Evolution study

Question 1 of 32

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Georges Cuvier ❌
Jean Baptiste Lamark ❌
Charles Lyell ❌
Thomas Malthus ❌
Alfred Wallace ❌
Charles Darwin (natural selection)

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(anatomist / catastrophism)

(biology)

(acquired traits)

(genetics)

(geology)

(anatomy)

(populations)

(alleles)

(natural selection)

evolution

Explanation

Question 2 of 32

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Evolution.. (3 answers)

Select one or more of the following:

Is a gradual process of change
Is a gradual change in the gene pool of a population
Can be divided into 3 categories
Is an abrupt process of change
Is an abrupt change in the gene pool of a population
Can be divided into 4 categories

Explanation

Question 3 of 32

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These 3 things happen in evolution:

Select one or more of the following:

Genes mutate
Individuals are selected
Chaos occurs
Populations evolve
People fail to adapt
Mutations dissolve

Explanation

Question 4 of 32

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• Microevolution: ❌
• Macroevolution: ❌
• ❌ is cumulative ❌

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change within a species

little change in populations

large changes creating a new species

Macroevolution

microevolution

large changes within a species

Explanation

Question 5 of 32

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The types of evolution are

Select one or more of the following:

Convergent
Divergent
Co-evolution
Advergent
Provergent
Dis-evolution

Explanation

Question 6 of 32

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Animals look similar but are not related in

Select one of the following:

Divergent evolution
Convergent evolution
Co-evolution
Dis-evolution

Explanation

Question 7 of 32

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The process by which two or more species become more and more dissimilar is

Select one of the following:

Convergent evolution
Co-evolution
Dis-Evolution
Divergent evolution

Explanation

Question 8 of 32

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Match the co-evolution examples
Predator & ❌
Bats & ❌
Bees & ❌
Lemming & ❌
Wolf & ❌

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prey

predator

flower

bats

plants

bees

wolf

lemming

moose

deer

Explanation

Question 9 of 32

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All of these are evidence of evolution EXCEPT (check all that apply)

Select one or more of the following:

Fossil
Footage
Biochemistry
Migration patterns
Homologies
Adaptations
Vestigial structures
Comparative embryology
Species today
Diets

Explanation

Question 10 of 32

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Structures that are similar in their fundamental layout & construction and suggest a common ancestry are

Select one of the following:

Homologous
Analogous
Vestigial

Explanation

Question 11 of 32

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Structures similar in appearance and function, but from different origins are

Select one of the following:

Homologous
Analogous
Vestigial

Explanation

Question 12 of 32

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Structures that are no longer useful but are presumed to have been necessary in ancestral species are

Select one of the following:

Homologous
Analogous
Vestigial

Explanation

Question 13 of 32

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The agents of change are...

Select one or more of the following:

Mutation
Environment
Natural selection
Extinction
Genetic drift
Recombination
Gene flow
Alleles
Dietary patterns
Movement

Explanation

Question 14 of 32

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Mutations occur by chance

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 15 of 32

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Rate of mutation can be influenced by environment

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 16 of 32

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Mutations help decrease genetic variation

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 17 of 32

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The three types of mutations are..

Select one or more of the following:

Point mutation
Frame shift mutation
Random mutation
Recombination
Loose mutation
Active mutation

Explanation

Question 18 of 32

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Variation is not inheritable

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 19 of 32

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Offspring tend to resemble their parents

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 20 of 32

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Variations can increase chance of survival

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 21 of 32

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All organisms are prone to reproduce equally

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 22 of 32

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Survival of the ( fittest, smartest, modest, oldest )

Explanation

Question 23 of 32

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Natural selection decreases ❌ and increases ❌

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genetic variation

speciation

Explanation

Question 24 of 32

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The examples of natural selection are

Select one or more of the following:

Pesticide resistance
Darwin's finches
Antibiotic resistance
artificial selection
sickle cell anemia
Peppered moths
cancer cells
Mutations
Genetic variation

