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Biology – QUARTER 03 MIDTERM WARM UP
Monday February 27, 2017
Perry High School
Notebook page: 53-54
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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. The fossil record indicates that Earth has experienced
a. 5 mass extinctions.
c. 3 mass extinctions.
b. 4 mass extinctions.
d. 2 mass extinctions.
2. Two-thirds of all terrestrial life (including dinosaurs) disappeared in the last mass extinction approximately
a. 440 million years ago.
c. 245 million years ago.
b. 360 million years ago.
d. 65 million years ago.
3. The first animals to invade the land were the
a. birds
b. arthropods.
4. Insects have been very successful because
b. they evolved the ability to fly.
c. some of them can feed on flower nectar.
d. All of the above
c. reptiles.
d. protists.
5. Reptiles adaptation to land is that they
a. have watertight skin.
b. must lay eggs in water.
c. must remain in moist places.
d. All of the above
6. Amphibians must lay their eggs in
a. dry, hot environments.
c. nests in trees.
b. water or in moist environments.
d. winter.
7. Natural selection is the process by which
a. the age of selected fossils is calculated.
b. organisms with traits well suited to their environment survive and reproduce at a greater
rate than less well-adapted organisms in the same environment.
c. acquired traits are passed on from one generation to the next.
d. All of the above
8. Natural selection could not occur without
a. genetic variation in species.
c. competition for unlimited resources.
b. environmental changes.
d. gradual warming of Earth.
9. Natural selection causes
a. changes in the environment.
b. plants and animals to produce more offspring than can survive.
c. changes in the frequency of certain alleles in a population.
d. All of the above
10. Organisms well suited to their environment
a. reproduce at a greater rate than those less suited to the same environment.
b. are always larger than organisms less suited to that environment.
c. always live longer than organisms less suited to that environment.
d. need less food than organisms less suited to that environment.
11. The hypothesis that evolution occurs at an irregular rate (tempo) through geologic time is known as
a. directional evolution.
c. punctuated equilibrium.
b. directional equilibrium.
d. punctuated evolution.
Biology – QUARTER 03 MIDTERM WARM UP
Monday February 27, 2017
Perry High School
Notebook page: 53-54
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12. Which of the following are examples of fossils?
a. Preserved shells or old bones of animals
b. any mineralized remains
c. footprints of human ancestors, insects trapped in tree sap, and animals buried in tar
d. All of the above
13. Refer to the illustration above. The similarity of these structures suggests that the organisms
a. have a common ancestor.
c. evolved slowly.
b. all grow at different rates.
d. live for a long time.
14. Refer to the illustration above. The bones labeled A are known as
a. vestigial structures.
c. homologous structures.
b. sequential structures.
d. fossil structures.
15. The occurrence of the same blood protein in a group of species provides the best evidence that these species
a. evolved in the same habitat.
c. descended from a common ancestor.
b. evolved in different habitats.
d. descended from different ancestors.
16. Evidence for evolution includes all of the following except
a. punctuated sedimentation.
b. similarities and differences in protein and DNA sequences between organisms.
c. the fossil record.
d. homologous structures.
17. Which of the following is a modern day vestigial structure?
a. the human tailbone
c. flower color
b. the bill of a finch
d. fossil
18. Scarcity of resources and a growing population are most likely to result in
a. homology.
c. competition.
b. protective coloration.
d. convergent evolution.
19. A change in the frequency of a particular gene towards one direction in a population is a result of
a. directional selection.
c. chromosome drift.
b. acquired variation.
d. balancing selection.
20. The finches that Darwin studied differed in the shape of their beaks. According to Darwin, the finches probably
a. all had a common ancestor but ate different foods
b. would become more similar over time.
c. were descended from similar birds in Africa.
d. ate the same diet.
Biology – QUARTER 03 MIDTERM WARM UP
Monday February 27, 2017
Perry High School
Notebook page: 53-54
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21. In order to fit into their habitat, the Galapágos finches had
a. not changed.
c. Evolved, especially their beaks
b. migrated.
d. None of the above
22. The accumulation of differences between species or populations over time is called
a. gradualism.
c. Divergent evolution
b. adaptation.
d. differentiation.
23. The largest level of classification that a group of organisms can belong to is
a. domain.
c. genus.
b. class.
d. kingdom.
24. Animalia is an example of a
a. kingdom.
c. genus.
b. class.
d. species.
25. Each level of classification or grouping is based on
a. specific characteristics.
c. shared characteristics.
b. general characteristics.
d. All of the above
26. Similar features evolved through convergent evolution are called
a. analogous characters.
c. environmental characters.
b. homologous characters.
d. genetic characters.
27. Convergent evolution produces similar features in different organisms as the result of
a. similar environments.
c. sharing a common ancestor.
b. pressure by natural selection.
d. Both (a) and (b)
28. Evolutionary systematics emphasizes the importance of
a. derived characteristics.
c. shared characteristics.
b. unique/importance of characteristics.
d. compared characteristics.
29. The energy used in the formation of the first organic molecules is thought to have come from
a. water.
c. air.
b. the sun.
d. lightning.
30. Populations of the same species that differ genetically because they have adapted to slightly different living
conditions are known as
a. selected populations.
c. genetic populations.
b. subspecies.
d. genetic races.
31. The book published by Darwin is best known as
a. The Benefits of Natural Selection
c. The Origin of Species
b. Dinosaurs and Mass Extinctions
d. The Origin of Life on Earth