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    Name: Period: Date: Evolution Unit Test Multiple Choice: Choose the best answer for the following questions. (3 pis each) 1, A researcher discovers two populations of birds that are similar, The two populations live in habitats that are different. What evidence might suggest to the researcher that the birds belong to different species? a. Some birds appear to be hybrids of the birds in the two populations b. The birds in the two populations have different mating behaviors. ¢. Birds in the two populations sometimes feed in different locations. = The two populations of birds feed at different times of the day. 2. The different species of Hawaiian Honeycreeper all descended from a single species of North American bird. They now have different beaks, eat different foods, sing different songs, and live on different islands. Which factor probably contributed most to the development of these different species? a. Loss of Habitat b. Geographic Isolation c. Egg Size 4. Predation 3. An island in the Galapagos recently went through a long drought. The seeds that remained were much larger than usual. Only finches with larger than average beaks can survive and reproduce. The next generation of finches will show evidence of a. directional selection b. disruptive selection c. stabilizing selection = No selection will occur 20 mya — 30 mya — mya = millions of years ago 4, Which statement is best supported by the phylogenetic tree shown? a. Species V is still alive and is the oldest species. bb. Species W is still developing from a prior species ©. Species X.Y, and Z became extinct 20 million years ago. Species W first came into existence 10 million years ago. 5. A fossil was recently discovered on the boundary between two rock layers. The lower rock layer formed between 10-11 million years ago. The upper rock layer formed between 9-10 million years ago. From this, scientists infer that the fossil is between 9-11 million years old. This method of dating is known as: a. Absolute dating b. Layer dating c. Radioactive dating d. Relative dating 6. The bones that make up the forelimbs of monkeys, cats, whales, and birds are similar. Which of the following statements best supports the evolutionary relationship of these animals? a, The animals have different ancestries but have adapted to similar environments. b, The animals share a common ancestry but have adapted to different environments. ¢. The animals at one time lived in different environments but now share an environment. 4d, The animals use their forelimbs for identical activities but live in different environments, 7. Some snake embryos have small buds resembling limbs. These buds disappear at later stages of embryo development. These findings suggest that these snakes. eooe Had a parent with limbs Have functional limbs as adults Will have offspring with limbs Evolved from an ancestor that had limbs 8 Which of the following is evidence to support the idea that two different species might have a common ancestor? a b. ce Their fossils were discovered in the same location. Many of their genes are the same. Their methods of respiration are alike. They use the same means of locomotion. 9, Bacteria adapt more quickly than elephants to environmental changes. Which best explains this difference? a, Bacteria reproduce more rapidly. bb. Individual bacteria grow more steadily. © Bacterial populations are more isolated. d. Individual bacteria have more genes, 10. The eastern meadowlark and the western meadowlark are two closely related bird species. The two species avoid interbreeding because they have different mating songs. This is an example of: a, b. «. 4. adaptive radiation behavioral isolation geographic isolation artificial selection 11, Which of the following factors is NOT necessary for natural selection to occur in a population? a b. ©, 4. Advantageous traits Heritability Variation Random mating 12, Some areas of a forest contain rich soil, while in other areas the soil is poor. Plants of a certain species grow taller in the rich soil than in the poor soil. The taller plants receive more sunlight and are able to produce more offspring than the shorter plants. If these offspring grow in rich soil, they are tall, but if they grow in poor soil, they are short. Which of the following statements best explains why this situation is not an example of evolution by natural selection? a, The observed differences in plant height are not due to genetics. b, The differences in soil conditions do not affect all plants equally. ¢. The short plants and tall plants are not isolated enough from each other. 4. The short plants are not accumulating gene mutations as quickly as the tall plants. Amino Acid Differences Compared with Human Protein A. Species Number of amino acid differences Dog at Gibbon 12 [Trout ti(‘

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