Quiz: Unit 4a - History Of Evolution
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- 1.Which of the following is a fossil?
- A.
A plant that has recently died
- B.
A group of similar organisms that can reproduce
- C.
A structure or organ that no longer functions
- D.
A trace of an organism that existed in the past
- 2.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.
- 3.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.
- 4.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
- 5.Which scientist proposed that if an organism used a structure so much that it grew, the trait of that larger structure could be passed to its offspring?
- A.
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
- B.
Erasmus Darwin
- C.
Charles Lyell
- D.
Georges de Buffon
- 6.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.
- 7.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
- 8.Which scientist developed a classification system for organisms?
- A.
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
- B.
Carolus Linnaeus
- C.
Charles Darwin
- D.
Georges de Buffon
- 9.Which theory states that floods and earthquakes have occurred often in Earth's history?
- A.
Catastrophism
- B.
Uniformitarianism
- C.
Gradualism
- D.
Natural selection
- 10.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.
- 11.Charles Darwin's poetic granfather was ___.
- A.
Erasmus Darwin
- B.
Eugene Darwin
- C.
Carolus Linnaeus
- D.
Georges de Buffon
- 12.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
- 13.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
- 14.A feature that performs a similar function in different organisms but is not similar in origin is called a(n) ___.
- A.
Homologous structure
- B.
Analogous structure
- C.
Vestigial structure
- D.
Fossil structure
- 15.The wing of an ostrich would be classified as a(n) ___.
- A.
Homologous structure
- B.
Analogous structure
- C.
Vestigial structure
- D.
Fossil structure
- 16.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.
- 17.Which of the following is NOT true about Charles Darwin?
- A.
Darwin was born in 1809.
- B.
Darwin was an British naturalist.
- C.
Darwin was 42 years old when he traveled on the H.M.S. Beagle.
- D.
Darwin married his first cousin Emma.
- 18.Which of the following is NOT true of Darwin's book The Origin of Species?
- A.
It was published in 1859.
- B.
It was ignored when it was first published.
- C.
It contained evidence for evolution.
- D.
It described natural selection.
- 19.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.
- 20.Which of the following statements is the way Darwin explained the distribution of finch species on the Galapagos Islands?
- A.
"They had descended with modification from a common mainland ancestor."
- B.
"They had descended with modification from several different mainland ancestors."
- C.
"They had remained unchanged since arriving on the Galapagos from the mainland."
- D.
"They had become more similar to one another after arriving on the Galapagos."
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