Evolution And Natural Selection Quiz! Trivia Questions
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- 1.
The image illustrates what evolutionary concept?- A.
Embryological similarities
- B.
Variation among species
- C.
Vestigial structures
- D.
Homologous structures
- 2.Which of the following is NOT a component of the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection?
- A.
Competition for food and space
- B.
Variation among species
- C.
Inheritance of acquired characteristics
- D.
Survival and reproduction
- 3.A structure that seems to serve no purpose in an organism is called:
- A.
Homologous
- B.
Vestigial
- C.
Dichotomous
- D.
Fossilized
- 4.A group of mice becomes separated by the formation of a river. Over time, the northern mice became smaller and whiter, while the southern mice became larger and browner. This is an example of:
- A.
Industrial evolution
- B.
Homology
- C.
Convergence
- D.
Divergence
- 5.Any variation that can help an organism survive in its environment is called a(n):
- A.
Characteristic
- B.
Competition
- C.
Adaptation
- D.
Vestigial structure
- 6.The strongest evidence for change over a long period of time comes from:
- A.
DNA
- B.
Fossils
- C.
Embryo studies
- D.
Direct observation of living species
- 7.Genetic sequence data shows that two alien species (let's call them A and B) share 94% of their DNA with each other, and a third alien species (C) shares only 75% of its DNA sequences with the first two. From this information, you conclude:
- A.
Species A and B have a common ancestor, but neither has a common ancestor with species C
- B.
Species C evolved more recently than species A and B
- C.
Species A and B share a more recent common ancestry with each other than either shares with C
- D.
Species C is more closely related to species B than it is to species A
- 8.Which of the following are analogous structures?
- A.
The tibia (lower leg bone) of a tortoise and a monkey
- B.
The spines of a cactus and the "jaws" of a Venus fly trap
- C.
The phalanges (finger bones) of bats and humans
- D.
Wings in birds and bats
- 9.Which of the following is NOT evidence in support of evolution?
- A.
Paleontology
- B.
Embryology
- C.
Biochemistry
- D.
Mutations
- 10.Which of the following is an example of microevolution?
- A.
The increase in size, over time, of fossil horses
- B.
The evolution of antibiotic resistance in bacteria
- C.
The speciation of finches on the Galapagos islands
- D.
The evolution of humans from an ancestral primates
- 11.The process of biological evolution
- A.
Is not supported by scientific evidence
- B.
Results in changes in allele frequencies over generations
- C.
Requires biological diversity in a population
- D.
Both the second and third choices
- 12.In many cases, one type of organism puts selection pressure on another, so they evolve together. For example, flowers and their pollinators. This is called
- A.
Artificial selection
- B.
Coevolution
- C.
Random mutation
- D.
Mimicry
- 13.During a study session about evolution, one of your fellow classmates remarks, "The giraffe stretched its neck while reaching for higher leaves; its offspring inherited longer necks as a result." To correct your friend's misconception, what would you say?
- A.
Spontaneous mutations can result in the appearance of new traits.
- B.
Only favorable adaptation have survival value
- C.
Overproduction of offspring leads to a struggle for survival
- D.
Characteristics acquired during an organism's life are not passed on through genes
- 14.Natural selection tends to reduce variation in gene pools. What process serves to balance natural selection by creating new alleles?
- A.
Meiosis
- B.
Sex
- C.
Mutation
- D.
Migration
- 15.The core idea of evolutionary "success" is oriented around reproduction.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.Which owl was most fit?
- A.
Owl 1 laid 8 eggs, of which 6 hatched and 5 young successfully left the nest
- B.
Owl 2 laid 9 eggs, of which 8 hatched and 3 young successfully left the nest
- C.
Owl 3 laid 12 eggs, of which 10 hatched and all were eaten by a squirrel
- D.
Owl 4 laid 4 eggs, of which all 4 hatched and all 4 young successfully left the nest
- 17.According to the biological species concept, a species is
- A.
A group of individuals which can interbreed and produce fertile offspring
- B.
A group of individuals which can interbreed and which live close enough together to actually do so
- C.
A group of individuals who look very similar
- D.
A group of individuals who have a common ancestor
- 18.Which of the following pairs shows convergent evolution?
- A.
A bird wing and an insect wing
- B.
A bird wing and a human arm
- C.
Both pairs
- D.
Neither pair
- 19.Which of the following is a homology shared by all living creatures?
- A.
46 chromosomes
- B.
A common genetic code
- C.
Hair
- D.
Nuclei in cells
- 20.Fossils are used as evidence to show that microevolution occurred.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 21.At one stage in their development, human embryos resemble fish embryos in having gill slits in their necks, and tails.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 22.The structural similarities between the flippers of whales and the arms of humans are used to show that:
- A.
The human species began life in the ocean
- B.
Humans and whales have a common ancestor
- C.
Whales evolved from humans
- D.
Whales are older than the human species
- 23.If two species have descended from the same common ancestor, then
- A.
Those species will be identical
- B.
Those species will have no anatomical features in common
- C.
Those species will have DNA in common
- D.
Those species will still exist on Earth today
- 24.Which is easy to see occurring around us?
- A.
Microevolution
- B.
Macroevolution
- C.
Both
- D.
Neither
- 25.
Green alga is most closely related to ________?
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