Question 1

Which of the following is the most important force in shaping evolution?

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A)   biological research
B)   random events
C)   natural selection
D)   the fixity of species

Question 2

Which of the following does not provide evidence for evolution?

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A)   molecular biology
B)   radiometric dating
C)   the inheritance of acquired characteristics
D)   the fossil record
E)   comparative morphology

Question 3

The publication date of Darwin's Origin of Species was:

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A)   1900.
B)   1869.
C)   1809.
D)   1859.

Question 4

The convergence of evolutionary biology with genetics produced the unified evolutionary theory known as:

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A)   polygenic inheritance.
B)   common descent with modification.
C)   the modern synthesis.
D)   the origin of species.

Question 5

In science, a theory is:

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A)   something that is always true.
B)   a general set of principles supported by evidence.
C)   a concept that you try to prove experimentally.
D)   a guess based on previous observations.

Question 6

The theory of natural selection states that:

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A)   individuals that live the longest are best adapted and selected for survival in the next generation.
B)   individuals that mutate in response to their environment will survive at the expense of those individuals who are genetically stable.
C)   only the largest and strongest individuals survive.
D)   the best-adapted individuals survive and reproduce, contributing the most genes to the next generation.

Question 7

Charles Darwin published his theory of evolution through natural selection immediately after returning from his trip on the HMS Beagle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In Charles Lyell's Principles of Geology, what idea had a significant impact on Charles Darwin's thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)   Organisms change form over generations.
B)   A series of catastrophes wiped out life in given areas.
C)   Populations produce more individuals than can survive.
D)   Geological forces that are still operating act to change the Earth's surface.

Question 9

Male guppies that have colorful spots on them are chosen more often by female guppies for mating. Males can have from one to six spots. The more spots they have the more females are attracted to them. However, bright spots also make the males more vulnerable to predators. In a pond with predators, male guppies have an average of 3.2 spots. Predict what would happen to the average spot number on the males over the generations if you removed all predators from the pond. Using natural selection, explain your answer.

Accepted Answer

The average number of spots would increa...

Question 10

Who believed the species on Earth changed over time as a result of periodic great catastrophes?

Accepted Answer

A)   Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck
B)   Georges Cuvier
C)   Alfred Russel Wallace
D)   Charles Lyell

Question 11

Match the following.
A) evidence for evolution from the existence of vestigial characters
B) experimental evidence for evolution
C) evidence for evolution from homologous structures
D) supportive evidence for evolution from radiometric dating
E) evidence for evolution from gene modification
-Ostriches have wings but do not fly, and humans have auricular muscles even though we cannot swivel our ears.

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Which of the following is the most important force in shaping evolution?

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