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Ch. 16 & 17 test review
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1
Natural selection causes the frequency of favorable alleles to:
vary widely in a population
decrease in a population
remain constant in a population
increase in a population
2
What are preserved remains of a once living thing?
rock
none of these
fossil
adaptations
3
What was Charles Darwin's role on the voyage of the HMS Beagle?
soldier
naturalist
cook
captain
4
What type of adaptation is shown below?
mimicry
camouflage
neither
both
5
Which situation is an example of temporal isolation?
2 species release different pheromones to attract mates
a river separates 2 populations of squirrels
gray wolves and coyotes mate at different times of the year
The tortoise species on the Galapagos Islands live on different islands
6
What is the frequency of a specific allele called?
gene frequency
allelic frequency
gene pool
allelic data
7
Which of the following is NOT an example of geographic isolation?
rodents on different sides of a mountain
fireflies that mate with those with a specific flashing pattern
birds on two distant islands
mammals on different continents
8
What are structures that no longer function or serve a purpose?
homologous structures
vestigial structures
none of these
analogous structures
9
Which of the following is NOT an example of microevolution?
peppered moth
dinosaur extinction
pesticide resistance in insects
drug resistance in bacteria
10
The voyage of the HMS Beagle took Darwin to ______________ where he studied finches.
Galapagos Islands
Switzerland
Mexico
North America
11
What does the word galapago mean?
iguana
tortoise
horse
finch
12
What is another way of saying natural selection?
none of these
no survivors
All organisms survive
Survival of the fittest
13
What type of adaptation is shown below?
mimicry
camouflage
both
neither
14
What was the name of Lamarck's theory?
none of these
Law of Use and Disuse
Evolution
Natural Selection
15
All organisms become fossils when they die.
True
False
16
Which of the following is NOT evidence for evolution?
similarities in embryonic development
limiting factors
biogeography
similarities in DNA sequences
17
Who developed the theory of evolution?
Gregor Mendel
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Charles Darwin
Robert Hooke
18
What was the purpose of the HMS Beagle's voyage?
to look for turtles
to colonize South America
to look for gold
to map the coastal waters of South America
19
Who was one of the first scientists to understand that change occurs over time?
Thomas Malthus
Charles Lyell
none of these
Jean Baptists Lamarck
20
Which of the following is an example of a vestigial structure?
wings
flippers
appendix
arms
21
What is an inherited trait that has become common in a population an example of?
natural selection
adaptation
population
gradualism
22
Who said that population size is limited by resources (like food supply)?
Robert Hooke
Charles Darwin
Charles Lyell
Thomas Malthus
23
What is the process by which new species form?
speciation
none of these
gradualism
punctuated equilibrium
24
What type of adaptation is shown below?
mimicry
camouflage
speciation
all of these
25
What is shown in the picture below?
homologous structures
none of these
vestigial structures
analogous structures
26
The rise of mammals is considered to be:
macroevolution
microevolution
27
Biogeography is considered evidence of evolution.
True
False
28
An individual chooses which adaptations they will have.
False
True
29
What is another name for artificial selection?
none of these
selective breeding
blind selection
fake selection
30
What type of adaptation is shown below?
neither
mimicry
camouflage
both
31
Who was the scientist that proposed the theory of uniformitarianism?
Robert Hooke
Charles Darwin
Aristotle
Charles Lyell
32
Which of the following is an example of a behavioral adaptation?
high speed
traveling in herds
skin color
quills
33
How many species that have ever lived are extinct?
50%
99%
76%
30%
34
The Galapagos Islands are located off the coast of which country?
Columbia
Mexico
Brazil
Ecuador
35
Individuals who inherit traits fit for their environment are more likely to reproduce than less fit individuals.
False
True
36
What is an inherited characteristic that increases an organism's chance for survival?
all of these
adaptation
gene pool
artificial selection
37
Why did finches adapt with different beak shapes?
to have different songs
to build nests
none of these
to eat the food available where they were
38
What type of isolation when 2 populations with complex courtship rituals become different enough that they don't breed?
none of these
temporal isolation
geographic isolation
behavioral isolation
39
Charles Darwin discovered his theory of natural selection by observing rabbits.
False
True
40
What type of adaptation is shown below?
camouflage
mimicry
speciation
none of these
