Unit 4: Mechanisms of Evolution, Practice Test Part I
BIOL1104: Friday Evening Study Group Practice Test
March 27th, 2025
1. Recently new technology has made it possible to develop a large-scale simulation of
how species evolved using a variety of different sources of data. Marie, a research
assistant, has grown fond of one of the simulations and often records notes about her
findings. She has noticed that no matter what parameters her boss tries there are always
changes in the population, what could be a reason for this?
a. Her boss has just not picked the right parameters since it should be possible for
the artificial population to not be evolving
b. Populations will always experience genetic drift no matter how large they are
c. Like genes the computer code for the simulation always mutates no matter what
adjustments are made
d. The boss keeps inputting parameters that cause a bottleneck effect
e. A or C could both be correct
What does HIPPO stand for?
2. H: ____________________________________________________
3. I: _____________________________________________________
4. P: ____________________________________________________
5. P: ____________________________________________________
6. O: ____________________________________________________
7. In the past geologists and astronomers got into a very heated argument about the age of
the earth. Astronomers argued that since the Sun is converting mass into energy (and
other thermodynamic things) that it could at its oldest be 200 million years old (they had
not yet discovered fusion). Geologists said they must be wrong because through carbon
dating they had found rocks in the billions of years. How do geologists help prove that
evolution has been occurring for a long time?
a. Rocks from the Headen Period
b. By showing fossils of the first multicellular life
c. Stromatolights
d. By teaching them about fusion
8. W
hich of the following is an example of hematology as a basis to believe in the theory of
descent with modification by natural selection
a. The way the human ear is structured being unique compared to other species
b. Unlike our more ancient species ocean dwelling predecessors, mammals no
longer possess gills or scales
c. Manatees have nails on their flippers which is a vestigial remnant from their land
dwelling ancestors
d. The hox genes of a mosquito can be replaced with the hox genes of a mouse
and it will still develop with the correct anatomy
, BIOL1104: Friday Evening Study Group Practice Test
March 27th, 2025
here are multiple different ways of defining a species, but each has their own unique issues
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in its classification. Based on each of the scenarios below which species concept is being
described?
9. D
omesticated canines (dogs) come in many different breeds. Beagles are small
dogs bred for hunting small game, and great danes and big dogs who are very good
at running. In spite of this there are still all considered the same species because
they can create mutts of different breeds
a. Morphological
b. Ecological
c. Biological
10.Lions and tigers both live in some areas of India, but they are clearly different
species because tigers have prominent stripes on their fur and lions have thick
manes.
a. Morphological
b. Ecological
c. Biological
11.Crows and Ravens are black birds with some distinct physiological differences. In spite
of this they are both highly intelligent birds with very similar social and environmental
habits leading them to functionally perform the same tasks in areas they live
a. Morphological
b. Ecological
c. Biological
any different minds before Darwin helped to contribute to the understanding of the evolution
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of life. Below are each scientist and their observations/contributions that need to be matched
together
2.Cuvier
1 .
a rust your own observations
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13.Hutton b. Species change
14.Lyle c. An enormous amount of time has passed
15.Lamark d. Species have gone extinct
16.Mathus e. Species have unlimited potential for growth but it doesn’t happen
17.Darwin f. Individuals vary within a population
18.Explain biogeography as a line of evidence for descent with modification through natural
selection
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BIOL1104: Friday Evening Study Group Practice Test
March 27th, 2025
1. Recently new technology has made it possible to develop a large-scale simulation of
how species evolved using a variety of different sources of data. Marie, a research
assistant, has grown fond of one of the simulations and often records notes about her
findings. She has noticed that no matter what parameters her boss tries there are always
changes in the population, what could be a reason for this?
a. Her boss has just not picked the right parameters since it should be possible for
the artificial population to not be evolving
b. Populations will always experience genetic drift no matter how large they are
c. Like genes the computer code for the simulation always mutates no matter what
adjustments are made
d. The boss keeps inputting parameters that cause a bottleneck effect
e. A or C could both be correct
What does HIPPO stand for?
2. H: ____________________________________________________
3. I: _____________________________________________________
4. P: ____________________________________________________
5. P: ____________________________________________________
6. O: ____________________________________________________
7. In the past geologists and astronomers got into a very heated argument about the age of
the earth. Astronomers argued that since the Sun is converting mass into energy (and
other thermodynamic things) that it could at its oldest be 200 million years old (they had
not yet discovered fusion). Geologists said they must be wrong because through carbon
dating they had found rocks in the billions of years. How do geologists help prove that
evolution has been occurring for a long time?
a. Rocks from the Headen Period
b. By showing fossils of the first multicellular life
c. Stromatolights
d. By teaching them about fusion
8. W
hich of the following is an example of hematology as a basis to believe in the theory of
descent with modification by natural selection
a. The way the human ear is structured being unique compared to other species
b. Unlike our more ancient species ocean dwelling predecessors, mammals no
longer possess gills or scales
c. Manatees have nails on their flippers which is a vestigial remnant from their land
dwelling ancestors
d. The hox genes of a mosquito can be replaced with the hox genes of a mouse
and it will still develop with the correct anatomy
, BIOL1104: Friday Evening Study Group Practice Test
March 27th, 2025
here are multiple different ways of defining a species, but each has their own unique issues
T
in its classification. Based on each of the scenarios below which species concept is being
described?
9. D
omesticated canines (dogs) come in many different breeds. Beagles are small
dogs bred for hunting small game, and great danes and big dogs who are very good
at running. In spite of this there are still all considered the same species because
they can create mutts of different breeds
a. Morphological
b. Ecological
c. Biological
10.Lions and tigers both live in some areas of India, but they are clearly different
species because tigers have prominent stripes on their fur and lions have thick
manes.
a. Morphological
b. Ecological
c. Biological
11.Crows and Ravens are black birds with some distinct physiological differences. In spite
of this they are both highly intelligent birds with very similar social and environmental
habits leading them to functionally perform the same tasks in areas they live
a. Morphological
b. Ecological
c. Biological
any different minds before Darwin helped to contribute to the understanding of the evolution
M
of life. Below are each scientist and their observations/contributions that need to be matched
together
2.Cuvier
1 .
a rust your own observations
T
13.Hutton b. Species change
14.Lyle c. An enormous amount of time has passed
15.Lamark d. Species have gone extinct
16.Mathus e. Species have unlimited potential for growth but it doesn’t happen
17.Darwin f. Individuals vary within a population
18.Explain biogeography as a line of evidence for descent with modification through natural
selection
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____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
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