350 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

350 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

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According to the endosymbiotic theory, what type of organism is the ancestor of the chloroplast?

• a photosynthetic archaea
• a photosynthetic bacterium
• a primitive photosynthetic eukaryote
• none of the above - ANSWER-B) a photosynthetic bacterium

All organisms in the Kingdom Protista:

• are autotrophic
• are heterotrophic
• are eukaryotic
• are prokaryotic - ANSWER-C) are eukaryotic

Animal-like protists (protozoans) move via:

• pseudopods
• cilia
• flagella
• all of the above - ANSWER-D) all of the above

Which of the following are producers?

• termites 1 / 4

• bacteria
• algae
• grasshoppers
• all are producers - ANSWER-C) algae

In a hypothetical food chain consisting of grass, grasshoppers, sparrow, and hawks,

the grasshoppers are:

• primary consumers
• primary producers
• secondary consumers
• secondary producers
• detrivores - ANSWER-A) primary consumers

Which of the following is a secondary consumer?

• a carnivore
• a herbivore
• a plant
• all of the above
• none of the above - ANSWER-A) a carnivore

An example of convergent evolution is:

• Australian marsupials and placental mammals
• The flippers in fish, penguins and dolphins
• The wings in birds, bats and insects
• All of the above - ANSWER-D) All of the above
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Which of the following would NOT be considered part of the process of natural selection?

• Many of the variations among individuals in a population are heritable.
• More offspring are produced than are able to survive and reproduce.
• Many adaptive traits may be acquired during an individual's lifetime, helping

that individual to evolve.

• Individuals with traits best adapted to the environment are likely to leave more

offspring. - ANSWER-C) Many adaptive traits may be acquired during an individual's lifetime, helping that individual to evolve.

In what type of environment would you expect dark colored moths to be common in the population?

• in an unpolluted forest
• in a polluted forest
• in a formerly polluted forest that has been cleaned up
• none of the above; dark colored moths are never common - ANSWER-B) in a

polluted forest

If pollution is cleaned up, what should happen to the moth population living in the woods?

• color patterns shouldn't change
• individual dark-colored moths should change to light-colored
• individual light-colored moths should change to dark-colored
• dark-colored moths should become more common in the population
• light-colored moths should become more common in the population -

ANSWER-E) light-colored moths should become more common in the population

Human-caused changes in the environment can affect natural selection. 3 / 4

• True
• False - ANSWER-A) True

Which of the following is an example of artificial selection?

• different breeds of dogs
• antibiotic resistant bacteria
• dark peppered moths in polluted areas
• All of the above - ANSWER-A) different breeds of dogs

The similarity of bone structure in the forelimbs of many vertebrates is an example of

• analogy
• homology
• digitality
• convergence - ANSWER-B) homology

Which of the following provides evidence that modern species have evolved from prior species?

• the fossil record
• the anatomical record
• the molecular record
• All of the above - ANSWER-D) All of the above

The remnants of pelvic and leg bones in a snake

• are vestigial structures
• are homologous structures
• resulted from artificial selection
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