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Page 1 of 8: Biology B: Evolution Test Part 1: Multiple Choice 1. Ostriches are found in Africa. Rheas are found in South America. Emus are found in Australia. Darwin noted that all of these birds look very similar. Which biodiversity pattern does this represent? a. Species vary locally b. Species vary globally c. Species vary over time d. Species are all the same 2. Lamarck’s ideas about evolution were wrong because he proposed that a. species change over time b. species descended from other species c. acquired characteristics can be inherited d. species are adapted to t

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Page 1 of 8: Biology B: Evolution Test Part 1: Multiple Choice 1. Ostriches are found in Africa. Rheas are found in South America. Emus are found in Australia. Darwin noted that all of these birds look very similar. Which biodiversity pattern does this represent? a. Species vary locally b. Species vary globally c. Species vary over time d. Species are all the same 2. Lamarck’s ideas about evolution were wrong because he proposed that a. species change over time b. species descended from other species c. acquired characteristics can be inherited d. species are adapted to their environments 3. Through his observations made in the Galapagos Islands, _____ formulated a theory of how species change over time, called natural selection. a. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck b. Thomas Malthus c. Charles Darwin d. James Hutton 4. Which of the following is an example of natural selection? a. a species of corn is genetically modified to produce a natural insecticide, resulting in an increase in crop growth and a decrease in insect population b. a farmer breeds a certain cow that produces more milk than his other cows to produce more cows that produce a lot of milk. c. an aloe vera plant species possessing a trait for extra thick leaves survives a long drought in a desert, and an aloe vera species that has thinner leaves does not. d. owls sleep during the day, and doves sleep during the night 5. Some organisms have favorable traits that are well-suited to the environment at hand. Organisms with this advantage are more likely to thrive, reproduce, and pass their traits to future generations than organisms without favorable traits. This process is known as: a. natural selection b. reproductive isolation c. geographic isolation d. mimicry Page 2 of 8: Biology B: Evolution Test Part 1: Multiple Choice 6. Natural selection allows a species to change in response to its environment. What is the term used to describe the characteristic that increases an organism’s ability to survive and reproduce in its environment? a. gradualism b. speciation c. natural selection d. adaptation