Bio 2 - Evolution Test A (Fall 2013)
- 1.The difference in the physical traits of an individual from those of other individuals in a group is called a(n)
- A.
Variation.
- B.
Change.
- C.
Adaptation.
- D.
Species.
- 2.Which of the following is a term for a group of similar organisms that can reproduce and produce fertile offspring?
- A.
Individual
- B.
Population
- C.
Species
- D.
Fossil
- 3.If an organism has a vestigial structure, that structure likely once had a function in a(n)
- A.
Earlier ancestor.
- B.
Close relative.
- C.
Unrelated organism.
- D.
Embryological stage.
- 4.What is the term for a feature that allows an organism to survive better in its environment?
- A.
Variation
- B.
Adaptation
- C.
Homologous structure
- D.
Vestigial structure
- 5.Which scientist developed a classification system for organisms?
- A.
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
- B.
Carolus Linnaeus
- C.
Charles Darwin
- D.
Georges de Buffon
- 6.Which theory states that floods and earthquakes have occurred often in Earth's history?
- A.
Catastrophism
- B.
Uniformitarianism
- C.
Gradualism
- D.
Natural selection
- 7.Charles Darwin found fossils that looked like ancient versions of living species. From this evidence Darwin suggested that Earth was
- A.
Only 6000 years old.
- B.
Only 2000 years old.
- C.
Less than 6000 years old.
- D.
Much more than 6000 years old.
- 8.Charles Darwin's poetic granfather was ___.
- A.
Erasmus Darwin
- B.
Eugene Darwin
- C.
Carolus Linnaeus
- D.
Georges de Buffon
- 9.The process of biological change over time by which descendants come to differ from their ancestors is called ___.
- A.
Evolution
- B.
Artificial selection
- C.
Uniformitarianism
- D.
Mutation
- 10.Some organisms that share a common ancestor have features that have different functions, but similar structures. These are known as
- A.
Homologous structures
- B.
Analogous structures
- C.
Vestigial structures
- D.
Fossil structures
- 11.The wing of an ostrich would be classified as a(n) ___.
- A.
Homologous structure
- B.
Analogous structure
- C.
Vestigial structure
- D.
Fossil structure
- 12.Which of the following is NOT an observation Charles Darwin made?
- A.
Some species that lived in the past no longer live on Earth.
- B.
Most organisms are well-suited to the environment in which they live.
- C.
The Earth is home to an enormous number of species.
- D.
All of the Galapagos islands have the same type and amount of vegetation.
- 13.Modern whales have vestigieal pelvic bones and lungs instead of gills. What does this evidence suggest about whale ancestors?
- A.
Whale ancestors lived on land.
- B.
Whale ancestors did not evolve.
- C.
Whale ancestors lived 850 million years ago.
- D.
Whale ancestors ate opossums.
- 14.Which of the following facts supporting evolution would be found in the study of embryology?
- A.
Embryos of very different organisms have very similar developmental stages.
- B.
A bats wing and a whales flipper have very similar bone structure.
- C.
Large, flightless birds are found on different continents: Australia (Emu), Africa (Ostrich), and Rhea (South America).
- D.
More primative fossils are found below more complex fossils in the rock layers.
- 15.Which of the following facts supporting evolution would be found in the study of paleontology?
- A.
Embryos of very different organisms have very similar developmental stages.
- B.
A bats wing and a whales flipper have very similar bone structure.
- C.
Large, flightless birds are found on different continents: Australia (Emu), Africa (Ostrich), and Rhea (South America).
- D.
More primative fossils are found below more complex fossils in the rock layers.
- 16.Which of the following facts supporting evolution would be found in the study of biogeography?
- A.
Embryos of very different organisms have very similar developmental stages.
- B.
A bats wing and a whales flipper have very similar bone structure.
- C.
Large, flightless birds are found on different continents: Australia (Emu), Africa (Ostrich), and Rhea (South America).
- D.
More primative fossils are found below more complex fossils in the rock layers.
- 17.Which of the following facts supporting evolution would be found in the study of comparative anatomy?
- A.
Embryos of very different organisms have very similar developmental stages.
- B.
A bats wing and a whales flipper have very similar bone structure.
- C.
Large, flightless birds are found on different continents: Australia (Emu), Africa (Ostrich), and Rhea (South America).
- D.
More primative fossils are found below more complex fossils in the rock layers.
- 18.What is the term for a feature that allows an organism to survive better in its environment?
- A.
Variation
- B.
Adaptation
- C.
Vestigial structure
- D.
Allele
- 19.What type of selection occurs when individuals in a population with the intermediate phenotype are selected for?
- A.
Directional selection
- B.
Stabilizing selection
- C.
Intermediate selection
- D.
Disruptive selection
- 20.The combined alleles of all the individuals in a population is called the ___.
- A.
Allele frequency
- B.
Gene pool
- C.
Adaptation
- D.
Phenotype frequency
- 21.
Which effect of natural selection is depicted in the graph?- A.
Directional selection
- B.
Disruptive selection
- C.
Stabilizing selection
- D.
Sexual selection
- 22.
Which effect of natural selection is depicted in the graph?
- A.
Directional selection
- B.
Disruptive selection
- C.
Stabilizing selection
- D.
Sexual selection
- 23.
Which effect of natural selection is depicted in the graph?
- A.
Directional selection
- B.
Disruptive selection
- C.
Stabilizing selection
- D.
Sexual selection
- 24.When a few individuals start a new colony, it most likely results in ...
- A.
Genetic drift through the founder effect.
- B.
More variety in the new population.
- C.
Extinction due to the bottleneck effect.
- D.
Mutation due to disruptive selection.
- 25.The movement of alleles from one population to another is called ___.
- A.
The founder effect
- B.
Microevolution
- C.
Genetic drift
- D.
Gene flow
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