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Evolution Test Study Guide-Honors
After the review game, rate yourself based on this rubric to identify your strengths and weaknesses
based on your performance on the review game.
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I do not have a
complete
understanding of
evolution vocabulary
2
I recognize evolution
vocabulary but still do
not have a complete
understanding of the
vocabulary
3
I have an
understanding of
evolution vocabulary
but have not mastered
all terms.
Students will be able to have a
complete understanding of natural
selection
I do not have a
complete
understanding of
natural selection
I have an
understanding of
natural selection, but
have not mastered
application
Students will be able to have a
complete understanding of the
evidence that supports evolution (fossil
record, morphology, embryology,
similar DNA and macromolecules
I do not have a
complete
understanding of the
evidence supporting
evolution
Students will be able to have a
complete understanding of the
difference between homologous and
analogous structures
I do not have a
complete
understanding of the
difference between
homologous and
analogous structures
Students will be able to have a
complete understanding of the
similarities and differences between all
primates
I do not have a
complete
understanding of the
similarities and
differences between all
primates
I recognize the concept
of natural selection but
still do not have a
complete
understanding
required for
application
I recognize the
evidence that supports
evolution but still do
not have a complete
understanding
required for
application
I recognize that there is
a difference between
homologous and
analogous structures
but still do not have a
complete
understanding
required for
application
I recognize that there
are differences and
similarities between
primates but still
unsure about the
features that make
them unique
Students will be able to have a
complete understanding of human
evolution
I do not have a
complete
understanding of
human evolution
I recognize that
humans have evolved,
but am unsure of
human’s most recent
ancestors
Students will be able to have a
complete understanding of the causes
of evolution
I do not have a
complete
understanding of the
causes of evolution
Students will be able to have a
complete understanding of the Hardy-
I do not have a
complete
I recognize the causes
of evolution, but still
do not have a
complete
understanding
required for
application
I recognize the
conditions that the
I have an
understanding of
human evolution, but
am unsure about how
today’s homo sapiens
spread across the
globe
I have an
understanding of the
causes of evolution,
but have not mastered
application.
Students will be able to have a
complete understanding of vocabulary
4
I have a complete
understanding of
evolution vocabulary
and can apply my
knowledge to achieve a
higher level of
understanding
I have a complete
understanding of
natural selection to
successfully apply my
knowledge to higher
level of questioning.
I have an
understanding of the
evidence of evolution,
but unable to apply it
to find common
ancestors
I have a complete
understanding of the
evidence of evolution
to successfully find
common ancestors.
I have an
understanding of the
difference between
homologous and
analogous structures,
but have not mastered
application for finding
common ancestry
I have a complete
understanding of the
difference between
homologous and
analogous structures to
successfully apply my
knowledge to higher
level of questioning.
I have an
understanding of the
difference and
similarities between all
primates, but am
unsure how this helps
them survive
I have a complete
understanding of the
similarities and
difference between all
primates to
successfully apply my
knowledge to higher
level of questioning.
I have a complete
understanding of
human evolution to
successfully apply my
knowledge to higher
level of questioning.
I have an
understanding of the
I have a complete
understanding of the
causes of evolution to
successfully apply my
knowledge to higher
level of questioning.
I have a complete
understanding of the
Weinberg equilibrium
understanding of the
Hardy-Weinberg
equilibrium
Students will be able to have a
complete understanding of the unit’s
essential question
I do not have a
complete
understanding of the
unit’s essential
question
Vocabulary:
Be able to identify and define:
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phylogenic trees
natural selection
fitness
acquired trait
biogeography
fossil
law of superposition
convergent evolution
divergent evolution
homologous structure
analogous structure
vestigial structure
coevolution
adaptive radiation
artificial selection
population
organism
species
selective breeding
descent by modification
prehensile
bipedal
primate
Prosimian primate
Anthropoid primate
Australopithecines
Hardy-Weinberg
equilibrium requires,
but still do not have a
complete
understanding
required for
application
I recognize the basic
information needed to
answer the essential
question
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conditions that the
Hardy-Weinberg
equilibrium requires,
but have not mastered
application.
Hardy-Weinberg
equilibrium to
successfully apply my
knowledge to a higher
level of questioning.
I have an
understanding of the
essential question and
am able to start
formulating an answer
in a organized way
I have a complete
understanding of the
essential question and
am able to answer it
completely in an
organized way.
Homo sapiens
Recent African Origin hypothesis
Multiregional hypothesis
Neanderthal
Hominids
Cro-Magnons
Gene flow
Genetic drift
Bottleneck effect
Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
Darwin’s postulates
The founder effect
Uniformitarianism
Catastrophism
Ladder of nature