Explanation

Question 25 of 32

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Types of selection
❌ - optimum for most average trait
❌ - extreme forms of the trait are selected for
❌ - extremes in traits have greater fitness
❌ - dimorphism attraction

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Stabilizing

Directional

Disruptive

Sexual

Explanation

Question 26 of 32

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❌ is...
Transfer of genes from different populations
Movement of individuals from one population to another.
❌ is...
Allele frequencies in a population change as a result of random events
Related to small populations

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Genetic Flow

Genetic Drift

Explanation

Question 27 of 32

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Movement in: ❌ (increasing variation)
Movement out: ❌ (decreasing variation)

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Immigration

emigration

Explanation

Question 28 of 32

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An evolutionary event in which a significant % of the species or populations is killed and causes a loss in genetic variation is

Select one of the following:

Bottleneck effect
Founders effect

Explanation

Question 29 of 32

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When a small population leaves a larger one and causes allele from small groups to begin to diversify from the large group is

Select one of the following:

Bottleneck effect
Founders effect

Explanation

Question 30 of 32

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Order of Taxonomy:
❌
❌
❌
❌
❌
❌
❌

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Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Species

Explanation

Question 31 of 32

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Hardy-Weinberg ❌ due to:
Mutation
Gene Flow
Genetic Drift
Non-random mating
Natural Selection

Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium ❌ due to:
Large population
Random mating
No mutation
No migration
No natural selection

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Evolution study

Evolution study

Question 1 of 32

Georges Cuvier ❌ Jean Baptiste Lamark ❌ Charles Lyell ❌ Thomas Malthus ❌ Alfred Wallace ❌ Charles Darwin (natural selection)

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Explanation

Question 2 of 32

Evolution.. (3 answers)

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 32

These 3 things happen in evolution:

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 32

• Microevolution: ❌ • Macroevolution: ❌ • ❌ is cumulative ❌

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Explanation

Question 5 of 32

The types of evolution are

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 32

Animals look similar but are not related in

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 32

The process by which two or more species become more and more dissimilar is

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 32

Match the co-evolution examples Predator & ❌ Bats & ❌ Bees & ❌ Lemming & ❌ Wolf & ❌

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Explanation

Question 9 of 32

All of these are evidence of evolution EXCEPT (check all that apply)

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 32

Structures that are similar in their fundamental layout & construction and suggest a common ancestry are

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 32

Structures similar in appearance and function, but from different origins are

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 32

Structures that are no longer useful but are presumed to have been necessary in ancestral species are

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 32

The agents of change are...

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 32

Mutations occur by chance

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 32

Rate of mutation can be influenced by environment

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 16 of 32

Mutations help decrease genetic variation

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 17 of 32

The three types of mutations are..

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 18 of 32

Variation is not inheritable

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 19 of 32

Offspring tend to resemble their parents

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 20 of 32

Georges Cuvier ❌
Jean Baptiste Lamark ❌
Charles Lyell ❌
Thomas Malthus ❌
Alfred Wallace ❌
Charles Darwin (natural selection)

• Microevolution: ❌
• Macroevolution: ❌
• ❌ is cumulative ❌

Match the co-evolution examples
Predator & ❌
Bats & ❌
Bees & ❌
Lemming & ❌
Wolf & ❌

Survival of the ( fittest, smartest, modest, oldest )

Types of selection
❌ - optimum for most average trait
❌ - extreme forms of the trait are selected for
❌ - extremes in traits have greater fitness
❌ - dimorphism attraction

❌ is...
Transfer of genes from different populations
Movement of individuals from one population to another.
❌ is...
Allele frequencies in a population change as a result of random events
Related to small populations

Movement in: ❌ (increasing variation)
Movement out: ❌ (decreasing variation)

Order of Taxonomy:
❌
❌
❌
❌
❌
❌
❌

Hardy-Weinberg ❌ due to:
Mutation
Gene Flow
Genetic Drift
Non-random mating
Natural Selection

Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium ❌ due to:
Large population
Random mating
No mutation
No migration
No natural selection