Trivia Questions: Theory Of Evolution! Quiz
25 Questions
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Questions and Answers
- 1.
Differential reproductive success caused by the environment.
- A.
Acquired trait
- B.
Fossil
- C.
Natural selection
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C. Natural selection -
- 2.
Trait that is not determined by genes.
- A.
Natural selection
- B.
Acquired trait
- C.
Vestigal structure
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B. Acquired trait -
- 3.
Trace of long-dead organism.
- A.
Phylogeny
- B.
Fossil
- C.
Adaptation
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B. Fossil -
- 4.
Process in which results in similar traits in unrelated species.
- A.
Convergent evolution
- B.
Phylogeny
- C.
Vestigal structure
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A. Convergent evolution -
- 5.
Process in which many related species evolved from a single ancestral species.
- A.
Adaptive radiation
- B.
Adaptation
- C.
Fossil
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A. Adaptive radiation -
- 6.
Relationships among groups of organisms.
- A.
Phylogeny
- B.
Fossil
- C.
Natural selection
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A. Phylogeny -
- 7.
A trait that makes an individual successful.
- A.
Vestigal structure
- B.
Adaptation
- C.
Acquired trait
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B. Adaptation -
- 8.
Useful to an ancestor.
- A.
Vestigal structure
- B.
Convergent evolution
- C.
Fossil
Correct Answer
A. Vestigal structure -
- 9.
Analogous features
- A.
Look different, have dissimilar embryological orgins
- B.
Look similar, haves similar embryological orgins
- C.
Look different, haves similar embryological orgins
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B. Look similar, haves similar embryological orgins -
- 10.
Pattern of evolution that is usually a response to different habitats is
- A.
Artificial features
- B.
Divergent evolution
- C.
Coevolution
Correct Answer
B. Divergent evolution -
- 11.
A process that results in similar traits in unrelated species.
Correct Answer
convergent evolution - 12.
Breeding of organisms by humans for specific phenotypic characteristics.
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artifical selection - 13.
Two or more related populations or species become more and more dissimilar.
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divergent evolution - 14.
Study of the geographical distribution of fossils and or living organisms.
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biogeography - 15.
States that successive layers of rock or soil were deposited on top of 1 another by wind or water.
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law of superpostion - 16.
Island charlie darwin visited
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Galapagos island - 17.
Change of two or more species in close association w/ each other.
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coevolution - 18.
Similar features originated in a shared ancestor.
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Homologous features - 19.
States that geological structure of earth resulted from cycles of observable processes and that this process operates continuously.
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Uniformitarianism - 20.
Rocklike model of the organism.
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cast - 21.
Essentially imprinted in rock in the shape of an organism.
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mold - 22.
Dust, sand, or mud, deposited by wind or water.
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sediment - 23.
Traits favorable for some species and not for others are
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environment - 24.
Existence of very similar embryological forms among species imply that
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common ancestor - 25.
Saying a fossil is older or younger than another fossil.
Correct Answer
relative age
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