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Grade 10 Evolution
One of the most commonly known species that Charles Darwin observed and studied while on the Galapagos Islands were finches. How did these finches arrive in the Galapagos Islands?
  1. They were left there by previous travelers.
  2. They spontaneously generated once food sources were available.
  3. They flew, or were blown, from South America.
  4. Darwin brought them with him from other places he had visited before.
Grade 10 Evolution
What is the natural selection process in which individuals with two extreme forms of a variation range have higher fitness?
  1. genetic drift
  2. allele frequency
  3. disruptive selection
  4. directional selection
Grade 10 Evolution
Which term is a structure with no function in a present-day species that once functioned in an ancestral species?
  1. homologous structure
  2. vestigial structure
  3. fossil
  4. population
Grade 10 Evolution
Which pair indicates an example of homologous structures?
  1. tail of a cheetah and tail of a dog
  2. wing of a bat and wing of a bird
  3. fluke of a whale and hand of a human
  4. ears of an elephant and scales of a dinosaur
Grade 10 Evolution
Darwin was considered the father of
  1. time.
  2. evolution.
  3. fossils.
  4. weather.
Grade 10 Evolution
A change in allele frequencies of a population as a result of chance is
  1. genetic drift.
  2. allele frequency.
  3. disruptive selection.
  4. evolution.
Grade 10 Evolution
The process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms with change is
  1. metabolism.
  2. evolution.
  3. homeostasis.
  4. stimulus.
Grade 10 Evolution
Which best describes the prevailing views about evolution and the age of Earth before Darwin's voyage on the HMS Beagle?
  1. Earth and life are recent and have remained unchanged.
  2. Species evolved rapidly during the first six thousand to a few hundred thousand years.
  3. Earth is billions of years old but species have not evolved.
  4. Species have evolved on Earth for billions of years.
Grade 10 Evolution
The process by which individuals with successful traits survive and pass on their traits to their offspring is
  1. mutation.
  2. natural selection.
  3. growth.
  4. ecosystem service.
Grade 10 Evolution
Which statement describes evolution?
  1. a famous band from the 60s
  2. enzymes that build proteins
  3. structure and function of molecules
  4. change in living things over time
Grade 10 Evolution
Which statement regarding natural selection is true?
  1. Organisms evolve structures that they need.
  2. Natural selection works on variation already present in a population.
  3. Natural selection works on non-heritable traits.
  4. Individuals evolve through natural selection.
  5. None of the statements are true.
Grade 10 Evolution
All these factors drive evolution EXCEPT
  1. changes in allelic frequencies.
  2. differential reproductive success.
  3. genetic drift.
  4. populations in genetic equilibrium.
Grade 10 Evolution
Which statement best illustrates natural selection?
  1. An organism with favorable genetic variations will tend to survive and breed successfully.
  2. A population monopolizes all of the resources in its habitat, forcing other species to migrate.
  3. A community whose members work together utilizes all existing resources and migratory routes.
  4. The largest organisms in a species receive the only breeding opportunities.
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