This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Biology Chapter 7 Evolution – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 7 Evolution Quiz 26 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The average individuals in a population are favored in ..... selection. A) Directional. B) Stabilizing. C) Disruptive. D) Natural. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stabilizing. 2. Which is an example of a cline? A) Males in a species have different size antlers. Having larger antlers is better for fighting. B) Snow shoe rabbits vary in color based on latitude. The more snow, the lighter the color. C) Hybrid tomato plants are more resistant to pesticides than the non-hybrid parents. D) Males have brighter colors than females. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Snow shoe rabbits vary in color based on latitude. The more snow, the lighter the color. 3. Linage that is not closely related to the rest of the organisms? A) In-group. B) Out-group. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Out-group. 4. What will most likely happen if a species can no longer produce offspring? A) It will become extinct. B) It will evolve into another species. C) It will move into a new environment and adapt. D) It will begin to mutate into another organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It will become extinct. 5. The competition between members of the same species is called ..... struggle. A) Intra-specific. B) Inter-specific. C) Environmental. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intra-specific. 6. What is a trait controlled by more than one gene? A) Genotype. B) Gene Pool. C) Single-Gene Trait. D) Polygenic Inheritance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Polygenic Inheritance. 7. 2 types of evolution are convergent evolution and divergent evolution A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Which of the following experiments would best demonstrate the role of a keystone species? A) Removing a keystone species from an ecosystem and observing the changes. B) Introducing a new species into an ecosystem and observing the changes. C) Increasing the population of a keystone species and observing the changes. D) Decreasing the population of a non-keystone species and observing the changes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Removing a keystone species from an ecosystem and observing the changes. 9. Which best describes mutations? A) Always helpful. B) Always harmful. C) Can be helpful or harmful. D) Always neutral. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can be helpful or harmful. 10. -Another form of evidence of evolution is the convergence of forms in organisms that share similar environments-can also occur in response to ecological niches, such as in the evolution of burrowing animals like moles and armadillos, which have similar adaptations for digging underground. A) Convergent Evolution. B) Divergent Evolution. C) Atavistic Structures. D) Vestigial structures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convergent Evolution. 11. These structures share a common function but not structure ex) the wing of a bird and the wing of an insect A) Homologous. B) Analogous. C) Vestigial. D) Homozygous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Analogous. 12. Adaptation is the result of ..... A) Inheritable differences. B) Homeostasis. C) Inbreeding. D) Extinction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inheritable differences. 13. Natural selection allows you to: A) Live longer. B) Evolve and reproduce. C) Mutate and grow. D) Meditate and relax. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evolve and reproduce. 14. The end of a species A) Adaptation. B) Adaptive radiation. C) Extinction. D) Common ancestor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extinction. 15. Bird wings and butterfly wings are an example of A) Homologous structure. B) Analogous structure. C) Mimicry. D) Camoflague. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Analogous structure. 16. Similarities in early development, or Embryos of an animal is called ..... A) Biogeography. B) Embryology. C) Natural Selection. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Embryology. 17. A mistake or change that occurs in the DNA sequence is called a ..... A) Extinction. B) Speciation. C) Mutation. D) Genetic Variation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mutation. 18. The time between birth and and an individuals reproduction is called A) Years. B) A generation. C) Gaining maturity. D) Reaching adulthood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A generation. 19. A clear fish imprint in a rock indicates the rock is ..... A) Volcanic. B) Sedimentary. C) Metamorphic. D) Igneous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sedimentary. 20. The name of the scientist who proposed the theory of evolution by acquired traits. A) Charles Darwin. B) Jean Baptist Lamarck. C) Greggor Mendel. D) Carolus Linneaus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jean Baptist Lamarck. 21. The experimental proof was provided to the theory of chemical evolution by ..... A) Lamarck. B) Darwin. C) Mendel. D) Stanley Miller. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stanley Miller. 22. The process of new species coming to be is known is called ..... A) Genetic Drift. B) Speciation. C) Temporal Isolation. D) Biogeography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speciation. 23. What is selective breeding also known as? A) Natural selection. B) Artificial selection. C) Divergent evolution. D) Common ancestry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Artificial selection. 24. AP Biology Evidence of Evolution A) The presence of vestigial structures in organisms. B) The occurrence of genetic drift in small populations. C) The role of enzymes in metabolic pathways. D) The process of photosynthesis in plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The presence of vestigial structures in organisms. 25. Features of different species that are similar in function but not necessarily in structure and which do not derive from a common ancestral feature A) Analogous Structure. B) Homologous Structure. C) Biogeography. D) Vestigial structure. 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