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1when does the gene pool become different?
- Awhen populations are separated
- Bwhen mass extinction occurs
- Cwhen a mutation occurs in a gene
2after mass extinction, new species will fill the leftover niches
- ATrue
- BFalse
3evidence for evolution
- Afossils
- Bmass extinction
- Cgenetic drift
4[blank_start]mutation[blank_end] is the change in the DNA
- Amutation
5scientist who studies fossils
- Apaleontologist
- Bgeologist
- Cdarwin
6mutation are normally safe
- ATrue
- BFalse
7a [blank_start]gene pool[blank_end] is a common group of genes shared by a population
- Agene pool
8what happens when a gene pool becomes different
- Aorganisms can no longer breed with original population
- Bpunctuated equilibrium
- Corganisms can no longer bread with one another
9punctuated equilibrium
- Aspecies suddenly appear and are unchanged
- Bevolution occurs in spurts
- Cevolution occurs gradully
10[blank_start]artificial selection[blank_end] is when human intervention ensures that only individuals with more desirable traits produce offspring
- Aartificial selection
11[blank_start]survival of the fittest[blank_end] is when organisms that are best suited for their environment are the ones who will survive and produce offspring
- Asurvival of the fittest
- Bmutation
- Cpunctuated equilibrium
12charles lyell was a...
- Ageologist
- Bpaleontologist
- Cdarwin
13the fossil record is the order of which fossils have appeared on earth
- ATrue
- BFalse
14[blank_start]adaptive radiation[blank_end] is when many species evolve from a common ancestor and is introduced to a new environment
- Aadaptive radiation
15fitness is...
- Athe success an organism has in passing on its genes
- Bhow differences slowly evil in populations
- Cbig changes that occur slowly
16the gradualism model has proof from the fossil record
- ATrue
- BFalse
17all gene pools are changing
- ATrue
- BFalse
18[blank_start]living fossils[blank_end] are animals that are identical to their ancestors
- Aliving fossils
19ex. of a living fossil
- Ahorseshoe crabs
- Bcrustacea
- Clittle doggos
20main causes of evolution
- Agenetic drift
- Bgene pool
- Cnatural selection
- Dmass extinction
21[blank_start]genetic drift[blank_end] is a random change in frequency of a gene in a smaller population
- Agenetic drift
22darwin witnessed an...
- Aearthquake
- Btsuanami
- Churricane
23an ex. of [blank_start]industrial melanism[blank_end] is when the darker moths were able to survive and reproduce passing on the gene for dark colour to the offspring and the moth population evolved into a darker colour
- Aindustrial melanism
24gene flow causes genetic variation
- ATrue
- BFalse
25what did darwin state during his voyage
- Athat living things change over time
- Bthat the world is slowly changing
- Cthat the world is changing at a faster rate then they thought
26Alfred wallace came up with the theory of natural selection
- ATrue
- BFalse
27[blank_start]evolution[blank_end] is the process by which modern organisms have come from ancient organisms
- Aevolution
28what did darwin study?
- Afinches
- Bmoths
- Cbees
29[blank_start]gene flow[blank_end] is any movement of genes from one population to another
- Agene flow
30[blank_start]comparative embryology[blank_end] are organisms that look the same during early development
- Acomparative embryology
31[blank_start]molecular biology[blank_end] are similarities in gene sequencing and use of genetic code
- Amolecular biology
- Bcomparative embryology
- Cdivergent evolution
32another word of adaptive radiation is divergent evolution
- ATrue
- BFalse
33darwinism is...
- Aa book by alfred wallace
- Ba book by darwin
- Ca book by jk rowling
34where are fossils found
- Ain sedimentary rock
- Bin salivary rock
- Cin sand
35Jean Baptiste de Lamarck discovered that living things change over time before darwin did
- ATrue
- BFalse
36species can share the same niche
- ATrue
- BFalse
37[blank_start]co - exist[blank_end] is when species occupy the same environment but have different niches
- Aco - exist
38fish like fossils are the oldest known fossils
- ATrue
- BFalse
39what did alfred study?
- Abutterflies
- Bfinches
- Cbees
40extinction normally occurs when one species is better at [blank_start]competing[blank_end] then the other
- Acompeting
41assumptions that jean baptiste de lamarck made
- Aorganisms had the inborn desire to change
- Bthey could alter their shape
- Cnew characteristics were passed to offspring
- Dall of the above
42the two main theories of evolution are shown by using the [blank_start]gradualism model[blank_end] and the punctuated equilibrium
- Agradualism model
43[blank_start]speciation[blank_end] is the process that explains how new species have evolved
- Aspeciation
44animals are labelled as endangered when...
- Athere is a loss of genetic variation
- Bthere is no genetic variability
- Cwhen the population and gene pool are reduced
- Dall of the above
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- bio 11 Quiz on evolution, created by sarah friedman on 09/06/2018.
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