Question 1

Which event is geologically the oldest?

Accepted Answer

A)  evolution of vascular plants 
B)  evolution of modern humans 
C)  oxygen accumulation in the Earth's atmosphere 
D)  evolution of prokaryotes 
E)  evolution of reptiles 
A)  evolution of vascular plants 
B)  evolution of modern humans 
C)  oxygen accumulation in the Earth's atmosphere 
D)  evolution of prokaryotes 
E)  evolution of reptiles D

Question 2

Match the idea or theory with the person who proposed it.
a.natural selection
b.gradual formation of Earth's features
c.great chain of being
d.catastrophism
e..evolution occurs by inherent drive for perfection
f.human populations will always grow faster than the food supply can sustain them.
-Wallace

Accepted Answer

A

Question 3

____ is the degree of adaptation to a specific environment.

Accepted Answer

A)  Fecundity 
B)  Fertility 
C)  Fitness 
D)  Adaptation 
E)  Natural selection 
A)  Fecundity 
B)  Fertility 
C)  Fitness 
D)  Adaptation 
E)  Natural selection C

Question 4

Similar structures that have evolved independently in different lineages that do not share common ancestry are called

Accepted Answer

A)  analogous structures. 
B)  homologous structures. 
C)  vestigial structures. 
D)  repeating structures. 
E)  heterozygous structures. 
A)  analogous structures. 
B)  homologous structures. 
C)  vestigial structures. 
D)  repeating structures. 
E)  heterozygous structures.

Question 5

Zircon crystals that form in molten magma are easily dated because they contain

Accepted Answer

A)  no lead. 
B)  no uranium. 
C)  uranium but no lead. 
D)  lead but no uranium. 
E)  both lead and uranium. 
A)  no lead. 
B)  no uranium. 
C)  uranium but no lead. 
D)  lead but no uranium. 
E)  both lead and uranium.

Question 6

Match the idea or theory with the person who proposed it.
a.natural selection
b.gradual formation of Earth's features
c.great chain of being
d.catastrophism
e..evolution occurs by inherent drive for perfection
f.human populations will always grow faster than the food supply can sustain them.
-Darwin

Accepted Answer

The answer of Match the idea or theory with the...

Question 7

Which of the following are normally associated with asteroids or their impact on Earth?

Accepted Answer

A)  iridium 
B)  tektites 
C)  shocked quartz 
D)  craters 
E)  all of these 
A)  iridium 
B)  tektites 
C)  shocked quartz 
D)  craters 
E)  all of these

Question 8

Match the idea or theory with the person who proposed it.
a.natural selection
b.gradual formation of Earth's features
c.great chain of being
d.catastrophism
e..evolution occurs by inherent drive for perfection
f.human populations will always grow faster than the food supply can sustain them.
-Lyell

Accepted Answer

The answer of Match the idea or theory with the...

Question 9

Whose view on the geological formation of the Earth is most accepted by modern geologists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lyell's 
B)  Cuvier's 
C)  Aristotle's 
D)  Lamarck's 
E)  Malthus's 
A)  Lyell's 
B)  Cuvier's 
C)  Aristotle's 
D)  Lamarck's 
E)  Malthus's

Question 10

Who among the following would receive the most credit for the following scenario? Because humans faced difficult challenges in their evolution,their brains became bigger.

Accepted Answer

A)  Darwin 
B)  Lyell 
C)  Aristotle 
D)  Cuvier 
E)  Lamarck 
A)  Darwin 
B)  Lyell 
C)  Aristotle 
D)  Cuvier 
E)  Lamarck

Question 11

Match the idea or theory with the person who proposed it.
a.natural selection
b.gradual formation of Earth's features
c.great chain of being
d.catastrophism
e..evolution occurs by inherent drive for perfection
f.human populations will always grow faster than the food supply can sustain them.
-Cuvier

Accepted Answer

The answer of Match the idea or theory with the...

