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Evolution, Change Over Time, Human Impact, Colonization of Mars
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1
Which of the following is NOT an example of migration?
Ducks flying south for the winter
Cows staying in the barn in the winter
Wildebeasts following the rains and food supply
Monarch butterflies traveling to Mexico in the fall
2
Prokaryotes causing infections common to humans & their name relate to their shape are in the
Kingdom Protista
Kingdom Archaea
Kingdom Eubacteria
Kingdom Fungi
3
Slow, constant change over a long period of time is known as
Tortoism
Lagging
Gradualism
Slo-pokeism
4
The efficiency of cellular respiration (aerobic respiration) increases in the presence of ____.
water
oxygen
carbon dioxide
nitrogen
5
Remains of an organism that lived a short period of time and is used in relative dating is
metamorphic rock
slate
an index fossils
fracking
6
At which letter on the graph is the population growing rapidly?
A
B
C
D
7
On the cladogram, the characteristic shared by primates, rodents, rabbits, crocodiles &birds is
amniotic egg
eggs with shells
hair
opposable thumbs
8
How old is the Earth?
6.4 million years old
4.6 million years old
4.6 billion years old
6.4 billion years old
9
Which of the following is an example of geographic isolation?
Genetics are not the same
Ant population is separated by a river & the ants can't swim
All of the above
Female Bird of Paradise doesn't like the male's mating dance
10
Adaptation where a non-dangerous organism looks very similar to a dangerous organism
camouflage
behavioral
copy-cat
mimicry
11
Scientists that study fossils and relate them to life on Earth
fossilogist
palentologists
archeologists
sociologist
12
Which of the following will not cause a population to evolve?
genetic mutations
natural selection
pesticides
asexual reproduction
13
Largest population of organisms that can survive indefinitely in an environment is the ____ .
minimum capacity
adult capacity
carrying capacity
directional capacity
14
The amount of resources that that you will use in one year is called your
overshoot resources
ecological footprint
resource capacity
biocapacity
15
The graph shows
stabilizing selection
absolute selection
disruptive selection
directional selection
16
How did oxygen first appear on Earth?
Cellular respiration
Volcanic eruptions
It came on meteorites
From photosynthesis after plants evolved
17
Organisms better adapted to environment are more likely to survive & reproduce more offspring
Structural adaptation
Gene flow
Mimicry
Natural selection
18
Uncontrolled growth with no limiting resources is called
Fast growth
Exponential growth
Logistic growth
All of the above
19
The oldest rock layer being found on the bottom of a section of strata is the basis of what law
Law of Rock of Ages
Law of Plate Tectonics
Law of Imposition
Law of Superposition
20
August 1, 2018 was the day when the humans on Earth have used up the years renewable resources.
Better luck next year day
Earth Overshoot Day
So What Do We Do Now day
National Raspberry Creme Pie Day
21
Natural selection can result in
more offspring produced than can survive
all of the above
fitness increasing in the population
species competing for resources
22
To determine if a country is in an ecological deficit or reserve subtract the ___ from the ___.
reserve; ecological footprint
deficit; ecological footprint
ecological footprint; biocapacity
biocapacity; ecological footprint
23
Which of the following is NOT an ecological trade off?
Wind turbines harness energy but birds fly into blades & die
Reflective windows lower cooling $ but birds hit glass & die
Movies are expensive but a matinee is cheaper
Stop using pesticides but lose more crops to insects
24
What was the name of the supercontinent that broke apart over 200 million years ago?
Eurasia
Gondwana
Pangea
Mesapotonia
25
What is a gene pool?
Game where people try to get genes in a pocket on a table
All of the genes an organism has
Place where genes go to relax and swim
All genes/alleles in a population; can influence evolution
26
Extremophiles are members of the _____ kingdom.
Anamalia
Archaea
Plantae
Eubacteria
27
Evidence supporting the theory of plate tectonics is
Continents fitting together like puzzle pieces
Same fossils found on the coasts of W Europe & East US
Matching rock formations found on Africa and South America
All of the above
28
Which of the following would be constraints?
Available space
All of the above
Time
Expense
29
The graph shows
disruptive selection
stabilizing selection
absolute selection
directional selection
30
Scientists use which of the following as evidence of evolution?
embryonic development
All of the above
fossil record
DNA sequencing
31
In the phylogenetic tree what animal is the least related to Aves (birds)?
Rhynchocephalia
Placentalia
Testudines
Crocodylia
32
Which of the following helped slow the growth rate of the world's population?
Lack of medical care
Birth control
Lack of arable land
all of the above
33
The time it takes for 50% of a radioactive isotope to deteriorate is called
radio active development
half life
sister isotope
evolution
34
Mold, yeast and mushrooms are found in the kingdom ___________
Archaea
Eubacteria
Fungi
Plantae
35
Which of the following is an example of reproductive isolation?
Genetics are not the same
Ant population is separated by a river & the ants can't swim
All of the above
Female Bird of Paradise doesn't like the male's mating dance
36
Which of the following is an example of behavioral isolation?
Ant population is separated by a river & the ants can't swim
Female Bird of Paradise doesn't like the male's mating dance
Genetics are different
All of the above
37
What would happen to the graph if the number of deaths were greater than the births?
the line would go up
the line would curve downward
the line would stay flat
None of the above
38
If you have 25% of a parent isotope, how many half lives have passed?
1
2
3
4
39
Emigration is
people moving into a country
people moving down the block
None of the above
people moving out of a country
40
In the phylogenetic tree what animal is most closely related to Aves (birds)?
Placentalia
Testudines
Rhynchocephalia
Crocodylia
41
Where did carbon dioxide come from in Earth's early atmosphere?
Photosynthesis
Volcanos
Asteroids/meteorites
Water vapor
42
Mass extinctions can cause
a chain reaction of asexual reproduction
the population of deer to grow wings
the Cubs to win the World Series
domino effect in food web that can cause more extinctions
43
What is speciation?
nomenclature for the species
new species is formed
species forming a new gene pool
mass extinction of a species
44
Organisms with similar genetics mate with one another in
Random mating
Non-random mating
All of the above
Artificial selection
45
What is a well preserved or mineralized organism that lived thousands of years ago?
a fossil
a geode
a pangea
a rock
46
Why is carbon important on Earth?
all of the above
necessary to start cellular respiration to create glucose
necessary for photosynthesis and the production of glucose
necessary for water cycle
47
The Western Europe population pyramid shows
declining growth because the rate of births is slowing down
slow growth because there are more deaths than births
None of the above; the death rate equals the birth rate
rapid growth because there are more births than deaths
48
Which of the following would add to an increase up population growth
Agricultural and Industrial Revolution
Access to clean water and better sanitation
Doctors available but they are a hundred miles away
lack of refrigeration
49
When fossil fuels are burned ____________ occurs.
increase in carbon emissions
decrease in oxygen emissions
decrease in carbon emissions
increase in oxygen emissions
50
When a species number gets so low that it is in danger of becoming extinct it is called
endangered
regrowing
critically low
threatened
51
Sustaining resources can be achieved by all of the following except
sustainable building
limiting the number of fish or deer you can fish or hunt
drive your car when you could take the bus
planting trees
52
The West Africa population pyramid shows
rapid growth because there are more births than deaths
None of the above because birthrate equals death rate
slow growth because there are more deaths than births
declining growth because there are more deaths than births
53
The graph shows
absolute selection
disruptive selection
stabilizing selection
directional selection
54
What is gene flow?
Genes moving in/out of a population
Migration only
Immigration only
Emigration only
55
At which point on the graph does growth slow down and nearly stop?
B
C
D
A
