NOTE: THERE IS NO EXIT SLIP 31 Exit Slip 29
1. Miller and Urey proved that you could… a. make cells from non-living matter b. make non-living matter from living matter c. create prokaryotes using living matter
d. make amino acids and other complex molecules from non-living matter 2. The first cells were…
a. aerobic prokaryotes b. anaerobic prokaryotes c. eukaryotes
d. none of the above
3.One of the accepted scientific theories describing the origin of life on Earth is known as chemical evolution. According to this theory, which of the following events would need to occur first for life to evolve?
a. onset of photosynthesis b. origin of genetic material c. synthesis of organic molecules d. formation of the plasma membrane
4. The change in species over time is called… a. Natural Selection
b. Radioactive dating c. Evolution
d. Mutation
5. Which of the following did NOT influence Darwin in creating his Theory of Evolution? a. Lamark’s theory of inherited traits
b. Darwin’s journey on the HMS Beagle c. Natural Selection
d. Artificial selection
6. Which of the following is NOT an original part of Darwin’s Theory of Evolution? a. organisms today descended from a common ancestor
b. Evolution is caused by Natural Selection
c. Species produce more offspring than the environment can support d. Changes in gene frequency cause evolution
7. Organisms well suited to their environment…
a. live a shorter time than organisms less suited to the same environment. b. need less food than organisms less suited to the same environment.
c. survive and reproduce at a greater rate than those less suited to the same environment. d. are always larger than organisms less suited to the same environment
8. According to Darwin, evolution is caused by… a. natural selection
b. artificial selection c. missing genes
d. evolution is not a scientifically verifiable theory 9. Evolution is…
a. a fast process that occurs among individuals b. a fast process that occurs among populations c. a slow process that occurs among individuals d. a slow process that occurs among populations
10. A trait that makes an individual different from other individuals in its species is called a. a vestigial structure.
11. Over time, the climate of an island became drier, which resulted in changes to the populations of various island finch species. Finch populations with a certain beak shape thrived, while those not having that beak shape decreased. Which of the following describes a necessary condition for these changes in the finch populations to occur?
a. fewer mutations b. limited food resources c. limited beak variations d. overproduction of offspring
12. Certain traits become more or less common in a population as a result of differential reproductive success. Which of the following examples describes the condition most likely to change the frequency of a trait within a population?
a. A large coal mine has been closed an abandoned, this providing a brown bat population with a new habitat. b. The food availability for a population of brown bats is severely diminished when a drought reduces the number of
____mosquitos
c. Injured brown bats are taken to a rehabilitation center where the animals can recover before they are released into the wild
Exit Slip 30 1. Which of the following graph shows stabilizing selection?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
2. Which of the following scenarios illustrates genetic drift?
a. Random changes in the DNA during reproduction increase genetic variation of offspring b. A new population of pythons is introduced into the Everglades
c. During rainy days, worms come out of the soil. On one such day, only short worms were on the sidewalk and were killed by people running from the rain. Randomly, no long worms were on the sidewalk
d. Increased industrial production led to an increase in smoke pollution. As a result, gray moths were more able to hide from predators while white moths were eaten.
3. Which of the following is NOT true about geographic speciation? a. geographic speciation can involve small populations
b. geographic speciation only occurs in populations that very spread out c. geographic speciation always involves a physical barrier that stops gene flow d. geographic speciation can involve random events
4. Which of the following would NOT be expected to increase the rate of speciation? a. a species that lives all across the world
b. a diet that consists of food items whose abundance changes frequently c. high birth rates
d. increased behavioral complexity
5. There are many types of finches on the Galapagos Islands. Based on evidence, it can be said that there was only one species of finch for a long period of time, and then there was rapid speciation. Since that rapid speciation, no new species of finch have evolved. What concept or concepts are detailed in this example?
a. Punctuated Equilibrium b. Adaptive Radiation
c. neither Punctuated Equilibrium nor Adaptive Radiation d. both Punctuated Equilibrium and Adaptive Radiation
a. Natural Selection b. Mutations c. Gene Flow d. Genetic Sink
7. Anteaters and armadillos, though very distantly related evolutionarily, share many characteristics. For example, both have strong and sharp front claws and sticky tongues to attack termite and ant nests. These similarities are a result of:
a. Convergent evolution b. Divergent evolution c. Coevolution
d. Punctuated Equilibrium
Use the following scenario to answer questions 8 and 9
A population of wild fruit flies is minding its own business on several bunches of rotting bananas when a hurricane washes the bananas and the immature fruit flies they contain out to sea. The banana bunch eventually washes up on an island off the coast of the mainland. The fruit flies mature and emerge from their slimy nursery onto the lonely island. The two portions of the population, mainland and island, are now too far apart for gene flow to unite them. At this point, speciation has not occurred—any fruit flies that got back to the mainland could mate and produce healthy offspring with the mainland flies. Ecological conditions are slightly different on the island, and the island population evolves under different selective pressures and experiences different random events than the mainland population does. Morphology, food preferences, and courtship displays change over the course of many generations of natural selection. Ecological conditions are slightly different on the island, and the island population evolves under different selective pressures and experiences different random events than the mainland population does. Morphology, food preferences, and courtship displays change over the course of many generations of natural selection. When another storm reintroduces the island flies to the mainland, they will not readily mate with the mainland flies since they’ve evolved different courtship behaviors. The few that do mate with the mainland flies, produce inviable eggs because of other genetic differences between the two populations. The lineage has split now that genes cannot flow between the populations.
8. Which of the following best illustrate the mechanisms of speciation for the fruit flies? a. Allopatric and temporal
b. Behavioral and Mechanical c. Allopatric and Geographic d. Allopatric and Behavioral
Exit Slip 32 1. Which of the following is NOT a trend in human evolution?
a. increasing brain size b. increasing jaw size c. decreasing jaw muscle size d. increasing social complexity
2. Which of the following is a true statement about human evolution? a. human ancestors have always been bidpedal
b. all the ancestors of humans survive today
c. humans have always existed; evolution applies to all organisms except humans d. increasing brain size allowed human ancestors to develop tools and language
3. Look at the hominid skills below – what is the correct order from the oldest to the most recent skull? (SC.912.L.15.10)
a. 4 2 1 3 b. 2 1 4 3 c. 2 1 3 4 d. 2 4 1 3
4. Which of the following is the most specific category of classification? a. class
b. order c. family d. domain
5. Arthropods are multicellular heterotrophs that do not have cell walls. They belong to… a. Kingdom Animalia
b. Kingdom Protista c. Kingdom Plantae d. Kingdom Fungi
6. Which of the following correctly classifies molds, given that they are most multicellular and have filaments to absorb nutrients?
a. Domain Fungi, Kingdom Animalia b. Domain Protista, Kingdom Fungi c. Domain Eukarya, Kingdom Fungi d. Domain Archaea, Kingdom Protista
7. Which of the following is found only in organisms classified in the Kingdom Fungi? a. single cells without a nucleus
b. multicellular with chloroplasts
c. multicellular with filaments to absorb nutrients
d. colonies of single, photosynthetic cells that reproduce asexually
8. Which characteristic could be observed in an organism classified in Kingdom Protista? a. cells that lack distinct organelles
b. whip-like structures used for locomotion c. flowers used as a method of reproduction
d. multicellular bodies organized into organ systems
9. Which question will best help a student determine whether an organism is a member of Kingdom Archaebacteria or a member of Kingdom Protista?
