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Chapter 16 Practice Questions:
1. Who observed variations in the characteristics of plants and animals on the islands of the Galapagos?
A. James Hutton
B. Charles Lyell
C. Charles Darwin
D. Thomas Malthus
2. In a muddy pond, light-colored fish are more likely to be eaten than dark-colored fish. What is dark
coloring an example of?
A. artificial selection
C. adaptation
B. fossil evidence
D. none of the above
3. Darwin realized that members of populations compete for food, living space, and other necessities.
This is known as
A. struggle for existence.
C. survival of the fittest.
B. variation and adaptations.
D. natural selection.
4. Both bats and mosquitoes have wings. This is an example of a(n)
A. analogous structure.
C. vestigial structure.
B. homologous structure.
D. none of the above.
5. Darwin’s theory of evolution is supported by
A. DNA evidence.
C. embryology.
B. fossil evidence.
D. all of the above.
6. What would be a favorable trait for a rabbit trying to avoid predators in a snowy climate?
A. white fur
B. brown fur C. long ears
D. short ears
7. Which is NOT part of Darwin’s theory of evolution?
A. acquired characteristics
C. natural selection
B. common descent
D. variations and adaptations
8. Who had a theory that included the answer from question #7?
A. Thomas Malthus
C. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
B. Charles Lyell
D. James Hutton
9. Biogeography is the study of where
A. organisms live now.
C. organisms’ ancestors lived.
B. organisms lived in the past. D. all of the above
10. Why was Darwin’s trip aboard the Beagle so important to the development of the theory of natural
selection?
11. Name 2 geologists during Darwin’s time: ____________________________________________
What did they do for Darwin?
12. Why do we consider Lamarck’s theory to be a significant contribution in science, even though his
explanation was incorrect?
13. Distinguish between fitness and adaptation. How are the two concepts related?
14. What conditions are necessary for natural selection to occur?
15.How does natural selection affect evolution?
16. Provide 4 – 5 pieces of evidence for evolution:
17. How does DNA help provide evidence for common descent? (Think of amino acid lab)
18.
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Vocabulary terms to be familiar with:
Evolution
Fossil
Artificial selection
Adaptation
Fitness
Natural selection
Biogeography
Homologous versus analogous structures
Vestigial structures
Common descent
Descent with modification