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Slide 2 / 43 Evolution Multiple Choice Review www.njctl.org
Slide 3 / 43 1 There are approximately 8.7 million species living on Earth. What constitutes a single species? A Organisms that live in the same area and that compete with each other. B Organisms that have the same adaptations and that compete with each other. C Organisms that can produce viable offspring, whether or not they live in the same environment. D Organisms that have exactly the same alleles, and produce either viable or sterile offspring.
Slide 3 (Answer) / 43 1 There are approximately 8.7 million species living on Earth. What constitutes a single species? A Organisms that live in the same area and that compete with each other. Answer C B Organisms that have the same adaptations and that compete with each other. C Organisms that can produce viable offspring, whether or not they live in the same environment. [This object is a pull tab] D Organisms that have exactly the same alleles, and produce either viable or sterile offspring.
Slide 4 / 43 2 Traits which benefit an organism in its environment are referred to as adaptations. Which of the following is accurate regarding adaptations? A They are entirely the result of genetics. B They are the result of genetics and environment. C They can all change within a single organism’s lifetime. D They occur only when a new species arises.
Slide 4 (Answer) / 43 2 Traits which benefit an organism in its environment are referred to as adaptations. Which of the following is accurate regarding adaptations? Answer B A They are entirely the result of genetics. B They are the result of genetics and environment. C They can all change within a single organism’s lifetime. D They occur only when a new species arises. [This object is a pull tab]
Slide 5 / 43 3 The theory of acquired characteristics can be attributed to A Charles Darwin Jean-Baptiste Lamarck B Gregor Mendel C Both Gregor Mendel and Charles Darwin D
Slide 5 (Answer) / 43 3 The theory of acquired characteristics can be attributed to A Charles Darwin Answer B Jean-Baptiste Lamarck B Gregor Mendel C Both Gregor Mendel and Charles Darwin D [This object is a pull tab]
Slide 6 / 43 4 Which of the following is accurate regarding the impact of the environment upon the inheritance of traits?? A Environmental factors can regulate the expression of traits. B Environmental factors can change the inheritance of traits. C Environmental factors cannot affect the expression of traits. D The only factor that impacts traits or their expression are genes.
Slide 6 (Answer) / 43 4 Which of the following is accurate regarding the impact of the environment upon the inheritance of traits?? A Environmental factors can regulate the expression of Answer traits. A B Environmental factors can change the inheritance of traits. C Environmental factors cannot affect the expression of traits. [This object is a pull tab] D The only factor that impacts traits or their expression are genes.
Slide 7 / 43 5 During Darwin’s travels and investigations while aboard the H.M.S. Beagle, he noted that there were distinct variations in the beaks of finches. What was his hypothesis regarding these differences? A The differences were due to changes in behaviors of the finches. B The differences were because they arrived as separate species. C The differences were the result of acquired characteristics, based on each finch species food source. D The differences were due to changes over time, based on each finch species food source.
Slide 7 (Answer) / 43 5 During Darwin’s travels and investigations while aboard the H.M.S. Beagle, he noted that there were distinct variations in the beaks of finches. What was his hypothesis regarding these differences? Answer D A The differences were due to changes in behaviors of the finches. B The differences were because they arrived as separate species. [This object is a pull tab] C The differences were the result of acquired characteristics, based on each finch species food source. D The differences were due to changes over time, based on each finch species food source.
Slide 8 / 43 6 The images below represent the wing of a butterfly and the wing of a bird. How does these structures relate to one another? A They are analogous to one another. They are homologous to one another. B They are vestigial to one another. C The are identical to one another D
Slide 8 (Answer) / 43 6 The images below represent the wing of a butterfly and the wing of a bird. How does these structures relate to one another? A They are analogous to one another. Answer They are homologous to one another. B A They are vestigial to one another. C The are identical to one another D [This object is a pull tab]
Slide 9 / 43 7 Some organisms have structures or organs that seem to serve no useful purpose. For example, humans have a tailbone at the end of the spine that is of no apparent use. However, the tailbone of a possum, and some monkeys, is more fully structured and has a definite purpose. What conclusion is supported by this? A Possums and monkeys are more closely related to each other than to humans. B Possums, monkeys and humans have a common ancestor. C Monkeys and humans do not share a common ancestor. D These analogous structures do not support any evolutionary relationship.
Slide 9 (Answer) / 43 7 Some organisms have structures or organs that seem to serve no useful purpose. For example, humans have a tailbone at the end of the spine that is of no apparent use. However, the tailbone of a possum, and some monkeys, is more fully structured and has a definite purpose. What conclusion is supported by this? A Possums and monkeys are more closely related to each other than to humans. Answer B B Possums, monkeys and humans have a common ancestor. C Monkeys and humans do not share a common ancestor. D These analogous structures do not support any evolutionary relationship. [This object is a pull tab]
Slide 10 / 43 8 The image below represents one area of study within evolution. What is this area of study? A Vestigial structures Comparative anatomy B Comparative embryology C Comparative mutations D
Slide 10 (Answer) / 43 8 The image below represents one area of study within evolution. What is this area of study? Answer C A Vestigial structures Comparative anatomy B Comparative embryology C [This object is a pull tab] Comparative mutations D
Slide 11 / 43 9 What is the connection between apoptosis and evolution? Apoptosis is programmed cell death, which allows for reabsorption of structures not found in a fully developed A organism, as well as the development of some traits and structures, revealed during evolutionary studies. Apoptosis is programmed cell death, which results in the addition of structures that can sometimes be confusing B during evolutionary studies. Apoptosis is programmed cell death, which results in the death of an organism that is not viable within the C environmental surroundings, leading to the loss of species. Apoptosis is programmed cell death, which allows for mutations to be carried forward that may well results in a D new species, discovered through evolutionary studies.
Slide 11 (Answer) / 43 9 What is the connection between apoptosis and evolution? Apoptosis is programmed cell death, which allows for reabsorption of structures not found in a fully developed A organism, as well as the development of some traits and structures, revealed during evolutionary studies. Answer Apoptosis is programmed cell death, which results in the A addition of structures that can sometimes be confusing B during evolutionary studies. Apoptosis is programmed cell death, which results in the death of an organism that is not viable within the C environmental surroundings, leading to the loss of [This object is a pull tab] species. Apoptosis is programmed cell death, which allows for mutations to be carried forward that may well results in a D new species, discovered through evolutionary studies.
Slide 12 / 43 10 What characteristic of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) allows it to play a strong role in evolutionary studies? The genetic code for ribosomal RNA contains numerous introns, therefore we can utilize alternative RNA splicing to A track and study evolutionary relationships. B rRNA mutates frequently, therefore we can utilize these changes to track and study evolutionary relationships. rRNA is found throughout the cell, therefore we can utilize its concentration within the cell to track and study C evolutionary relationships. D rRNA mutates very rarely, therefore we can utilize its consistency to track and study evolutionary relationships.
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