BIO 1407 IN CLASS REVIEW CORBIN
JAMES EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What theory was Darwin the first to propose? - Correct Answers -Natural selection is the
mechanism or evolution
Which of the following MUST exist in a population before natural selection can act upon
that population? - Correct Answers -Genetic variation
The role that humans play in artificial selection is to _____ - Correct Answers -Choose
which organisms reproduce
Of the following anatomical structures, which is homologous to the bones in the wing of
a bird? - Correct Answers -Bones in the flipper of the whale
A lamprey, a shark, a lizard, and a rabbit share all the following characteristics except -
Correct Answers -Hinged Jaw
Which of the following groupings includes the largest number of species? - Correct
Answers -Invertebrates
Which of the following animal groups does not have tissues derived from mesoderm -
Correct Answers -Cnidarians
What must be true of any organ described as vestigial? - Correct Answers -It must be
homologues to some feature in an ancestor
Structures as different as human arms, bat wings, and dolphin flippers contain many of
the same bones, which develop from similar embryonic tissues. These structural
similarities are an example of _____. - Correct Answers -Homology due to divergent
evolution
Which of the following evidence most strongly supports the common origin of all life on
Earth? All organisms _____ - Correct Answers -They all essentially use the same
genetic code
JAMES EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What theory was Darwin the first to propose? - Correct Answers -Natural selection is the
mechanism or evolution
Which of the following MUST exist in a population before natural selection can act upon
that population? - Correct Answers -Genetic variation
The role that humans play in artificial selection is to _____ - Correct Answers -Choose
which organisms reproduce
Of the following anatomical structures, which is homologous to the bones in the wing of
a bird? - Correct Answers -Bones in the flipper of the whale
A lamprey, a shark, a lizard, and a rabbit share all the following characteristics except -
Correct Answers -Hinged Jaw
Which of the following groupings includes the largest number of species? - Correct
Answers -Invertebrates
Which of the following animal groups does not have tissues derived from mesoderm -
Correct Answers -Cnidarians
What must be true of any organ described as vestigial? - Correct Answers -It must be
homologues to some feature in an ancestor
Structures as different as human arms, bat wings, and dolphin flippers contain many of
the same bones, which develop from similar embryonic tissues. These structural
similarities are an example of _____. - Correct Answers -Homology due to divergent
evolution
Which of the following evidence most strongly supports the common origin of all life on
Earth? All organisms _____ - Correct Answers -They all essentially use the same
genetic code
