Unit III – Concepts of Evolution
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
How Populations
Evolve
The Origin of Species
Tracing Evolutionary
History
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For use with Biology: Concepts & Connections, 5th Edition, © 2009
By Neil A. Campbell, Jane B. Reece, Martha R. Taylor, Eric J. Simon, and Jean K. Dickey
Questions by Michael L. Womack, Macon State College
FINAL ROUND
Chapter 13
$100 Question
Natural selection _________.
a. results in evolutionary adaptation
b. is the result of sampling error
c. does not affect allelic frequencies
d. prepares organisms for
future changes in
the environment
ANSWER
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Chapter 13
$100 Answer
Natural selection _________.
a. results in evolutionary adaptation
b. is the result of sampling error
c. does not affect allelic frequencies
d. prepares organisms for
future changes in
the environment
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Chapter 13
$200 Question
Biologically speaking, fitness increases when
an organism _______________.
a. survives many hardships
b. lives for a long time
c. passes on a greater proportion of its
genes to the next generation
d. is disease free
ANSWER
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Chapter 13
$200 Answer
Biologically speaking, fitness increases when
an organism _______________.
a. survives many hardships
b. lives for a long time
c. passes on a greater proportion of its
genes to the next generation
d. is disease free
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Chapter 13
$300 Question
Which of the following people developed a
theory of evolution almost identical to
Charles Darwin’s?
a. Charles Lyell
b. Alfred Wallace
c. Louis Pasteur
d. Gregor Mendel
ANSWER
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Chapter 13
$300 Answer
Which of the following people developed a
theory of evolution almost identical to
Charles Darwin’s?
a. Charles Lyell
b. Alfred Wallace
c. Louis Pasteur
d. Gregor Mendel
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Chapter 13
$400 Question
Genetic differences between populations
tend to be reduced by
____________________.
a. gene flow
b. mutation
c. genetic drift
d. the founder effect
ANSWER
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Chapter 13
$400 Answer
Genetic differences between populations
tend to be reduced by
____________________.
a. gene flow
b. mutation
c. genetic drift
d. the founder effect
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Chapter 13
$500 Question
Which type of selection shifts a phenotypic
curve in favor of one extreme phenotype?
a. diversifying selection
b. directional selection
c. optimal selection
d. stabilizing selection
ANSWER
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Chapter 13
$500 Answer
Which type of selection shifts a phenotypic
curve in favor of one extreme phenotype?
a. diversifying selection
b. directional selection
c. optimal selection
d. stabilizing selection
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Chapter 14
$100 Question
What branch of biology is concerned with the
naming and classifying of diverse life forms?
a. ecology
b. physiology
c. histology
d. taxonomy
ANSWER
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Chapter 14
$100 Answer
What branch of biology is concerned with the
naming and classifying of diverse life forms?
a. ecology
b. physiology
c. histology
d. taxonomy
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Chapter 14
$200 Question
Which of the following reproductive barriers
prevents individuals of different species from
mating with each other?
a. hybrid inviability
b. hybrid sterility
c. gametic isolation
d. behavioral isolation
ANSWER
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Chapter 14
$200 Answer
Which of the following reproductive barriers
prevents individuals of different species from
mating with each other?
a. hybrid inviability
b. hybrid sterility
c. gametic isolation
d. behavioral isolation
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Chapter 14
$300 Question
Speciation requires _____________.
a. periods of rapid evolutionary change
b. genetic isolation
c. long periods of time
d. geographic isolation
ANSWER
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Chapter 14
$300 Answer
Speciation requires _____________.
a. periods of rapid evolutionary change
b. genetic isolation
c. long periods of time
d. geographic isolation
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Chapter 14
$400 Question
Sympatric speciation excludes
____________.
a. mechanical isolation
b. geographic isolation
c. behavioral isolation
d. temporal isolation
ANSWER
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Chapter 14
$400 Answer
Sympatric speciation excludes
____________.
a. mechanical isolation
b. geographic isolation
c. behavioral isolation
d. temporal isolation
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Chapter 14
$500 Question
A pattern of evolution in which most change
in appearance occurs rapidly fits the
________ model of speciation.
a. gradulism
b. homeostatic
c. isotonic
d. punctuated equilibrium
ANSWER
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Chapter 14
$500 Answer
A pattern of evolution in which most change
in appearance occurs rapidly fits the
________ model of speciation.
a. gradulism
b. homeostatic
c. isotonic
d. punctuated equilibrium
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Chapter 15
$100 Question
Which kingdom(s) colonized land first?
a. Monera
b. Archaea
c. Plantae and Fungi
d. Protista and Fungi
ANSWER
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Chapter 15
$100 Answer
Which kingdom(s) colonized land first?
a. Monera
b. Archaea
c. Plantae and Fungi
d. Protista and Fungi
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Chapter 15
$200 Question
Which of the following eras is often called
the “Age of Reptiles”?
a. Permian
b. Mesozoic
c. Cenozoic
d. Cambrian
ANSWER
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Chapter 15
$200 Answer
Which of the following eras is often called
the “Age of Reptiles”?
a. Permian
b. Mesozoic
c. Cenozoic
d. Cambrian
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Chapter 15
$300 Question
It is estimated that our modern continents
were beginning to take shape how many
years ago?
a. 65 million years ago
b. 375 million years ago
c. 500 million years ago
d. 1.4 billion years ago
ANSWER
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Chapter 15
$300 Answer
It is estimated that our modern continents
were beginning to take shape how many
years ago?
a. 65 million years ago
b. 375 million years ago
c. 500 million years ago
d. 1.4 billion years ago
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Chapter 15
$400 Question
The abiotic origin of life is referred to as
_________.
a. spontaneous generation
b. diversification
c. endosymbiosis
d. biogenesis
ANSWER
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Chapter 15
$400 Answer
The abiotic origin of life is referred to as
_________.
a. spontaneous generation
b. diversification
c. endosymbiosis
d. biogenesis
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Chapter 15
$500 Question
The evolutionary history of a group of
organisms is called __________________.
a. phylogeny
b. cladistics
c. parsimony
d. taxonomy
ANSWER
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Chapter 15
$500 Answer
The evolutionary history of a group of
organisms is called __________________.
a. phylogeny
b. cladistics
c. parsimony
d. taxonomy
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FINAL ROUND Question
Speciation without geographic isolation is
called _____________.
a. spontaneous generation
b. adaptive radiation
c. sympatric speciation
d. allopatric speciation
ANSWER
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FINAL ROUND Answer
Speciation without geographic isolation is
called _____________.
a. spontaneous generation
b. adaptive radiation
c. sympatric speciation
d. allopatric speciation
BACK TO GAME