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Froggy Jumps Evolution & Genetics QuizOnline version Test your evolution knowledge by Raina Dhillon 1 What is the source of genetic variation in populations? a Natural selection b Genetic drift c Mutations 2 What drives evolution by favoring traits that help survival? a Natural selection b Genetic drift c Mutation pressure 3 What is artificial selection also called? a Genetic engineering b Selective breeding c Natural drift 4 What term describes traits no longer serving a function? a Adaptive traits b Homologous features c Vestigial features 5 Pseudogenes are vestigial genes that: a No longer code for functioning proteins b Are always harmful c Always increase fitness 6 Biogeography helps explain evolution through: a Geographic distribution of species b Genetic engineering c Molecular clocks 7 What do homologous features suggest about related species? a Convergent evolution b Shared common ancestry c Independent origin 8 Plate tectonics helps explain: a Inherent species plans b Distribution of fossils on continents c Mutation rates over time 9 What is the gene pool? a The entire genome of a species b All alleles in a population c A single gene sequence 10 What type of dating uses half-life to estimate ages? a Relative dating b Carbon dating c Radiometric dating 11 Define Evolution. a Changes an individual makes during its lifetime b Change in a species’ gene pool over time c Sudden creation of new species 12 Do individuals undergo evolution in their lifetime? a Yes, individuals evolve to adapt b Yes, evolution happens daily c No, only populations evolve over generations 13 Define Creationism. Does it align with evolution? a Belief life was created by God; does not align with evolution b Scientific theory explaining adaptation c Belief that humans evolved from apes only 14 Did Darwin believe in evolution before his voyage? a No, he believed species were unchanging b He believed in natural selection already c Yes, he supported evolution early 15 Ship Darwin traveled on a HMS Discovery b HMS Beagle c Santa Maria 16 Define Paleontology a Study of rocks b Study of fossils c Study of living organisms 17 What is a fossil? a Any old rock b Preserved remains or traces of organisms c Only bones 18 How does a fossil form? a Rapid decay b Fossilization in sediment, tar, ash, or amber c Freezing only 19 How are fossils exposed? a Volcanic eruption b Erosion or excavation c Plate collisions 20 What is radiometric dating? a Dating rocks using radioactive decay b Comparing fossil size c Carbon layering only 21 How did it support evolution? a Proved creationism b Showed fossils are millions of years old c Explained extinction only 22 Ways fossils are found a Hardened parts, preserved, mineralized, impressions b Living organisms c DNA samples only 23 Define relative age a Exact age in years b Age based on size c Age compared to other fossils 24 Importance of Darwin’s finches a Showed natural selection in action b Supported creationism c Proved catastrophism 25 Who else proposed natural selection? a Alfred Russel Wallace b Lamarck c Cuvier 26 Why Darwin delayed publishing a Lack of evidence b Government censorship c Fear of social/religious backlash 27 Darwin’s book a The Descent of Man b On the Origin of Species c Principles of Geology 28 Closest biological relative a Gorillas b Chimpanzees c Monkeys 29 Who is Lucy? a 3.18 million-year-old hominid fossil b Dinosaur fossil c First modern human 30 Conditions for natural selection (any 4) a Mutation only b Variation, inheritance, overproduction, stable populations c Climate change only 31 Which came first? a Natural selection b Genetic engineering c Artificial selection 32 Natural selection a Environment favors helpful traits b Traits appear by need c Humans choose traits 33 Artificial selection a Nature selects traits b Humans select desired traits c Random mutations only 34 Vestigial feature example a Shark fins b Whale pelvic bones c Bird feathers 35 What do homologous vs analogous features show? a Homologous = common ancestor b Analogous = close relatives c Both show recent ancestry 36 Vestigial features a Newly evolved traits b Reduced structures with little or no function c Essential organs 37 Vestigial Example a Heart b Human appendix c Brain 38 Analogous features a Same function, different origin b Same ancestor c Same structure 39 Example a Human arm and bat wing b Bird and insect wings c Whale flipper and seal flipper 40 Homologous features a Same function, different structure b No shared ancestry c Same structure, different function 41 Example a Bird wing & human hand b Bird wing & insect wing c Fish fin & shark fin 42 Homologous features a No shared ancestry b Same structure, different function c Same function, different structure 43 Glyptodont & Megatherium a Related to armadillos and sloths b Marine reptiles c Early dinosaurs 44 Place that influenced Darwin most a Antarctica b Galápagos Islands c Africa 45 Lamarck’s example a Natural selection b Environment influences evolution c Plate tectonics 46 Who was Lamarck? a Founder of genetics b Scientist who proposed acquired traits are inherited c Discoverer of fossils 47 Hutton & Lyell conclusions a Earth is young b Earth is ancient; slow processes cause change c Species are fixed 48 Catastrophism & scientist a Slow change over time; Lyell b Traits acquired by use; Lamarck c Extinctions caused by disasters; Cuvier 49 Define absolute age a Fossil’s position in rock b Actual age of a fossil c Estimated age only 50 Who developed relative dating? a Cuvier b darwih c lamarack 51 What is Vestigial a a structure or gene b a reduced or non-functional trait inherited from an ancestor where it was useful c A newly evolved trait that helps an organism survive in its environment.

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Evolution & Genetics QuizOnline version

by Raina Dhillon

What is the source of genetic variation in populations?

What drives evolution by favoring traits that help survival?

What is artificial selection also called?

What term describes traits no longer serving a function?

Pseudogenes are vestigial genes that:

Biogeography helps explain evolution through:

What do homologous features suggest about related species?

Plate tectonics helps explain:

What is the gene pool?

What type of dating uses half-life to estimate ages?

Define Evolution.

Do individuals undergo evolution in their lifetime?

Define Creationism. Does it align with evolution?

Did Darwin believe in evolution before his voyage?

Ship Darwin traveled on

Define Paleontology

What is a fossil?

How does a fossil form?

How are fossils exposed?

What is radiometric dating?

How did it support evolution?

Ways fossils are found

Define relative age

Importance of Darwin’s finches

Who else proposed natural selection?

Why Darwin delayed publishing

Darwin’s book

Closest biological relative

Who is Lucy?

Conditions for natural selection (any 4)

Which came first?

Natural selection

Artificial selection

Vestigial feature example

What do homologous vs analogous features show?

Vestigial features

Vestigial Example

Analogous features

Example

Homologous features

Example

Homologous features

Glyptodont & Megatherium

Place that influenced Darwin most

Lamarck’s example

Who was Lamarck?

Hutton & Lyell conclusions

Catastrophism & scientist

Define absolute age

Who developed relative dating?

What is Vestigial