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Evolution Pretest
1. In birds, the pelvis and femur, are
involved in walking. In whales, the
pelvis and femur shown in the
figure below are:
a)Examples of fossils
b)Vestigial structures
c) Acquired traits
d)Examples of natural
variation
2. Which of the following is a type of
isolation that could result in
speciation?
a) Geographic
b) Optical
c) Temporal
d) Physical
3. The strongest evidence for
relationships among organisms is
a) Amino acid
sequencing
b) Genetic drift
c) Vestigial
structures
d) Comparative
anatomy
4. The four species illustrated below
most likely have similar limb structure
because they all:
a) Share a common
ancestor
b) Use their limbs
for the same
functions
c) Occupy the same
level in the food
pyramid
d) Adapted to the
same
environmental
conditions
5. The hypothesis that species change
over time by natural selection was
proposed by
a)
b)
c)
d)
James Hutton
Charles Darwin
Thomas Malthus
Alfred Wallace
6. When a species disappears from
the face of the earth, it is
considered which of the
following?
a) Extinction
b) Temporary
speciation
c) Embryological
development
d) Endangered
species
7. James Hutton’s and Charles Lyell’s
work was important to Darwin
because these scientists?
a) Explained volcanoes and earthquakes
b) Explained all geologic events on Earth
c) Suggested that Earth was old enough for
evolution to have occurred
d) Refuted the work of Lamarck, which was
based on misunderstandings
8. According to fossil records, horses that
lived 50 million years ago were smaller,
weaker, & slower than modern horses.
Which process is most likely responsible
for the changes which led to the increased
size, strength, and speed in horses?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Commensalism
Inbreeding
Migration
Natural selection
9. Charles Darwin called the ability of an
organism to survive and reproduce
in its specific environment
a)
b)
c)
d)
Diversity
Fitness
Adaptation
Evolution
10. The bottleneck effect occurs when
a random event suddenly kills off a
significant number of individuals
within a population causing a
decrease in
a)
b)
c)
d)
Isolation
Genetic variation
Stabilizing selection
None of the above
Evolution Pretest
Grading
1. In humans, the pelvis and femur,
are involved in walking. In whales,
the pelvis and femur shown in the
figure below are:
a)Examples of fossils
b)Vestigial structures
c) Acquired traits
d)Examples of natural
variation
2. Which of the following is a type of
isolation that is seen as a way that
speciation could occur?
a) Geographic
b) Optical
c) Temporal
d) Physical
3. The strongest evidence for
relationships among organisms is
a) Amino acid
sequencing
b) Genetic drift
c) Vestigial
structures
d) Comparative
anatomy
4. The four species illustrated below
most likely have similar limb structure
because they all:
a) Share a common
ancestor
b) Use their limbs
for the same
functions
c) Occupy the same
level in the food
pyramid
d) Adapted to the
same
environmental
conditions
5. The hypothesis that species change
over time by natural selection was
proposed by
a)
b)
c)
d)
James Hutton
Charles Darwin
Thomas Malthus
Alfred Wallace
6. When a species disappears from
the face of the earth, it is
considered which of the
following?
a) Extinction
b) Temporary
speciation
c) Embryological
development
d) Endangered
species
7. James Hutton’s and Charles Lyell’s
work was important to Darwin
because these scientists?
a) Explained volcanoes and earthquakes
b) Explained all geologic events on Earth
c) Suggested that Earth was old enough for
evolution to have occurred
d) Refuted the work of Lamarck, which was
based on misunderstandings
8. According to fossil records, horses that
lived 50 million years ago were smaller,
weaker, & slower than modern horses.
Which process is most likely responsible
for the changes which led to the increased
size, strength, and speed in horses?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Commensalism
Inbreeding
Migration
Natural selection
9. Charles Darwin called the ability of an
organism to survive and reproduce
in its specific environment?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Diversity
Fitness
Adaptation
Evolution
10. The bottle neck effect occurs when
a random event suddenly kills off a
significant number of individuals
within a population causing a
decrease in?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Isolation
Genetic Variation
Stabilizing selection
None of the above
Grading
Scale
Number of Q’s Missed
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1
90
2
80
3
70
4
60
5
50
6
40
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30
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20
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10
10
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