Unit 3 - Evolution and Diversity

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

How Populations
Evolve

How Biological
Diversity Evolves

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Chapter 16

The Evolution of Plants, Fungi, and

the Move onto Land
Microbial Life

Chapter 17
The Evolution
of Animals

For use with Campbell Essential Biology, 5th Edition, and Campbell Essential Biology with Physiology, 4th Edition
By Eric J. Simon, Jean L. Dickey, and Jane B. Reece
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Questions by Michael L. Womack, Macon State College; updated by James M. Newcomb, New England College, and Tom Kennedy, Central New Mexico Community College

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Chapter 13:

$100 Question

Natural selection ______.

a.
b.
c.
d.

results in evolutionary adaptation

is the result of sampling error
does not affect allelic frequencies
prepares organisms for future changes in
the environment
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Chapter 13:

$100 Answer

Natural selection ______.

a.
b.
c.
d.

results in evolutionary adaptation

is the result of sampling error
does not affect allelic frequencies
prepares organisms for future changes in
the environment

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Chapter 13:

$200 Question

Homology is evidence of ______.

a.
b.
c.
d.

directional selection
convergent evolution
common ancestry
genetic drift

ANSWER
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Homology is evidence of ______.

a.
b.
c.
d.

directional selection
convergent evolution
common ancestry
genetic drift

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Chapter 13:

$300 Question

The smallest biological unit of evolution is a(n)

_______.
a.
b.
c.
d.

order
population
phylum
organism
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The smallest biological unit of evolution is a(n)

_______.
a.
b.
c.
d.

order
population
phylum
organism

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Chapter 13:

$400 Question

The presence of gills in both fish and human

embryos is an example of ____________.
a.
b.
c.
d.

homology
convergent evolution
genetic drift
analogy
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Chapter 13:

$400 Answer

The presence of gills in both fish and human

embryos is an example of ____________.
a.
b.
c.
d.

homology
convergent evolution
genetic drift
analogy

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Chapter 13:

$500 Question

Which type of selection shifts a phenotypic curve

in favor of one extreme phenotype?
a.
b.
c.
d.

stabilizing selection
directional selection
optimal selection
diversifying selection
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Chapter 13:

$500 Answer

Which type of selection shifts a phenotypic curve

in favor of one extreme phenotype?
a.
b.
c.
d.

stabilizing selection
directional selection
optimal selection
diversifying selection

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Chapter 14:

$100 Question

_____________ is the study of evolutionary

relationships.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Taxonomy
Epistemology
Histology
Systematics
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Chapter 14:

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_____________ is the study of evolutionary

relationships.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Taxonomy
Epistemology
Histology
Systematics

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Chapter 14:

$200 Question

The biological species concept cannot be applied

to ______.
a.
b.
c.
d.

bacteria
fungi
mammals
complex plants
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Chapter 14:

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The biological species concept cannot be applied

to ______.
a.
b.
c.
d.

bacteria
fungi
mammals
complex plants

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Chapter 14:

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Speciation requires ______.

a.
b.
c.
d.

periods of rapid evolutionary change

genetic isolation
long periods of time
geographic isolation

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Speciation requires ______.

a.
b.
c.
d.

periods of rapid evolutionary change

genetic isolation
long periods of time
geographic isolation

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Chapter 14:

$400 Question

Sympatric speciation excludes ____________.

a.
b.
c.
d.

mechanical isolation
geographic isolation
behavioral isolation
temporal isolation

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Sympatric speciation excludes ____________.

a.
b.
c.
d.

mechanical isolation
geographic isolation
behavioral isolation
temporal isolation

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Chapter 14:

$500 Question

A pattern of evolution in which most change in

appearance occurs rapidly fits the ________
model of speciation.
a.
b.
c.
d.

gradualism
homeostatic
isotonic
punctuated equilibrium
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Chapter 14:

$500 Answer

A pattern of evolution in which most change in

appearance occurs rapidly fits the ________
model of speciation.
a.
b.
c.
d.

gradualism
homeostatic
isotonic
punctuated equilibrium

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Chapter 15:

$100 Question

Which kingdom(s) colonized land first?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Monera
Archaea
Plantae and Fungi
Protista and Fungi

ANSWER
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Chapter 15:

$100 Answer

Which kingdom(s) colonized land first?

a.
b.
c.
d.

