Evolution Fizz
1. The ears of an owl are large and extremely sensitive. This
makes it easy for them to detect the slightest movement
on the forest floor. What type of adaptation is this?
a. structural
b. behavioral
c. physiological
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2. The human stomach makes the enzyme pepsin, which
breaks down animal protein. Which type of adaptation is
this?
a. structural
b. behavioral
c. physiological
Evolution Fizz # 3
This scientist thought that giraffes stretched their neck to
feed on leaves; then passed this stretched neck on to their
offspring
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4. I discovered the true model for evolution. Who am I?
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5. It was the beaks on these animals that peaked my
interest in evolution.
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6. Which scientist corresponds to this graph?
A. Malthus
B. Mendel
C. Lyell
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7. Who is more likely to pass their genes on to the next
generation?
Mr. Del
Mr. Casner
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8. Which scientist corresponds to this diagram?
A. Malthus
B. Mendel
C. Lyell
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9. This word describes differences in a population
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10.Fitness is described as _____________?
a. How long you live
c. none of these
b. number of offspring you have
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11. Which of the following best describes natural
selection?
a. individuals who adapt during their lifetime are more
likely to survive and reproduce
b. individuals born with certain favorable traits are more
likely to survive and reproduce
c. there is little or no variation in populations, which makes
adaptations rare over time
d. individuals with little or no variation or more likely to
survive and reproduce
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Which of the following are homologous structures?
a. wing of a bird and the flipper of a whale
b. human appendix and wisdom teeth
c. whale pelvis and femur
d. human brain and fins of a fish
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13. Variations arise:
a. through natural selection
b. Through mutations & gene shuffling
c. by decreasing a founder population
through competition
an individual
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14. This type of adaptation is evidenced by schooling
piranhas that trap their prey in a shallow pool:
a. Structural
b. Physiological
c. Psychological
d. behavioral
an individual
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15. This type of adaptation is evidenced by the razor
sharp teeth on a shark
a. Structural
b. Physiological
c. Psychological
d. behavioral
individual
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16. This type of natural selection occurs when medium (or
intermediate traits) are selected. Baby weight is an
example
a.
b.
c.
d.
Directional Selection
Stabilizing selection
Disruptive selection
Artificial selection
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17. Which of the following is a vestigial organ?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Liver
Heart
Appendix
Gall bladder
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18. Mr. Del is color blind. Is that a variation or an
adaptation?
a. Variation
b. Adaptation
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19. Which of the following happens randomly?
a. Variations
b. Natural Selection
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20. The speed of a cheetah: Variation or an Adaptation?
a. Variations
b. Adaptation
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21. The similarity of DNA and amino acids among closely
related organisms is taken as which type of evidence for
evolution
a.
b.
c.
d.
Homologous structures
Biochemical
Embryological
psychological
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22.Bees live in large colonies which help them make large
quantities of honey for their young. Which type of
adaptation?
a. structural
b. behavioral
c. physiological
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23. Skunks an spray potential predators with a chemical
made in their scent gland. What type of adaptation?
a. structural
b. behavioral
c. physiological
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24. Most animals have the same ____ bases of DNA
a. 4
b. 5
c. 6
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25. Which of the following most likely drives natural
selection?
a. Darwin
b. vestigial organs c. competition