This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 Biology Chapter 7 Evolution – Quiz 64 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 Biology Chapter 7 Evolution Quiz 64 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. According to Darwin, evolution occurs ..... A) Only through artificial selection. B) During half-life periods of 5, 715 years. C) Because of natural selection. D) So rapidly that it can be observed easily. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because of natural selection. 2. According to maximum parsimony ..... A) The simpler your phylogenetic tree, the better. B) Phylogenetic trees should have many branches. C) All organisms in a phylogenetic tree must descend from a common ancestor. D) Phylogenetic trees must show all traits. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The simpler your phylogenetic tree, the better. 3. Which of the following statements is true about convergent evolution? A) It results in the development of similar traits in unrelated species. B) It leads to the divergence of species from a common ancestor. C) It is caused by genetic drift. D) It occurs only in plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It results in the development of similar traits in unrelated species. 4. ..... is the random change in allele frequency caused by a series of chance occurrences that cause an allele to become more or less common in a population A) Gene Pool. B) Genetic Drift. C) Bottleneck Effect. D) Isolating Mechanisms. E) Founder Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Genetic Drift. 5. Traits that change during the life of an organism ..... A) Heritable traits. B) Mutations. C) Acquired characteristics. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acquired characteristics. 6. Mutation results in ..... A) Genetic variation. B) Natural selection. C) Gene flow. D) Evolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genetic variation. 7. Which of the following ISN'T evidence that whales evolved out of land mammals? A) They are multicellular. B) They have lungs like land mammals. C) Fossils of ancient whale species have back legs. D) Their embryos look similar to land mammal embryos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are multicellular. 8. Which is not classified as a living thing? A) Bacteria. B) Giant kelp. C) Slime mold. D) Virus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Virus. 9. A cell with a nucleus A) Eukaryote. B) Proakryote. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eukaryote. 10. Body parts of organisms that are the same in structure and position but different in function. A) Embryos. B) Homologous structures. C) Analogous structures. D) Vestigial structures. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homologous structures. 11. The allele frequency of p=.20 What is the frequency of the recessive genotype? A) .80. B) .04. C) .32. D) .64. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) .64. 12. Why do embryologist study embryos? A) To see if they are related. B) To understand adaptations. C) To determine the age. D) To learn what parents are vestigial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To see if they are related. 13. What evidence of evolution? Human embryos have tails A) Comparative embryology. B) Comparative anatomy. C) Comparative biochemistry. D) Geographic distribution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comparative embryology. 14. -use to determine the age of organic materials A) RADIOMETRIC DATING. B) AMBER. C) TRACK INFILLS. D) CARBON-DATING. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) CARBON-DATING. 15. The accumulation of differences between groups which can lead to the formation of new species A) Convergent evolution. B) Co-evolution. C) Natural selection. D) Divergent evolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Divergent evolution. 16. Quantitative representation of individual reproductive success A) Fitness. B) Adaptation. C) Evolution. D) Homologous structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fitness. 17. What does adaptation mean in evolutionary biology? A) The process by which a species becomes better suited to its environment. B) The migration of a species to a more suitable habitat. C) The decrease in a population due to environmental pressures. D) The development of new species from existing ones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The process by which a species becomes better suited to its environment. 18. ..... is when a living thing changes due to its environment. A) Adaptation. B) Species. C) DNA. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adaptation. 19. Which taxonomic level would include the LEAST number of organisms? A) Species. B) Genus. C) Order. D) Phylum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Species. 20. This revolutionary pattern selects organisms that will or will not survive based on their existing traits. Organisms with favorable traits are those that are best suited to the environment and have a better chance of survival. A) Natural Selection. B) Genetic Drift. C) Speciation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural Selection. 21. Match each kingdom with it's domain.protista A) Eukarya. B) Archaea. C) Bacteria. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eukarya. 22. The scientist who came up with the current classification system A) Darwin. B) Newton. C) Mendel. D) Linnaeus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Linnaeus. 23. Variation within species was important to the development of Darwin's theory of evolution. Which statement does individual variation help explain? A) Resources become limited over long periods of time. B) Populations often increase rapidly and without warning. C) Competition is fierce among members of different species. D) Some organisms survive and reproduce better than others. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Some organisms survive and reproduce better than others. 24. Development of many sea reptiles;early large dinosaurs; later, flying reptiles, and earliest known birds A) Triassic. B) Jurassic. C) Cretaceous. D) Carboniferous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jurassic. 25. Traits must be inherited to be passed on. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClass 12 Biology Chapter 7 Evolution Quiz 1Class 12 Biology Chapter 7 Evolution Quiz 2Class 12 Biology Chapter 7 Evolution Quiz 3Class 12 Biology Chapter 7 Evolution Quiz 4Class 12 Biology Chapter 7 Evolution Quiz 5Class 12 Biology Chapter 7 Evolution Quiz 6Class 12 Biology Chapter 7 Evolution Quiz 7Class 12 Biology Chapter 7 Evolution Quiz 8Class 12 Biology Chapter 7 Evolution Quiz 9Class 12 Biology Chapter 7 Evolution Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books