#1
Which of the following is an example of homologous structures?
Wings of a bat and wings of a bird
Wings of a bird and fins of a fish
Legs of a horse and legs of a lizard
Wings of a butterfly and wings of a bird
#2
What is the primary unit of biological classification?
#3
Which of the following is NOT a mechanism of evolution?
Natural selection
Mutation
Genetic drift
Photosynthesis
#4
Which of the following is an example of an evolutionary adaptation?
A bird's feathers for flight
A fish's gills for breathing underwater
A plant's leaves for photosynthesis
All of the above
#5
Which of the following is NOT a type of natural selection?
Stabilizing selection
Disruptive selection
Directional selection
Genetic drift
#6
What is the term for the study of the function of living organisms and their parts?
Anatomy
Physiology
Ecology
Morphology
#7
Which scientist proposed the theory of natural selection?
Charles Darwin
Gregor Mendel
Louis Pasteur
Alfred Wallace
#8
What is convergent evolution?
The process where unrelated organisms evolve similar traits due to similar environments
The process where organisms become more genetically diverse
The process of speciation due to geographic isolation
The process where closely related species evolve different traits
#9
What is the term for the process by which species evolve from a common ancestor but develop different traits?
Divergent evolution
Convergent evolution
Parallel evolution
Co-evolution
#10
What is the term for the process of one species evolving to resemble another species?
Mimicry
Camouflage
Symbiosis
Mutualism
#11
What is the term for the study of the geographic distribution of species?
Ecology
Biogeography
Taxonomy
Paleontology
#12
In evolutionary terms, what is the importance of genetic variation?
It ensures that individuals within a population are identical
It reduces the likelihood of adaptation to environmental changes
It provides the raw material for natural selection
It decreases the rate of evolution
#13
Which of the following is an example of genetic drift?
The bottleneck effect
Natural selection
Gene flow
Artificial selection
#14
Which scientist proposed the theory of punctuated equilibrium as an alternative to gradualism?
Stephen Jay Gould
Richard Dawkins
Francis Crick
Ernst Mayr
#15
What is the term for the process by which new species arise in response to new ecological niches?
Adaptive radiation
Allopatric speciation
Sympatric speciation
Parapatric speciation
#16
Which of the following statements about Lamarck's theory of evolution is FALSE?
It proposed that organisms evolve through acquired traits.
It suggested that organisms could pass on traits acquired during their lifetime to their offspring.
It is widely accepted in modern evolutionary biology.
It was proposed by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.