A paleontologist is most likely to study:
a. chemicals
b. planets
c. stars
d. fossils
What is d. fossils
100
Which of the following scientists did NOT contribute to evolutionary theory?
a. Charles Darwin
b. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
c. Isaac Newton
d. Alfred Russel Wallace
What is c. Isaac Newton
100
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a. extinct organisms may be related to living organisms
b. extinct organisms may be related to other extinct organisms
c. both a and b
d. none of the above
What is c. both a and b
100
Which of the following organisms have existed on earth for the longest period of time?
a. single-celled organisms
b. multicellular organisms
c. dinosaurs
d. mammals
What is a. single-celled organisms
100
Differences within a population caused by random genetic mutations.
What is Variation.
200
A trait that becomes common to a population because it promotes survival and reproduction under specific environmental conditions
What is "Adaptation"
200
Organisms adapt the their ___________.
What is environment.
200
Which of the following could cause the extinction of a species?
a. environmental change
b. loss of food source
c. disease
d. all of the above
What is d. all of the above
200
Which of the following lists organisms from youngest to oldest?
a. bacteria, fish, mammals
b. bacteria, mammals, fish
c. fish, bacteria, mammals
d. mammals, fish, bacteria
What is d. mammals, fish, bacteria
200
Which of the following is NOT likely to be a fossil?
a. a footprint
b. a piece of bone
c. a piece of cement
d. a tooth
What is c. a piece of cement
300
A trait that can be passed down to the next generation through genetics.
What is "Heritable trait"
300
Mutations are:
a. always helpful
b. always harmful
c. sometimes helpful, sometimes harmful
d. sometimes helpful, sometimes harmful, sometimes neither
What is d. sometimes helpful, sometimes harmful, sometimes neither
300
What is the most common cause of extinction?
What is environmental change.
300
According to geological evidence, the earth is:
a. billions of years old
b. millions of years old
c. thousands of years old
d. hundreds of years old
What is a. billions of years old
300
Charles Darwin developed his theories based on his work with:
a. the Nile perch of Lake Victoria
b. the Asian elephants of the Indian subcontinent
c. the finches of the Galapagos islands
d. the pigeons of North America
What is c. the finches of the Galapagos islands
400
A random mistake that happens when genes are copied.
What is "Mutation"
400
Name two examples of a heritable trait and two examples of an acquired trait.
What is...
400
The process of reviving an extinct species is referred to as ___________.
What is De-extinction.
400
Geologic time periods are divided by:
a. the appearance and disappearance of life forms
b. an equal number of years
c. the amount of sediment
d. solar changes
What is a. the appearance and disappearance of life forms
400
Which of the following provides the LEAST evidence for the theory of evolution?
a. DNA
b. fossil
c. skeletons
d. weather
What is d. weather
500
in a series of rock layers, the oldest is at the bottom and the youngest is at the top.
What is the Law of Superposition
500
Explain how natural selection works.
What is...
1. Variation within a species occurs naturally (genetic mutations).
2. Organisms compete for limited resources to survive
3. The individuals that are a better fit for the environment survive longer & reproduce more often than the others do (“survival of the fittest”).
4. As a result, the genes/traits that are most common in a population can change over time.
500
Which of the following is an example of a trace
fossil?
A. A skeleton preserved in a tar pit
B. A footprint of an extinct animal
C. A mummy buried in ice
D. An insect preserved in amber
What is B. A footprint of an extinct animal
500
Multicellular organisms have been around for ________ (only 10% of the age of the earth).
A. 2 billion years
B. 600 million years
C. 1 million years
D. 200 thousand years
What is B. 600 million years
500
What is the difference between an observation and an inference?
What is... An observation is an objective description, whereas an inference is an interpretation based upon observations.