1. EVOLUTION QUESTIONS

2. Question 1
Which scientist formulated the theory of evolution through natural selection?
Charles Darwin
James Hutton
Charles Lyell
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

3. Question 1
Which scientist formulated the theory of evolution through natural selection?
Charles Darwin
James Hutton
Charles Lyell
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

4. Question 2
The ability of an individual organism to survive and reproduce in its natural environment is called
Natural selection
Evolution
Adaptation
Fitness

5. Question 2
The ability of an individual organism to survive and reproduce in its natural environment is called
Natural selection
Evolution
Adaptation
Fitness

6. Question 3
The French scientist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck did NOT propose which of the following theories?
All organisms have a common ancestor
Species change over time
Traits acquired by individuals can be passed to offspring
The surface of Earth changes over time.

7. Question 3
The French scientist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck did NOT propose which of the following theories?
All organisms have a common ancestor
Species change over time
Traits acquired by individuals can be passed to offspring
The surface of Earth changes over time.

8. Question 4
Which of the following does NOT provide evidence that living things have been evolving for millions of years?
Fossil record
Natural vegetation
Geographical distribution of living things
Homologous structures of living organisms

9. Question 4
Which of the following does NOT provide evidence that living things have been evolving for millions of years?
Fossil record
Natural variation within a species
Geographical distribution of living things
Homologous structures of living organisms

10. Question 5
Which of the following is not an important concept in Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection?
Struggle for existence
Inheritance of acquired traits
Survival of the fittest
Descent with modification

11. Question 5
Which of the following is not an important concept in Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection?
Struggle for existence
Inheritance of acquired traits
Survival of the fittest
Descent with modification

12. Question 6
Darwin’s ideas about inheritable variation were influenced by plant and animal breeders who practiced
Natural selection
Artificial selection
Common descent
extinction

13. Question 6
Darwin’s ideas about inheritable variation were influenced by plant and animal breeders who practiced
Natural selection
Artificial selection
Common descent
extinction

14. Question 7
Lyell’s Principles of Geology influenced Darwin because it explained how
Organisms change over time
Adaptations occur
The surface of the Earth changes over time
The Galapagos Islands were formed

15. Question 7
Lyell’s Principles of Geology influenced Darwin because it explained how
Organisms change over time
Adaptations occur
The surface of the Earth changes over time
The Galapagos Islands were formed

16. QUESTION 8 A bird’s wings are homologous to a(an) A fish’s tailfin
Dolphin’s tail
Dog’s front legs
Mosquito’s wings

17. QUESTION 8 A bird’s wings are homologous to a(an) A fish’s tailfin
Dolphin’s tail
Dog’s front legs
Mosquito’s wings

18. QUESTION 9
What process produced the two different types of beaks shown?
Artificial selection
Natural selection
Geographical distribution
Inheritance of acquired traits

19. QUESTION 10
The large ground finch obtains food by cracking seeds. Its short, strong beak is an example of
The struggle for existence
The tendency toward perfection
The inheritance of acquired traits
An adaptation

20. QUESTION 10
The large ground finch obtains food by cracking seeds. Its short, strong beak is an example of
The struggle for existence
The tendency toward perfection
The inheritance of acquired traits
An adaptation

21. QUESTION 11
Who observed variations in the characteristics of animals and plants on the different islands of the Galapagos?
James Hutton
Charles Lyell
Charles Darwin
Thomas Malthus

22. QUESTION 11
Who observed variations in the characteristics of animals and plants on the different islands of the Galapagos?
James Hutton
Charles Lyell
Charles Darwin
Thomas Malthus

23. QUESTION 12
In addition to observing living organisms, Darwin studied the preserved remains of ancient organisms, called
Fossils
Adaptations
Homologous structures
Vestigial Organs

24. QUESTION 12
In addition to observing living organisms, Darwin studied the preserved remains of ancient organisms, called
Fossils
Adaptations
Homologous structures
Vestigial Organs

25. QUESTION 13
Which of the following ideas proposed by Lamarck was later found to be incorrect?
Acquired characteristics can be inherited
All species were descended from other species
Living things change over time
Organisms are adapted to their environment

26. QUESTION 13
Which of the following ideas proposed by Lamarck was later found to be incorrect?
Acquired characteristics can be inherited
All species were descended from other species
Living things change over time
Organisms are adapted to their environment

27. QUESTION 14
Differences among individuals of a species are referred to as
Natural variation
Fitness
Natural selection
Adaptation

28. QUESTION 14
Differences among individuals of a species are referred to as
Natural variation
Fitness
Natural selection
Adaptation

29. QUESTION 15
Which would an animal breeder use to produce cows that give more milk?
Overproduction
Genetic Isolation
Acquired Characteristics
Artificial Selection

30. QUESTION 15
Which would an animal breeder use to produce cows that give more milk?
Overproduction
Genetic Isolation
Acquired Characteristics
Artificial Selection

31. QUESTION 16
An inherited characteristic that increases an organism’s ability to survive and reproduce in its specific environment is called a(an)
Vestigial organ
Adaptation
Speciation
Radiation

32. QUESTION 16
An inherited characteristic that increases an organism’s ability to survive and reproduce in its specific environment is called a(an)
Vestigial organ
Adaptation
Speciation
Radiation

33. QUESTION 17
The concept that each living species has descended, with changes, from other species over time is referred to as
Descent with modification
Artificial Selection
Theory of acquired characteristics
Natural selection

34. QUESTION 17
The concept that each living species has descended, with changes, from other species over time is referred to as
Descent with modification
Artificial Selection
Theory of acquired characteristics
Natural selection

35. QUESTION 18 Fitness is a result of Adaptations Homologies
Common descent
Variation

36. QUESTION 18 Fitness is a result of Adaptations Homologies
Common descent
Variation

37. QUESTION 19
Structures that have different mature forms but develop from the same embryonic tissue are
Vestigial organs
Adaptations
Homologous structures
fossils

38. QUESTION 19
Structures that have different mature forms but develop from the same embryonic tissue are
Vestigial organs
Adaptations
Homologous structures
Fossils

39. QUESTION 20
The economist who reasoned that if the human population continued to grow unchecked, eventually there would not be enough resources was
Lamarch
Darwin
Malthus
Lyell

40. QUESTION 20
The economist who reasoned that if the human population continued to grow unchecked, eventually there would not be enough resources was
Lamarch
Darwin
Malthus
Lyell