Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1.
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____
are remains of life from an earlier time. a. | Sedimentary rocks | c. | Variations | b. | Fossils | d. | Limestones | | | | |
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Which
of the following is NOT a fossil? a. | outline of a fern found in a
rock | c. | baby mammoth
found in a glacier | b. | petrified wood in the desert | d. | old stone tools found in a cave | | | | |
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Scientists can tell whether organisms are closely related by comparing their
____. a. | hair
color | c. | DNA | b. | teeth | d. | scientific names | | | | |
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4.
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In
undisturbed areas, older rock layers lie ____ successively younger rock layers. a. | below | c. | in
between | b. | above | d. | on top of | | | | |
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5.
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____
is/are NOT a characteristic of all primates. a. | Binocular vision | c. | Flexible shoulders | b. | A large
brain | d. | Opposable
thumbs | | | | |
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Change in the hereditary features of a type of organism over time is
____. a. | growth | c. | spontaneous
generation | b. | biogenesis | d. | evolution | | | | |
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The
name Homo sapiens means ____. a. | “tool-using man” | c. | “handy man” | b. | “wise
human” | d. | “southern
ape” | | | | |
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8.
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A(n)
____ is a group of organisms that look alike and can reproduce among themselves. a. | species | c. | family | b. | genus | d. | order | | | | |
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Matching
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Match each term with the correct description below. a. | Lamarck’s
explanation of evolution | g. | natural
selection | b. | camouflage | h. | variation | c. | homologous
structures | i. | embryology | d. | vestigial structures | j. | relative dating | e. | species | k. | gradualism | f. | radiometric dating | l. | punctuated equilibrium | | | | |
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9.
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when
an organism blends into its environment
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10.
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estimates age of fossils from sedimentary rocks
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study
of the development of the embryos of organisms
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evolution as a slow change of one species to another
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13.
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telling age by amount of change in a radioactive element
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14.
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body
parts that are reduced in size with no apparent function
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survival of the fittest
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evolution as a result of acquired characteristics
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a
trait that makes an individual different from other members of its species
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rapid
evolution with few intermediate forms
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body
parts that are similar in origin and structure
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a
group of organisms that share similar characteristics and can reproduce among
themselves
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Completion
Complete each sentence or
statement.
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21.
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____________________ were humanlike primates who walked upright on two legs and ate
plants and animals.
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22.
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Homologous structures indicate that two or more species might share
______________________________.
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23.
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A(n)
____________________ is any variation that makes an organism better suited to its
environment.
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