Monera
Archaea
Plantae and Fungi
Protista and Fungi

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Chapter 15:

$200 Question

Variation among pre-cells was due to _____.

a.
b.
c.
d.

genetic drift
mutation
natural selection
artificial selection

ANSWER
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Variation among pre-cells was due to _____.

a.
b.
c.
d.

genetic drift
mutation
natural selection
artificial selection

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Chapter 15:

$300 Question

Prokaryotes reproduce by means of ______.

a.
b.
c.
d.

mitosis
budding
meiosis
binary fission

ANSWER
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Prokaryotes reproduce by means of ______.

a.
b.
c.
d.

mitosis
budding
meiosis
binary fission

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Chapter 15:

$400 Question

The abiotic origin of life is referred to as

_________.
a.
b.
c.
d.

spontaneous generation
diversification
endosymbiosis
biogenesis
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The abiotic origin of life is referred to as

_________.
a.
b.
c.
d.

spontaneous generation
diversification
endosymbiosis
biogenesis

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Chapter 15:

$500 Question

All prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms that

photosynthesize fit into which nutritional
category?
a.
b.
c.
d.

photoheterotrophs
chemoautotrophs
photoautotrophs
chemoheterotrophs
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Chapter 15:

$500 Answer

All prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms that

photosynthesize fit into which nutritional
category?
a.
b.
c.
d.

photoheterotrophs
chemoautotrophs
photoautotrophs
chemoheterotrophs

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Chapter 16:

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The _____ helps plants retain water.

a.
b.
c.
d.

cuticle
hypha
skin
lignin

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The _____ helps plants retain water.

a.
b.
c.
d.

cuticle
hypha
skin
lignin

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Chapter 16:

$200 Question

Which of the following types of plants lacks

vascular tissue?
a.
b.
c.
d.

flowering plants
mosses
grasses
ferns
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Chapter 16:

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Which of the following types of plants lacks

vascular tissue?
a.
b.
c.
d.

flowering plants
mosses
grasses
ferns

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Chapter 16:

$300 Question

Which of these adaptations to a terrestrial

existence evolved most recently?
a.
b.
c.
d.

vascular tissue
seeds
cuticle
stomata
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Chapter 16:

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Which of these adaptations to a terrestrial

existence evolved most recently?
a.
b.
c.
d.

vascular tissue
seeds
cuticle
stomata

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Chapter 16:

$400 Question

____________ are seedless vascular plants.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Bryophytes
Angiosperms
Gymnosperms
Ferns

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____________ are seedless vascular plants.

a.
b.
c.
d.

Bryophytes
Angiosperms
Gymnosperms
Ferns

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Chapter 16:

$500 Question

In angiosperms, the male gametophyte develops

within _______.
a.
b.
c.
d.

antheridia
male cones
anthers
archegonia
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In angiosperms, the male gametophyte develops

within _______.
a.
b.
c.
d.

antheridia
male cones
anthers
archegonia

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Chapter 17:

$100 Question

Which of the following is a characteristic of all

chordates?
a.
b.
c.
d.

They all have a notochord.

They all have a vertebral column.
They all have an exoskeleton.
They all exhibit radial symmetry.
ANSWER

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Chapter 17:

$100 Answer

Which of the following is a characteristic of all

chordates?
a.
b.
c.
d.

They all have a notochord.

They all have a vertebral column.
They all have an exoskeleton.
They all exhibit radial symmetry.

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Chapter 17:

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__________ are the simplest animals that exhibit

bilateral symmetry.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Annelids
Sponges
Flatworms
Roundworms
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Chapter 17:

$200 Answer

__________ are the simplest animals that exhibit

bilateral symmetry.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Annelids
Sponges
Flatworms
Roundworms

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Chapter 17:

$300 Question

Among vertebrates, the unique feature of

agnathans is the _______.
a.
b.
c.
d.

absence of a backbone
presence of a cranium
absence of a post-anal tail
absence of a jaw
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Chapter 17:

$300 Answer

Among vertebrates, the unique feature of

agnathans is the _______.
a.
b.
c.
d.

absence of a backbone
presence of a cranium
absence of a post-anal tail
absence of a jaw

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Chapter 17:

$400 Question

There are more species of __________ than of

any other type of animal.
a.
b.
c.
d.

nematode
arthropod
mollusc
chordate
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Chapter 17:

$400 Answer

There are more species of __________ than of

any other type of animal.
a.
b.
c.
d.

nematode
arthropod
mollusc
chordate

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Chapter 17:

$500 Question

Humans are chordates. Which animal group is

most closely related to chordates?
a.
b.
c.
d.

molluscs
annelids
cnidarians
echinoderms
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Chapter 17:

$500 Answer

Humans are chordates. Which animal group is

most closely related to chordates?
a.
b.
c.
d.

molluscs
annelids
cnidarians
echinoderms

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FINAL ROUND Question

Gene flow is accomplished by _______.

a.
b.
c.
d.

migration
mutation
natural selection
genetic drift

ANSWER
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FINAL ROUND Answer

Gene flow is accomplished by _______.

a.
b.
c.
d.

migration
mutation
natural selection
genetic drift

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