Unit 4 Test: Evolution Spring 2013 Part B
- 1.The ancient bipedal hominid called "Lucy" is a member of which species?
- A.
Australopithecus aferensis
- B.
Australopithecus africanus
- C.
Homo sapiens
- D.
Homo erectus
- 2.Which of the following is not a monkey?
- A.
Homo sapiens
- B.
Baboon
- C.
Lemur
- D.
Tarsier
- 3.Which of the following is not a characteristic of hominids?
- A.
Prehensile tails
- B.
Walking upright
- C.
Opposable thumbs
- D.
Large brains
- 4.In searching for the origins of humanity, what characteristic did scientists identify as the first step in human evolution?
- A.
Bipedal locomotion
- B.
Language
- C.
Art and imagination
- D.
Large brain
- 5.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.
- 6.Charles Darwin's poetic grandfather was ___.
- A.
Erasmus Darwin
- B.
Eugene Darwin
- C.
Carolus Linnaeus
- D.
Georges de Buffon
- 7.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
- 8.Which theory states that floods and earthquakes have occurred often in Earth's history?
- A.
Catastrophism
- B.
Uniformitarianism
- C.
Gradualism
- D.
Natural selection
- 9.Which scientist developed a classification system for organisms?
- A.
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
- B.
Carolus Linnaeus
- C.
Charles Darwin
- D.
Georges de Buffon
- 10.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
- 11.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
- 12.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
- 13.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.
- 14.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.
- 15.Which of the five mechanisms of evolution is illustrated in the following scenario: A change in body color enabled animals to better hide from predators.
- A.
Natural selection
- B.
Gene flow
- C.
Genetic drift
- D.
Mutation
- 16.When an individual ___ from its population, the genetic diversity of the population decreases.
- A.
Emigrates
- B.
Immigrates
- C.
Isolates
- D.
Mutates
- 17.___ is a type of reproductive isolation in which differing mating rituals prevent individuals from different populations from mating.
- A.
Geographic isolation
- B.
Behavioral isolation
- C.
Temporal isolation
- D.
Intersexual isolation
- 18.___ is a type of reproductive isolation in which oceans, mountains, or deserts keep populations from interbreeding.
- A.
Geographic isolation
- B.
Behavioral isolation
- C.
Temporal isolation
- D.
Intersexual isolation
- 19.___ is a process by which unrelated organisms independantly evolve similar features in response to changes in the environment.
- A.
Coevolution
- B.
Convergent evolution
- C.
Divergent evolution
- D.
Deevolution
- 20.The differences between members of the same species are known as ___.
- A.
Variations
- B.
Adaptations
- C.
Mutations
- D.
Genetic isolation
- 21.The process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than others is known as ___.
- A.
Natural selection
- B.
Sexual selection
- C.
Genetic drift
- D.
Gene flow
- 22.___ is a form of reproductive isolation in which two populations reproduce during different times of the year.
- A.
Temporal isolation
- B.
Behavioral isolation
- C.
Geographic isolation
- D.
Mutagenic isolation
- 23.Scientists attempt to date fossils by examining the radioactive isotopes. This method is called ___.
- A.
Radiometric dating
- B.
Relative dating
- C.
Speed dating
- D.
Geologic time scaling
- 24.The four principles of natural selection are variation, adaptation, overproduction, and ___.
- A.
Heritability
- B.
DNA mutation
- C.
Random mating
- D.
Symbiosis
- 25.Genetic variation can arise from a random change in the DNA of a gene. This change is called a(n) ___.
- A.
Mutation
- B.
Gene flow
- C.
Gene pool
- D.
Allele
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