Zoology, 5/e

Stephen A. Miller, College of the Ozarks
John B. Harley, Eastern Kentucky University

Zoology: An Ecological and Evolutionary Perspective

Online Quizzing


1	Evolutionary processes have resulted in approximately ______ million species, of which 1.4 million species have been described.
		A)	2
		B)	3
		C)	4-30
		D)	100


2	Ideas concerning the theory of organic evolution were published and supported with convincing evidence by Charles Darwin in
		A)	1602.
		B)	1750.
		C)	1859.
		D)	1923.


3	One source of evidence for evolution is _____. This source is the study of the distribution of organisms around the world and helps explain why animals on different continents are often very different even though their environments are similar. It also explains why fossils of animals now living in Africa occur in South America.
		A)	molecular biology
		B)	comparative anatomy
		C)	paleontology
		D)	biogeography


4	Through the year 2000, about 92% of population growth was expected to occur in
		A)	third world countries.
		B)	the United States.
		C)	Europe.
		D)	Asia.


5	The one environmental problem that is the root of all other environmental problems is
		A)	pollution.
		B)	depletion of fossil fuels.
		C)	deforestation.
		D)	over population.


6	The first part of the binomial name of an animal is the
		A)	species.
		B)	genus.
		C)	family.
		D)	order.


7	A fundamental unity in all life involves four common themes: a common genetic blueprint (in DNA), a fundamental unit of life (the cell), a common evolutionary origin and shared evolutionary forces, and a common environment.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	By the year 2001, the human population of the earth has surpassed the benchmark of 6 billion.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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