Chapter 14 Self Quiz: Evolution and Natural Selection

  1. Darwin hypothesized that the 14 Galapagos finches
    1. descended from a common ancestor (correct)
    2. are related to dinosaurs (wrong)
    3. resulted from artificial selection (wrong)
    4. flew over from South America at different times (wrong)
    5. will become extinct from over-hunting (wrong)
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  2. Charles Darwin proposed a theory of evolution by ________ selection based on observations from his voyage around the world.
    1. natural (correct)
    2. random (wrong)
    3. artificial (wrong)
    4. sequential (wrong)
    5. gradual (wrong)
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  3. The part labeled 3 and 4 in the vertebrate eye consists of ________ that contain pigments.
    1. receptor cells (correct)
    2. nerve cells (wrong)
    3. nerve fibers (wrong)
    4. brain cells (wrong)
    5. muscle cells (wrong)
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  4. Darwin's theory of evolution implied that
    1. humans and monkeys share a common ancestor (correct)
    2. humans descend from monkeys (wrong)
    3. monkeys descend from humans (wrong)
    4. humans and monkeys can mate with each other (wrong)
    5. monkeys can evolve into humans (wrong)
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  5. The wings of these animals are examples of
    1. homologous structures (wrong)
    2. dominant structures (wrong)
    3. recessive structures (wrong)
    4. analogous structures (correct)
    5. divergent evolution (wrong)
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  6. Tails can be used ________ to establish common descent among vertebrates.
    1. in comparative embryology (correct)
    2. in the fossil record (wrong)
    3. as molecular clocks (wrong)
    4. by natural selection (wrong)
    5. as analogous structures (wrong)
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  7. According to the molecular record as revealed in amino acids of the hemoglobin β chain, humans are most closely related to which of the following?
    1. frogs (wrong)
    2. lampreys (wrong)
    3. macaque monkeys (correct)
    4. dogs (wrong)
    5. birds (wrong)
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  8. Mammals that lay eggs are called
    1. marsupials (wrong)
    2. amphibians (wrong)
    3. birds (wrong)
    4. monotremes (correct)
    5. prosimians (wrong)
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  9. The diagram at right illustrates ________ selection.
    1. conventional (wrong)
    2. stabilizing (correct)
    3. disruptive (wrong)
    4. directional (wrong)
    5. destabilizing (wrong)
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