species.
- D.
  
  Any vital structure used by many different species.
11.

Vestigal structures
- A.
  
  Similar structures with identical functions shared by distantly related species that are a result from natural selection in similar environments, but that evolved independently.
- B.
  
  Structures which evolved from the same structure within a common ancestor; may or may not serve the same function.
- C.
  
  Structures which are reduced and perhaps even nonfunctional in one species but homologous to functional structures in a closely related species.
- D.
  
  Any vital structure used by many different species.
12.

Structures that evolved independently in two different species are referred to as
- A.
  
  Vestigal
- B.
  
  Homologous
- C.
  
  Analogous
- D.
  
  Anaplastic
13.

What two structures appear in the early development of all vertebrate embryos?
- A.
  
  Gill pouches and tails
- B.
  
  Fingers and Toes
- C.
  
  Scales and Feathers
- D.
  
  Five Fingers and Radius
14.

The study of the development of vertebrate animals before birth or hatching is called
- A.
  
  Embryology
- B.
  
  Homology
- C.
  
  Anatomy
- D.
  
  Physiology
15.

Which of the following types of evidence for evolution did Darwin not know about?
- A.
  
  DNA
- B.
  
  Embryology
- C.
  
  Fossil
- D.
  
  Comparative Anatomy