Lab 11 Quiz
1. Charles Darwin showed evidence that suggests that all organisms are descended
from a common ancestor. Life has evolved through which of the commonly
accepted processes below?
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a. Random matings
b. Cross-breeding
c. Natural selection
d. Random selection
Answer: C, Natural Selection
2. Name one of the two visual ways mentioned in this
lab that can show the evolutionary relationships between organisms (Hint: One
of them is a tree).
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Answer: Taxonomy, taxonomic classification, or phylogenetic tree
3. According to this lab, what organisms are more likely to be preserved as fossils?
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a. Those with bony skeletons or shells
b. Those with no cell walls and highly permeable membranes
Answer: A
4. Which of these phylogenetic trees is accurate?
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Answer: A
5. In this picture, both of these species evolved from one common ancestor. Which
of them has wings?
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a. A
b. B
Answer: A
6. In this picture, what does the star represent?
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a. The most recent common ancestor
b. When species B went extinct
c. When species A went extinct
Answer: A, the most recent common ancestor
7. In this picture, the character state of “hair present” is a shared derived
characteristic for species A.
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a. True
b. False
Answer: B, False
This is a primitive characteristic, not a derived one.
8. In many instances, animals which live in similar environments resemble each
other, even though they may have quite different evolutionary origins. What type
of evolution is this known as?
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Answer: Convergent evolution, convergent, convergence
9. Which of these is NOT an example of a vestigial structure in our own species?
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a. Ear muscles
b. Tail bones
c. Appendix
d. Teeth
Answer: D, teeth
10. Which of these most accurately represents Carolus Linnaeus’ hierarchical
system?
a. Kingdom, order, phylum, class, family, genus, species
b. Class, phylum, kingdom, family, order, genus, species
c. Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
d. Family, genus, class, phylum, order, kingdom, species
Answer: C