SBI3U1: Evolution Test Review

What is adaptive radiation?

Two animal species mate at different times of the year. Which type of reproductive isolating mechanism is this?

A population becomes reproductively isolated without being geographically isolated. Which process has occurred?

Which scientist developed a theory of evolution by natural selection at the same time as Darwin?

Which of the following is an example of the founder effect?

How does the idea of catastrophism relate directly to observations in the fossil record?

Natural selection acts upon which of the following?

The various species of Galapagos finches are each adapted to eating different foods. This is an example of:

An evolutionary change in which an organism’s characteristics change in ways that make it better suited to its env't is:

Evolution is often defined as a change in:

Involves people using selective breeding techniques to increase the number of animals and plants with desirable traits.

Choose more than 1: Evidence for evolution has come from:

Choose more than 1: What occurs after a speciation event is complete?

Changes in the env't resulted in a reduction of predation ofthe dark peppered moth. This is an example of:

Which of the following is the best example of a bottleneck?

Why was Lamarck’s work important to Darwin’s development of his theory of evolution by natural selection?

What adaptation is exhibited by white-coloured alpine ptarmigan (bird) that lives in snowy environment?

Which is likely to be a pre-zygotic isolating mechanism in grasshoppers?

Which two factors add to variation in a population?

How did Lyell’s work contribute to evolutionary thought?

What is a mutation?

Which of the following best explains the evolution of a large, colourful tail in peacocks?