Biology: The Dynamics of Life, California Edition

Chapter 15: The Theory of Evolution

The Theory of Evolution

1.
__________ occurs when speciation happens in quick, rapid bursts, followed by periods of genetic equilibrium in between.
A)Stabilizing selection
B)Reproductive isolation
C)Punctuated equilibrium
D)Genetic drift
2.
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What does this chart indicate about the evolution of the animal over time?
A)The species underwent divergent evolution.
B)The species underwent incomplete dominance.
C)The species underwent geographic isolation.
D)The species underwent disruptive selection.
3.
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Which of these statements is true?
A)A higher percentage of dark moths were recaptured in the country compared to dark moths recaptured in the city.
B)A higher percentage of light and dark moths were recaptured in the country compared to light and dark moths recaptured in the city.
C)A higher percentage of light moths were recaptured in the city compared to dark moths recaptured in the city.
D)A higher percentage of light moths were recaptured in the country compared to dark moths recaptured in the country.
4.
Which of these statements about evolution is true?
A)Fossil finds are limited to the continents of Africa and Antarctica.
B)The fossil record provides evidence that evolution has occurred, but the record is not complete.
C)Fossils are not an important source for scientists to use to understand the evolutionary process.
D)Using anatomy studies to find evidence of evolution is a direct process.
5.
Which of these favors only one of the extreme variations of a trait?
A)disruptive selection
B)stabilizing selection
C)equilibrium selection
D)directional selection
6.
__________ is the study of evolution by comparing of the earliest stage of plant and animal growth and development.
A)Vestigial structure analysis
B)Artificial selection
C)Embryology
D)Biochemistry
7.
A population that is __________ is not evolving.
A)in genetic drift
B)part of the gene pool
C)geographically isolated
D)in genetic equilibrium
8.
__________ is a mechanism for change in a population of organisms.
A)Homologous structures
B)Analogous structures
C)Natural selection
D)Artificial selection
9.
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What does this figure illustrate?
A)stabilizing selection
B)speciation
C)directional selection
D)disruptive selection
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What can you infer about these structures?
A)they are vestigial structures
B)they are analogous
C)they are homologous
D)they have nothing to do with each other
11.
A plant that grows in North America and one that grows in the African desert look similar but are not related. What is this an example of?
A)adaptive radiation
B)convergent evolution
C)reproductive isolation
D)divergent evolution
12.
__________ are changes in an organism's metabolic process to allow that organism to evolve more quickly.
A)Physiological adaptations
B)Camouflage
C)Artificial selection
D)Mimicry
13.
Which of these occurs when organisms that had historically interbred can no longer mate and produce fertile offspring?
A)polyploidy
B)geographic isolation
C)reproductive isolation
D)gradualism
14.
What is mimicry?
A)an adaptation that allows bacteria to resist penicillin
B)an adaptation that allows one species to resemble another species
C)an adaptation that allows species to blend with their surroundings
D)an adaptation that allows mammals to breathe under water
15.
Genetic equilibrium can be disrupted by __________, when the allelic frequencies are altered by chance events.
A)gradualism
B)camouflage
C)adaptive radiation
D)genetic drift
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