Question 12

Which scientist believed that species gradually improved towards perfection due to "fluida"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lyell 
B)  Lamarck 
C)  Darwin 
D)  Cuvier 
E)  Aristotle 
A)  Lyell 
B)  Lamarck 
C)  Darwin 
D)  Cuvier 
E)  Aristotle

Question 13

On his voyage around the world,which of the following scientists gave Darwin an insight into what would become his theory of evolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lyell 
B)  Cuvier 
C)  Aristotle 
D)  Paley 
E)  Lamarck 
A)  Lyell 
B)  Cuvier 
C)  Aristotle 
D)  Paley 
E)  Lamarck

Question 14

During the 1800's and earlier,most individuals thought the Earth was approximately

Accepted Answer

A)  6 billion years old. 
B)  600 million years old. 
C)  600,000 years old. 
D)  60,000 years old. 
E)  6,000 years old. 
A)  6 billion years old. 
B)  600 million years old. 
C)  600,000 years old. 
D)  60,000 years old. 
E)  6,000 years old.

Question 15

Match the idea or theory with the person who proposed it.
a.natural selection
b.gradual formation of Earth's features
c.great chain of being
d.catastrophism
e..evolution occurs by inherent drive for perfection
f.human populations will always grow faster than the food supply can sustain them.
-Malthus

Accepted Answer

The answer of Match the idea or theory with the...

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a descendent of stem reptiles?

Accepted Answer

A)  mammals 
B)  birds 
C)  snakes 
D)  fish 
E)  all of these are descendents of stem reptiles 
A)  mammals 
B)  birds 
C)  snakes 
D)  fish 
E)  all of these are descendents of stem reptiles

Question 17

What is the age of the oldest known terrestrial rock?

Accepted Answer

A)  4.4 billion years old. 
B)  4.4 million years old. 
C)  4.4 hundred years old. 
D)  4.4 thousand years old. 
E)  4.4 qudrillion years old. 
A)  4.4 billion years old. 
B)  4.4 million years old. 
C)  4.4 hundred years old. 
D)  4.4 thousand years old. 
E)  4.4 qudrillion years old.

Question 18

Typically,where would we expect to find older fossils?

Accepted Answer

A)  superficial layer of the Earth 
B)  deep layer of the Earth 
C)  both layers will have old fossils 
D)  neither layer will have old fossils 
E)  none of these 
A)  superficial layer of the Earth 
B)  deep layer of the Earth 
C)  both layers will have old fossils 
D)  neither layer will have old fossils 
E)  none of these

Question 19

Which fossil would you expect to be found in the deepest layers of the Earth?

Accepted Answer

A)  dinosaur 
B)  monkeys 
C)  frogs 
D)  bacteria 
E)  all of these would be at the same level 
A)  dinosaur 
B)  monkeys 
C)  frogs 
D)  bacteria 
E)  all of these would be at the same level

Question 20

What is true about homologous structures?

Accepted Answer

A)  they are always used for the same function 
B)  they are formed from different developmental pathways 
C)  the same genes direct their development 
D)  they are only found within species not between species 
E)  more than one of these is correct 
A)  they are always used for the same function 
B)  they are formed from different developmental pathways 
C)  the same genes direct their development 
D)  they are only found within species not between species 
E)  more than one of these is correct

Exam 11: Evidence of Evolution

Which event is geologically the oldest?

____ is the degree of adaptation to a specific environment.

Similar structures that have evolved independently in different lineages that do not share common ancestry are called

Zircon crystals that form in molten magma are easily dated because they contain

Which of the following are normally associated with asteroids or their impact on Earth?

Match the idea or theory with the person who proposed it. a.natural selection b.gradual formation of Earth's features c.great chain of being d.catastrophism e..evolution occurs by inherent drive for perfection f.human populations will always grow faster than the food supply can sustain them. -Lyell

Whose view on the geological formation of the Earth is most accepted by modern geologists?

Who among the following would receive the most credit for the following scenario? Because humans faced difficult challenges in their evolution,their brains became bigger.

Which scientist believed that species gradually improved towards perfection due to "fluida"?

On his voyage around the world,which of the following scientists gave Darwin an insight into what would become his theory of evolution?

During the 1800's and earlier,most individuals thought the Earth was approximately

Which of the following is NOT a descendent of stem reptiles?

What is the age of the oldest known terrestrial rock?

Typically,where would we expect to find older fossils?

Which fossil would you expect to be found in the deepest layers of the Earth?

What is true about homologous structures?

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