Date post: | 04-Jan-2016 |
Category: |
Documents |
Upload: | madeline-bradford |
View: | 214 times |
Download: | 0 times |
$100
$200
$300
$400
$500
$100 $100
$200 $200
$300 $300
$400 $400
$500 $500
Chapter 13
How Populations Evolve
FINAL ROUND
Chapter 14
The Origin of Species
Chapter 15
Tracing Evolutionary History
For use with Biology: Concepts & Connections, 5th Edition, © 2009By Neil A. Campbell, Jane B. Reece, Martha R. Taylor, Eric J. Simon, and Jean K. DickeyQuestions by Michael L. Womack, Macon State College
Unit III – Concepts of Evolution
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 13
$100 Question
Natural selection _________.
a. results in evolutionary adaptation
b. is the result of sampling error
c. does not affect allelic frequencies
d. prepares organisms for future changes in the environment ANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 13
$100 Answer
Natural selection _________.
a. results in evolutionary adaptation
b. is the result of sampling error
c. does not affect allelic frequencies
d. prepares organisms for future changes in the environment
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 13
$200 Question
Biologically speaking, fitness increases when an organism _______________.
a. survives many hardships
b. lives for a long time
c. passes on a greater proportion of its genes to the next generation
d. is disease free ANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 13
$200 Answer
Biologically speaking, fitness increases when an organism _______________.
a. survives many hardships
b. lives for a long time
c. passes on a greater proportion of its genes to the next generation
d. is disease free
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 13
$300 Question
Which of the following people developed a theory of evolution almost identical to Charles Darwin’s?
a. Charles Lyell
b. Alfred Wallace
c. Louis Pasteur
d. Gregor Mendel ANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 13
$300 Answer
Which of the following people developed a theory of evolution almost identical to Charles Darwin’s?
a. Charles Lyell
b. Alfred Wallace
c. Louis Pasteur
d. Gregor Mendel
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 13
$400 Question
Genetic differences between populations tend to be reduced by ____________________.
a. gene flow
b. mutation
c. genetic drift
d. the founder effect ANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 13
$400 Answer
Genetic differences between populations tend to be reduced by ____________________.
a. gene flow
b. mutation
c. genetic drift
d. the founder effect
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 13
$500 Question
Which type of selection shifts a phenotypic curve in favor of one extreme phenotype?
a. diversifying selection
b. directional selection
c. optimal selection
d. stabilizing selection ANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 13
$500 Answer
Which type of selection shifts a phenotypic curve in favor of one extreme phenotype?
a. diversifying selection
b. directional selection
c. optimal selection
d. stabilizing selection
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 14
$100 Question
What branch of biology is concerned with the naming and classifying of diverse life forms?
a. ecology
b. physiology
c. histology
d. taxonomy ANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 14
$100 Answer
What branch of biology is concerned with the naming and classifying of diverse life forms?
a. ecology
b. physiology
c. histology
d. taxonomy
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 14
$200 Question
Which of the following reproductive barriers prevents individuals of different species from mating with each other?
a. hybrid inviability
b. hybrid sterility
c. gametic isolation
d. behavioral isolation ANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 14
$200 Answer
Which of the following reproductive barriers prevents individuals of different species from mating with each other?
a. hybrid inviability
b. hybrid sterility
c. gametic isolation
d. behavioral isolation
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 14
$300 Question
Speciation requires _____________.
a. periods of rapid evolutionary change
b. genetic isolation
c. long periods of time
d. geographic isolationANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 14
$300 Answer
Speciation requires _____________.
a. periods of rapid evolutionary change
b. genetic isolation
c. long periods of time
d. geographic isolation
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 14
$400 Question
Sympatric speciation excludes ____________.
a. mechanical isolation
b. geographic isolation
c. behavioral isolation
d. temporal isolation ANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 14
$400 Answer
Sympatric speciation excludes ____________.
a. mechanical isolation
b. geographic isolation
c. behavioral isolation
d. temporal isolation
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 14
$500 Question
A pattern of evolution in which most change in appearance occurs rapidly fits the ________ model of speciation.
a. gradulism
b. homeostatic
c. isotonic
d. punctuated equilibrium ANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 14
$500 Answer
A pattern of evolution in which most change in appearance occurs rapidly fits the ________ model of speciation.
a. gradulism
b. homeostatic
c. isotonic
d. punctuated equilibrium
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 15
$100 Question
Which kingdom(s) colonized land first?
a. Monera
b. Archaea
c. Plantae and Fungi
d. Protista and FungiANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 15
$100 Answer
Which kingdom(s) colonized land first?
a. Monera
b. Archaea
c. Plantae and Fungi
d. Protista and Fungi
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 15
$200 Question
Which of the following eras is often called the “Age of Reptiles”?
a. Permian
b. Mesozoic
c. Cenozoic
d. Cambrian ANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 15
$200 Answer
Which of the following eras is often called the “Age of Reptiles”?
a. Permian
b. Mesozoic
c. Cenozoic
d. Cambrian
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 15
$300 Question
It is estimated that our modern continents were beginning to take shape how many years ago?
a. 65 million years ago
b. 375 million years ago
c. 500 million years ago
d. 1.4 billion years ago ANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 15
$300 Answer
It is estimated that our modern continents were beginning to take shape how many years ago?
a. 65 million years ago
b. 375 million years ago
c. 500 million years ago
d. 1.4 billion years ago
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 15
$400 Question
The abiotic origin of life is referred to as _________.
a. spontaneous generation
b. diversification
c. endosymbiosis
d. biogenesis ANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 15
$400 Answer
The abiotic origin of life is referred to as _________.
a. spontaneous generation
b. diversification
c. endosymbiosis
d. biogenesis
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 15
$500 Question
The evolutionary history of a group of organisms is called __________________.
a. phylogeny
b. cladistics
c. parsimony
d. taxonomy ANSWER
BACK TO GAME
Chapter 15
$500 Answer
The evolutionary history of a group of organisms is called __________________.
a. phylogeny
b. cladistics
c. parsimony
d. taxonomy
BACK TO GAME
FINAL ROUND Question
Speciation without geographic isolation is called _____________.
a. spontaneous generation
b. adaptive radiation
c. sympatric speciation
d. allopatric speciation ANSWER
BACK TO GAME
FINAL ROUND Answer
Speciation without geographic isolation is called _____________.
a. spontaneous generation
b. adaptive radiation
c. sympatric speciation
d. allopatric speciation