Download Millionaire Evolution

Who Wants
to be a
Millionaire ?
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$1,000,000
$ 500,000
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According to Darwin, what caused
species to change over time?
A
Use and disuse
C Inheritance of acquired traits
B
Lamarckian inheruitence
D Natural Selection
Natural
Selection
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Which of the following was NOT a
part of Darwin’s
theory of evolution?
A
Use and disuse
C Common Descent
B Evolution
D Natural Selection
Use and
disuse
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The variability among individuals
of a species noticed
by Darwin is a result of
A
Inheritance of acquired traits
C Alleles
B A state of equilibrium
D Genotype
Inheritance
and acquired
traits
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A fossil record:
A
Provides ample evidence
against natural selection
Provides evidence that
C species do not change
B
Provides evidence that
species have changed
over time
D Is not chronological
Provides evidence that
species have changed
over time
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Modern day scientists have
added to Darwin’s theory with:
A
Mathematics
C Palentology
B Engineering
D Genetics
Genetics
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An individual’s fitness is
A
C
The ratio of body fat
to muscle weight
The probability that that
individual will have 2 or
more offspring
B
The ability of that individual
to survive to reproductive
age
D
The probability that an
individual will contribute its
genes to the next generation
The probability that an
individual will
contribute its genes to
the next generation
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Structures that perform a similar function
and arise from
a common ancestral traits are called…
A
Divergent structures
C Heritable structures
B Homologous structures
D Analogous structures
Homologous
structures
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The breeding of a dog to have a
particular
coat color is an example of ..
A
Balanced equation
C Artificial selection
B Inheritance of acquired traits
D Macroevolution
Artificial
selection
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Which of factor has the greatest
effect on the rate of evolution
A
Vegetative propagation
C Asexual reproduction
B Environmental changes
D Use and disue
Environmental
changes
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Certain insects resemble the twigs
of trees on which they live.
The most probable explanation
for this resemblance is…
A
Natural selection has
favored this trait
No mutations have
C taken place
The insects needed to
B camouflage themselves
The trees caused a
D mutation to occur
Natural
selection has
favored this
trait.
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Darwin was unable to explain
completely his theory of evolution
because he lacked knowledge of…
A
Survival of the fittest
C The source of variations
B Overproduction
D Natural selection
The source of
variations
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The special characteristics that make
an organism particularly suited
to its environment are known as
A
Abiotic factors
C Adaptations
B Aggregates
D Biotic factors
Adaptations
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Of 500 eggs produced by a certain
female frog, only 10% developed
into adult frogs. Which part of Darwin’s
theory does this illustrate?
A
Mutations occur by chance
Mating occurs in a random
C manner in species
There is a struggle for the
B existence among organisms
D Favorable variations occur
There is a
struggle for
existence among
organisms
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Early stages in an embryo of a fish
are similar to the early stages of human
and pig embryos. An explanation
for the similarity is that the …
A
Pigs and humans are more
closely related to each
other than fish.
C
Pigs, humans, and fish have
no ancestral species
in common.
B
Pigs and humans occupy
the same habitat, while fish
occupies a different habitat.
D
Pigs, humans, and fish have
evolved from a common
ancestor
Pigs, humans, and
fish have evolved
from a common
ancestor.
Which factor has most likely
caused the rapid increase in the number
of pesticide resistant insect
species over the past 30 years?
A
More widespread use
of pesticides
C A decrease in food production
B An increase in competition
Greater mating between
D insect species
More
widespread
use of
pesticides