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BIOLOGY
Evolution Test Review Sheet PLEASE WRITE YOUR ANSWERS ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER.
MR. SECHRENGOST
1. The slow, gradual change in a species is called ___ _____
2. What is biodiversity?
3. What are Homologous structures?
4. What was Lamarck’s Theory and why was he incorrect?
5. What is Artificial Selection? Give an example.
6. What is natural selection? Who proposed Evolution through natural selection?
7. Give an example of natural selection in action.
8. Why might one variation have a selective advantage over another variation?
9. What is survival of the fittest?
10. What is disruptive selection?
11. What is directional selection?
12. What is convergent evolution? Give an example
13. What is divergent evolution? Give an example
14. What are vestigial organs? Give at least 3 examples.
15. According to evolutionists, what factor from contributes to the most genetic variation in an organism?
16. What is speciation? Give an example.
17. What species of animal did Darwin focus a lot of his attention on in the Galapagos?
18. What is adaptive radiation?
19. What is a mutation? How does it contribute to adaptation or evolution?
20. If you found two fossils in two different layers of sedimentary rock stacked on each other? How would you know
which one is older? How can you know for sure?
21. According to evolutionists, what type of cell is believed to be the first on earth and the one that gave rise to all
other life?
22. Two characteristics that help organisms remain “fit” are mimicry and camouflage.
a. What is mimicry?
b. What is camouflage?
23. Natural selection occurs at which level?
24. The following animals in the diagram below are similar; this would be an example of what type of evolution.
25. The following animals in the diagram below are similar; this would be an example of what type of evolution.
26. Adaptive radiation is associated with which type of evolution?
27. Put the fossils the diagram in order of youngest to oldest.
28. What key concept of evolution is represented
in the diagram to the right?
Using your evidence of evolution charts, please
answer the following questions using the choices
provided.
A. Homologous Structure
B. Analogous Structure
C. Vestigial Structure
D. Molecular/Biochemical Evidence
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E. Fossil Evidence
F. Embryological Evidence
G. Biogeographical Evidence
A modified structure seen among different groups of descendants. _____
In the earliest stages of development, a tail and gill slits can be seen in rabbits, fish, birds and humans. ____
Exemplified by forelimbs of bats, penguins, lizards, and monkeys. ____
The forelimbs of flightless birds. _____
DNA and RNA comparisons may lead to evolutionary trees or cladograms. ____
Bird and Butterfly wings have same function but different structures. _____
A body structure no longer used but may have had a function in an early ancestor. ____
Structure associated with divergent evolution. _______
Structure associated with convergent evolution. ______
Geographic Isolation would fit into this category. _____