AP Biology (Mader), 11th Edition

Chapter 15: Darwin and Evolution

Pre-Test

1
Prior to the 1800's people believed _____.
A)the earth was billions of years old
B)living things shared a common ancestor
C)species had remained unchanged since the time of creation
D)species evolved in response to their environment
2
The father of taxonomy who gave us the system of binomial nomenclature is _____.
A)Charles Darwin
B)Carolus Linnaeus
C)Gregor Mendel
D)Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck
3
Lamarck supported the idea of _________.
A)catastrophism
B)inheritance of acquired characteristics
C)fixity of species
4
The first to suggest that some species known only from the fossil record had become extinct was:
A)Lamarck
B)Aristotle
C)Cuvier
D)Linnaeus
5
Charles Darwin based his conclusions about natural selection on all of the following EXCEPT:
A)Animals adapted to local environments
B)Comparative molecular biology
C)Competition for resources
D)The outcome of artificial selection by humans
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