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Chapter 15 Evolution Review
1. Define Biological Diversity –
2. __________________________ - change over time, modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms
3. _______________________ - well supported explanation of phenomena that have occurred in the natural world.
(example Gravity)
4. Define fossils –
a. How did Charles Darwin view the fossil record?
5. Darwin observed finches and tortoises on the Galapagos Islands, which of the following observations did he make?
(more than one answer maybe chosen)
a. Completely unrelated species
b. Somewhat related species, with traits that suited their environment
c. Species exactly the same on each of the islands
d. If species living on different islands had once been members of the same species
e. If finches and tortoises had originated from the same ancestral species
f. Why all the tortoises on the different islands were identical
g. Why all the finches on the different islands were identical
h. Birds different beak shapes
i. Tortoises different length of necks
6. When did Darwin formulate his concept of evolution?
a. Before his trip to the Galapagos islands
b. After his trip to Galapagos islands and observing many species and their geographical locations
c. After he read the writings of Wallace
d. After reading Lamarck’s writings and agreeing with his ideas
7. What did Lamarck believe?
8. A woman loses her arm and then has a child, the child has both arms this observation would disprove which of the
following ideas?
a. Natural selection
b. Survival of the fittest
c. Inheritance of natural variations
d. Inheritance of acquired characteristics
9. What did James Hutton and Charles Lyell work suggest? List at least 2
10. What were the three items that Malthus said could limit population growth?
11. What organisms can be affected by Malthus’s theory of population control?
12. What is adaptive radiation? Give an example.
13. _______________________ – defined as differences among individuals of a species in nature.
14. Farmers would use ______________________________ to determine which natural variation that they found (only
fastest horses, cows that gave the most milk were allowed to produce offspring)
15. The individuals who survived in an environment was due to
a. Lack of competition
b. Choices made by plant and animal breeders
c. Possession of inherited adaptations that maximize fitness
d. Possessions of adaptations developed through use and disuse
16. Define artificial selection and give an example –
17. Which of the following can be an adaptation? More than one answer can be chosen
a. Physical
b. Geographical
c. Behavioral
d. Trait acquired during the organism’s lifetime
e. Artificial selection
18. Define Common Descent –
19. ________________ – the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment
20. Define vestigial organ and give a 2 examples of a vestigial organ –
21. _______________________________ - members of each species compete regularly to obtain food, living space,
and other necessities of life
22. Darwin’s theory of evolution is based on which of the following idea(s)? more than one answer can be chosen
a. Use and disuse
b. Tendency towards perfection, unchanging perfection
c. Natural variation
d. Transmission of acquired characteristics
e. Natural selection
f. How species change over time
g. How species become extinct
h. How evolution takes place in the natural world
23. ____________________ – the ability of an individual to survive and reproduce in it specific environment
24. ___________________________ – individuals better suited to their environment, high levels of fitness, survive and
reproduce most successfully
25. ______________________ – survival of the fittest, takes place without human control or direction.
26. _______________________________ – similarities among body parts of animals with backbones
27. What types of evidence did Darwin use to support his theory of change over time?
28. Define Homologous Structures -
Chapter 15 Evolution Review
1. Define Biological Diversity –
2. __________________________ - change over time, modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms
3. _______________________ - well supported explanation of phenomena that have occurred in the natural world.
(example Gravity)
4. Define fossils –
a. How did Charles Darwin view the fossil record?
5. Darwin observed finches and tortoises on the Galapagos Islands, which of the following observations did he make?
(more than one answer maybe chosen)
a. Completely unrelated species
b. Somewhat related species, with traits that suited their environment
c. Species exactly the same on each of the islands
d. If species living on different islands had once been members of the same species
e. If finches and tortoises had originated from the same ancestral species
f. Why all the tortoises on the different islands were identical
g. Why all the finches on the different islands were identical
h. Birds different beak shapes
i. Tortoises different length of necks
6. When did Darwin formulate his concept of evolution?
a. Before his trip to the Galapagos islands
b. After his trip to Galapagos islands and observing many species and their geographical locations
c. After he read the writings of Wallace
d. After reading Lamarck’s writings and agreeing with his ideas
7. What did Lamarck believe?
8. A woman loses her arm and then has a child, the child has both arms this observation would disprove which of the
following ideas?
a. Natural selection
b. Survival of the fittest
c. Inheritance of natural variations
d. Inheritance of acquired characteristics
9. What did James Hutton and Charles Lyell work suggest? List at least 2
10. What were the three items that Malthus said could limit population growth?
11. What organisms can be affected by Malthus’s theory of population control?
12. What is adaptive radiation? Give an example.
13. _______________________ – defined as differences among individuals of a species in nature.
14. Farmers would use ______________________________ to determine which natural variation that they found (only
fastest horses, cows that gave the most milk were allowed to produce offspring)
15. The individuals who survived in an environment was due to
a. Lack of competition
b. Choices made by plant and animal breeders
c. Possession of inherited adaptations that maximize fitness
d. Possessions of adaptations developed through use and disuse
16. Define artificial selection and give an example –
17. Which of the following can be an adaptation? More than one answer can be chosen
a. Physical
b. Geographical
c. Behavioral
d. Trait acquired during the organism’s lifetime
e. Artificial selection
18. Define Common Descent –
19. ________________ – the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment
20. Define vestigial organ and give a 2 examples of a vestigial organ –
21. _______________________________ - members of each species compete regularly to obtain food, living space,
and other necessities of life
22. Darwin’s theory of evolution is based on which of the following idea(s)? more than one answer can be chosen
a. Use and disuse
b. Tendency towards perfection, unchanging perfection
c. Natural variation
d. Transmission of acquired characteristics
e. Natural selection
f. How species change over time
g. How species become extinct
h. How evolution takes place in the natural world
23. ____________________ – the ability of an individual to survive and reproduce in it specific environment
24. ___________________________ – individuals better suited to their environment, high levels of fitness, survive and
reproduce most successfully
25. ______________________ – survival of the fittest, takes place without human control or direction.
26. _______________________________ – similarities among body parts of animals with backbones
27. What types of evidence did Darwin use to support his theory of change over time?
28. Define Homologous Structures -