
<p>Evolution Test Review Sheet Name ______</p><p>1. The slow, gradual change in a species is called ______</p><p>2. What is biodiversity?</p><p>3. What are Homologous structures?</p><p> What evidence do these similar structures provide in support of evolution?</p><p>4. What was Lamarck’s Theory and why was he incorrect?</p><p>5. What is Artificial Selection? Give an example. </p><p>6. What is natural selection? Who proposed Evolution through natural selection? </p><p>7. Give an example of natural selection in action.</p><p>8. Why might one variation have a selective advantage over another variation?</p><p>9. What is survival of the fittest?</p><p>10. How are natural selection, adaptation, and fitness all interrelated? 11. What is stabilizing selection? Draw a graph and give an example.</p><p>12. What is disruptive selection? Draw a graph and give an example.</p><p>13. What is directional selection? Draw a graph and give an example.</p><p>14. What is convergent evolution? Give an example</p><p>15. What is divergent evolution? Give an example</p><p>16. What are vestigial organs? Give at least 3 examples. </p><p>17. What are the major driving forces behind evolution? (Hint: more than one)</p><p>18. According to evolutionists, what factor from question 17 contributes to the most genetic variation in an organism? 19. What is speciation? Give an example.</p><p>20. What species of animal did Darwin focus a lot of his attention on in the Galapagos? </p><p>21. Since they went through adaptive radiation, what type of evolution was represented by these animals? How do you know?</p><p>22. What is adaptive radiation? Explain how homologous structures support the idea of adaptive radiation.</p><p>23. What is a mutation? How does it contribute to adaptation or evolution?</p><p>24. If you found two fossils in two different layers of sedimentary rock stacked on each other? How would you know which one is older? How can you know for sure?</p><p>25. According to evolutionists, what type of cell is believed to be the first on earth and the one that gave rise to all other life?</p><p>26. What major theory did Lynn Margulis propose? Briefly explain the theory</p><p>27. Two characteristics that help organisms remain “fit” are mimicry and camouflage. </p><p> a. What is mimicry? ______b. What is camouflage? ______</p><p>28. Natural selection occurs at which level? Individual or population</p><p>29. The following animals in the diagram below are similar; this would be an example of what type of evolution. </p><p>30. The following animals in the diagram below are similar; this would be an example of what type of evolution. </p><p>31. Adaptive radiation is associated with which type of evolution? Divergent or Convergent 32. Put the fossils the diagram in order of youngest to oldest. </p><p>33. What key concept of evolution is represented in the diagram to the right? </p><p>34. What type of selection is represented by the graphs below? Graph A = ______Graph B = ______Graph C = ______</p><p>Using your evidence of evolution charts, please answer the following questions using the choices provided. </p><p>A. Homologous Structure E. Fossil Evidence</p><p>B. Analogous Structure F. Embryological Evidence</p><p>C. Vestigial Structure G. Biogeographical Evidence</p><p>D. Molecular/Biochemical Evidence</p><p>35. A modified structure seen among different groups of descendants. ______</p><p>36. In the earliest stages of development, a tail and gill slits can be seen in rabbits, fish, birds and humans. ______</p><p>37. Exemplified by forelimbs of bats, penguins, lizards, and monkeys. ______</p><p>38. The forelimbs of flightless birds. ______</p><p>39. DNA and RNA comparisons may lead to evolutionary trees or cladograms. ______</p><p>40. Bird and Butterfly wings have same function but different structures. ______</p><p>41. A body structure no longer used but may have had a function in an early ancestor. ______</p><p>42. Structure associated with divergent evolution. ______</p><p>43. Structure associated with convergent evolution. ______</p><p>44. Geographic Isolation would fit into this category. ______</p>
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