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Today’s Topic: Evolution
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Ear muscles are an example of…
A. Homologous Parts
B. Vestigial Organs
C. Analogous Parts
D. Convergent Evolution
Some bacteria populations have
become antibiotic resistant. This is
an example of …
A. Direct Observation of Evolution
B. Evidence from Biochemistry
C. Evidence from Anatomy
D. Embryology
Which is the approximate age of the
Earth?
A. 4.5 thousand years ago
B. 4.5 million years ago
C. 4.5 billion years ago
D. 4.5 trillion years ago
The DNA sequences of whales and
ungulates (hoofed animals) are very
similar. What type of evidence?
A. Vestigial
B. Biochemistry
C. Embryological
D. Fossil
Which gas was most likely not part
of the Earth’s early atmosphere?
Which is part of the endosymbiont
theory?
A. Ancient prokaryotes engulfed
eukaryotes
B. Chloroplasts evolved from
cyanobacteria
C. Engulfed nutrients became
mitochondria
D. Archaea evolved into eukaryotes
Which species did we evolve from?
A. Chimpanzee
B. Gorilla
C. Ape
D. None of the above
The flying squirrel and flying
phalanger are examples of…
A. Analogous Structures
B. Divergent Evolution
C. Convergent Evolution
D. Homologous Structures
Two species that are in a symbiotic
relationship can lead to …
A. Divergent Evolution
B. Convergent Evolution
C. Coevolution
D. All of the above
Human breeding of animals or
plants for desired traits is called
A. Lamarckian Selection
B. Natural Selection
C. Inheritance
D. Artificial Selection
Fossils have been found that provide a
link in the evolution of whales from…
A. Two-legged mammals
B. Legless amphibians
C. Four-legged mammals
D. Flightless birds
What type of adaptation is listed below?
A. Camouflage
B. Mimicry
C. It’s the same species
D. Natural Selection
Two ancestors have similar DNA
sequences, it would indicate that
A. share a common ancestor
B. are not closely related
C. will have similar fitness
D. Have no evolutionary relationship
Members of a species can
interbreed and …
A. Have separate reproductive strategies
B. Are distantly related to each other
C. Produce fertile offspring
D. Have a very different appearance
Name this type of natural selection.
In the course of natural selection, best
adapted organisms tend to ____ and
therefore produce ____ offspring.
A. Die off, many
B. Survive, more
C. Overproduce, abnormal
D. Die off, few
Which combination of characteristics
in a population would provide the
greatest potential for evolutionary
change?
A. Small population, few mutations
B. Large population, few mutations
C. Small populations, many mutations
D. Large population, many mutations
What type of adaptation is shown
below?
A. Camouflage
B. Artificial Selection
C. Homologous structures
D. Analogous structures
Whale fin and a bat wing are…
A. Analogous
B. Vestigial
C. Homologous
D. Heterologous
A population of bears became
geographically separated. Due to this,
the bears also had _________.
A. Homologous Structures
B. Analogous Structures
C. Convergent Evolution
D. Reproductive Isolation
Human and horse hemoglobin have more
differences in amino acids than human
and gorilla. What type of Evidence for
evolution is being studied?
A. DNA
B. Anatomy
C. Structural
D. Biochemical
On a certain island there is a group of about 50
species of highly variable, but closely related,
species of birds called Blackhats. These species
appear to be related to a small group of plants in
North America. What are the Blackhats an example
of?
A. Mimicry
B. Analogous Structures
C. Vestigial Structures
D. Adaptive Radiation
Anatomically similar structures inherited
from a common ancestor are called
________________ structures.
A. Homologous
B. Analogous
C. Vestigial
D. Divergent
Which answer best shows an animal's
adaptation to the tropical rain forest?
A. Camouflage in a Tree Frog
B. An Elephant’s Long Trunk
C. The Long Neck of a Giraffe
D. Migration of Birds in Winter
A mutation is a _________ change in
genetic material.
A. Adaptive
B. Random
C. Naturally Selected
D. Divergent
Punctuated equilibrium and gradualism are
two models that describe the _____ of
speciation.
A. Rate
B. Cause
C. Direction
D. Completion
Name the types of evolution for EACH!
Which characteristic of the skulls below
shows an increase in intelligence?
A. Increased brain cavity size
B. Small eye sockets
C. Decreased teeth size
D. Round jaw
Which of the following is an adaptation
of primates?
A. Being able to walk on only 2 legs
B. Flexible shoulders
C. Slightly curved spine
D. Long narrow pelvis
The HIV virus is constantly
changing and evolving. What type
of evidence for evolution is this?
A. Anatomy
B. Direct Observation
C. Embryology
D. Biochemistry
Broccoli and Cauliflower are the
same species. This is an example
of …
A. Natural Selection
B. Artificial Selection
C. Selective Breeding
D. Genetic Breeding
_______ molecules were created from
______present in the Earth’s
atmosphere.
A. Carbon, Water Vapor
B. Organic, Sulfur
C. Inorganic, Lightening
D. Organic, inorganic
Scientist hypothesize first cells
were similar to _________.
A. Prokaryotes
B. Archaea
C. Cyanobacteria
D. Bacteria
Box 3 is…
A. Archaea
B. Chloroplast
C. Cyanobacteria
D. Mitochondria
What was the essential experimental
difference between the flasks in Pasteur’s
demonstration of biogenesis?
A.
B.
C.
D.
the contact of the nutrient broth with air
the composition of the nutrient broth
the angle of tilt of the flasks
the contact of the broth with microorganisms
What was the significance of the Cambrian
explosion to the evolution of life on Earth?
 A. It was a mass extinction during which nearly
90% of marine species were lost.
 B. It was a rapid diversification of the ancestors
of most major animal groups.
 C. It was caused by tectonic instability, resulting
in an eruption of multiple volcanoes.
 D. It was the event in which life began, but no
fossils survive and little is known.
The Diagram Below best represents
A. Gradual Equilibrium
B. Phylogenic Tree
C. Gradualism
D. Ancestry Limbs
A check of the supermarket produce
section will show you that no two
eggplants are exactly alike in shape,
color, or size. Darwin would explain
this by saying that ____.
 A. variations exist in any population
 B. mutations occurred to form these different eggplants
 C. eggplant differences result from overproduction
 D. chance was responsible for all the differences seen