Evolution Quiz
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- Q1Which animal is probably well adapted to a hot dry environment?a rabbit with small ears and fur that is brownA rodent that sleeps underground during the daya long legged bird that has dark feathers and eats snails and small fisha white fox with long fur, small ears and a bulk body30s
- Q2Certain species of orchids have flowers that look like female bees. This provides and advantage to the orchids byhelping to trap moistureattracting birds that eat the flowersdiscouraging flies from landing on flowersattracting male bees to transfer pollen30s
- Q3Five hundred grasshoppers of one species were sprayed with a new insecticide . Twenty four hours later nearly all the grasshoppers were dead. A few , however , survived. This outcome illustrates which one of Darwin's key ideas?All living things come from pre-existing living thingsThere are variations among individuals within a speciesAnimals adapt to new environmentsNew species develop from surviors30s
- Q4Species adapt to changes in their environment through which process?MatingExtinctionMigrationEvolution30s
- Q5A species of rabbit that is found in hot desert environments has longer ears than other rabbits. How are long ears an advantage to desert rabbits?The rabbit uses its long ears to signal other rabbits of dangerlong ears help the rabbit to hear rattlesnakes betterBlood flowing in long thing ears is a cooling mechanismLong ears help rabbits to locate mates in the remote desert30s
- Q6The praying mantis has few predators. Yet it is adapted to look like the twigs and small branches where it is usually found. This adaptation helps the praying mantis to survive bykeeping its body at the same temperature as its environmenthiding while waiting for its preyhiding from other predators looking for the same foodallowing it to avoid others of its own kind30s
- Q7The way a plant or animal species adjust to the environment is known as?adaptationexistencebehaviorvariation30s
- Q8Which explains why the light colored Himalayan rabbit can survive in the snowy mountains while dark colored rabbits cannot?The light colored Himalayan rabbit has not predators in the mountainsPredators can readily locate dark colored rabbits in the snow but not the light colored rabbits.Allowing it to avoid other of its own kindHiding it while waits its prey30s
- Q9A population of mosquitoes is sprayed with a new insecticide. Most of the mosquitoes are killed but a few survive. In the next generation, the spraying continues, but still more mosquitoes hatch that are unaffected by the insecticide. Which of the following best explains these results?The mosquitoes learned how to fight the insecticideA few mosquitoes in the first population were immune and passed this trait on to their offspringThe insecticide caused a mutation in the genes of the immune mosquitoesThe insecticide caused the mosquitoes to develop an immune response that was inherited30s
- Q10The theory of evolution is based upon what general principle?All organisms will eventually adapt to changesMutations generally produces stronger organismsIndividuals must adapt to environmental changesThe most fit organisms survive to reproduce30s
- Q11The night hawk is a bird that , when roosting , stays parallel to the branch it is on. Its color and spotting is much like the tree branch it rest on. This adaptation is an example of whatselective predationmimicrysurvival of the fittestprotective coloration30s
- Q12In the theory of natural selection , which explains why giraffes have such long necks?Giraffes food contains hormones that cause their vertebrate to lengthenGiraffes born with longest necks stayed alive when food was scarce and passed this trait on to their offspringStretching to get food in high tree made their necks longer and this trait was passed to offspringGiraffes prefer other giraffes that have long necks as their mates30s
- Q13Adaptations refer to gradual changes in a group of organisms that are necessary for a species to survive. Adaptations are the result ofinbreedinghomeostasisinheritable differenceextinction30s
- Q14The spiny lizard , native to the southwestern United States , moves its body in relation to the Sun. Its is sometimes seen lying perpendicular to the sun's rays and at other times it can be seen lying parallel to the Sun's rays. It does this to obtain?A varied diet of different insectsMaximum camouflageA steady body temperatureSuccessful courtship of potential mates30s
- Q15Which is an adaptation that makes it possible for the animal to survive in the cold climate?scales on a fishstripes on a tigertail on a lizardFur on a bear30s