Chapter 8 Self Quiz: Evolution and Natural Selection
Darwin hypothesized that the 14 Galapagos finches
descended from a common ancestor
(correct)
are related to dinosaurs
(wrong)
resulted from artificial selection
(wrong)
flew over from South America at different times
(wrong)
will become extinct from over-hunting
(wrong)
Hint
Genetic ________ is a random change in allele frequencies of a population.
deviation
(wrong)
flow
(wrong)
cycling
(wrong)
uncertainty
(wrong)
drift
(correct)
Hint
The movement of alleles between populations is called
inbreeding
(wrong)
interbreeding
(wrong)
gene flow
(correct)
homozygous migration
(wrong)
heterozygous migration
(wrong)
Hint
Natural selection depends on the following conditions EXCEPT:
variation
(wrong)
heritability
(wrong)
differential reproductive success
(wrong)
stable environments
(correct)
Hint
Commercial turkeys have been selected by ________ and require ________ to breed.
mate selection, oral insemination
(wrong)
artificial selection, artificial insemination
(correct)
natural selection, artificial insemination
(wrong)
natural selection, natural insemination
(wrong)
artificial selection, natural insemination
(wrong)
Hint
Archaeopteryx provides preliminary evidence that modern birds evolved from ________ ancestors.
bat
(wrong)
ray-finned fish
(wrong)
reptilian
(correct)
mammalian
(wrong)
amphibian
(wrong)
Hint
The wings of these animals are examples of
homologous structures
(wrong)
dominant structures
(wrong)
recessive structures
(wrong)
analogous structures
(correct)
divergent evolution
(wrong)
Hint
Tails can be used ________ to establish common descent among vertebrates.
in comparative embryology
(correct)
in the fossil record
(wrong)
as molecular clocks
(wrong)
by natural selection
(wrong)
as analogous structures
(wrong)
Hint
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