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Biology 11 Name: __________________ Unit 2: Evolution Unit 2 Practice Test M. Harvey 2014 Date: ____________ /80 Multiple Choice: * Please choose the best answer (1 mark each) 1. The first scientist to recognise that organisms are adapted to their environment is a) Darwin b) Lamarck c) Aristotle d) Wallace 2. The person who has contributed the most to our current understanding of evolution is a) Darwin b) Lamarck c) Aristotle d) Wallace 3. Darwin did NOT use the following to help him develop this evolutionary theory a) Drawing pictures b) Writing in his journal c) Discussing with Aristotle d) Collecting evidence 4. Darwin based his theory on the information he collected in a) The Galápagos’ Islands b) The Hawaiian Islands c) England d) South America 5. Nucleotides do not include a) Double helix b) 5-carbon sugar c) Phosphate d) Nitrogenous base Biology 11 Name: __________________ Unit 2: Evolution M. Harvey 2014 Date: ____________ 6. Which two nitrogenous bases are part of the purine group? a) Adenine and Thymine b) Thymine and Guanine c) Cytosine and Guanine d) Adenine and Guanine 7. A group of individuals occupying a given area is a a) Species b) Population c) Bottleneck effect d) Gene pool 8. The ability of an individual to survive and reproduce in its specific environment a) Gene flow b) Genetic drift c) Fitness d) Adaptation 9. The movement of fertile individuals through immigration or emigration a) Gene flow b) Genetic drift c) Fitness d) Adaptation 10. Any inherited characteristic that increases an organism’s chance of survival a) Gene flow b) Genetic drift c) Fitness d) Adaptation 11. Which of the following is NOT a type of adaptation a) Structural b) Geographical c) Behavioural d) Physiological Biology 11 Name: __________________ Unit 2: Evolution M. Harvey 2014 Date: ____________ 12. Which following terms are correctly matched? a) Convergent evolution and homologous structures b) Convergent evolution and analogous structures c) Divergent evolution and analogous structures d) None of the above Matching (1 mark each) Term ___ 13. Replication ___ 14. Haploid ___ 15. Speciation ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 16.Punctuated equilibrium 17. Gradualism 18. Adenine and Thymine 19. Thymine and Cytosine 20. Variation ___ 21. Viable offspring ___ 22. Phenotype Description a) Sexual reproduction and mutation contribute to this b) Weak hydrogen bonds help this occur c) Organisms are always gradually evolving d) Complementary base pairs e) Sex (sperm and egg) cells f) Expressed characteristics g) Pyrimidine group h) Populations separate into two unique species i) Fertile (able to reproduce) j) Evolution due to large environmental changes Long answer: 23. Draw and label a model of DNA. Include 2 complementary base pairs (10 marks). Biology 11 Name: __________________ Unit 2: Evolution M. Harvey 2014 Date: ____________ 24. What is the role of DNA in evolution (4 marks)? 25. What are the 5 agents of evolutionary change? Give a brief description of each agent (10 marks). Biology 11 Name: __________________ Unit 2: Evolution M. Harvey 2014 Date: ____________ 26. Compare and contrast convergent evolution and divergent evolution (4 marks). 27. Complete the following table to compare and contrast the theories of Lamarck and Darwin (8 marks). Lamarck Speed of evolution Role of environment Role of organism Similarities Darwin Biology 11 Name: __________________ Unit 2: Evolution M. Harvey 2014 Date: ____________ 28. What are the three types of adaptations an organism can make? Give an example of each (6 marks). 29. What is the difference between gradualism and punctuated equilibrium (4 marks)? Biology 11 Name: __________________ Unit 2: Evolution M. Harvey 2014 Date: ____________ 30. “Survival of the fittest” has sometimes been used to refer to Darwin’s theory of natural selection. Why might the phrase “elimination of the unfit” be more appropriate (4 marks)? 31. How would Lamarck explain a giraffe’s neck getting longer (4 marks)? 32. How would Darwin explain a giraffe’s neck getting longer (4 marks)?