Evolution Test Study Guide 2013 (separate sheets of paper will be needed)
1.
Define these terms: Evolution, Speciation,Vestigial structures:
2. Provide a real-life example ( to include the name of the organism - , the environmental
pressure, and the successful adaptation) that has occurred in nature for :
Organism name
Environmental pressure
Successful adaptation
(bacteria)
(a plant)
(a mammal)
3. List AND describe the steps that occur in natural selection:
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4. Compare and contrast natural selection with selective breeding:
5. List four kinds of evidence in support of evolution, and describe the support:
Kind of evidence
Description of support
6. Describe the principal process by which fossilization occurs:
7. Describe the evolution of the whale, to include at least five adaptations and a rough time line.
8. Describe how the skeletal structures found in owl pellets supports or invalidates evolution.
9. Describe the evolution of the eyeball, to include one adaptation found in the eyeballs of cow
eyeballs not found in humans:
10. On a separate sheet of paper, complete an evolutionary Tree of Life. Show at least two Mass
Extinctions, five categories of organisms, twelve specific species, and an overall time line.
11. Imagine that you are Charles Darwin, and that fires have destroyed all your reports, your
manuscript for your book, and your records. You have the remainder of the block to write a onepage letter to the world in which you explain who you were, when you lived, what you did (voyage
specifics), what you found, and your theory – to include the specifics of the steps of your theories
and supporting evidence you presented. Be sure to include drawings of some of the adaptations you
investigated. Your letter should be at least one page in length, not including drawings. Use a
separate sheet of lined paper for this portion of the test.
12. The theory of evolution combines the principles of:
Natural selection and artificial selection
Natural selection and genetic resistance
Selective breeding and genetic inheritance
Natural selection and genetic inheritance
13. A species is best defined as
14.The opposable thumb allows humans to grasp objects firmly. Because this feature has helped
humans to survive over time, it is called a(n): ________________________________
15. Over the past 12,000 years, dogs have been __________________________ to produce
more than 150 different breeds.
16. Whales have remains of hind-limb bones deep inside their bodies. The leftovers of these
once-useful structures are called _________________________________________
17. The theory of evolution can be explained in part by changes in an organism’s DNA known
as ________________________________________________
18. An example of separation as a step leading to the evolution of a new species is the
following: ______________________________________________
19. What guideline helps scientists to find the dates of fossilized bones or imprints that provide
evidence of evolution?
a. The hotter the igneous rock, the more recent was its flow
b. The smaller the bone is, the longer ago the organism lived
c. The deeper the ice core is, the less carbon 14 there is
d. The deeper the fossil or imprint is in sedimentary rock, the older it is.