Chapter 13:
Adaptation and Speciation
Practice Test
1.
What kind of adaptation are the enzymes needed for digestion of food?
a.
structural adaptation
b.
physiological adaptation
c.
physical adaptation
d.
behavioral adaptation
Hint
2.
What is the process in which one species evolves into two or more species with different characteristics?
a.
convergent evolution
b.
genetic drift
c.
divergent evolution
d.
migration
Hint
3.
What is the process in which species that are not closely related evolve similar traits?
a.
divergent evolution
b.
adaptive radiation
c.
convergent evolution
d.
reproductive isolation
Hint
4.
What is the divergent evolution and adaptation of species to different roles in new habitats?
a.
reproductive isolation
b.
migration
c.
convergent evolution
d.
adaptive radiation
Hint
5.
Which of these is NOT a member of the primate group?
a.
lemur
b.
chimpanzee
c.
tree sloth
d.
spider monkey
Hint
6.
Which human ancestor was known for discovering how to make fire?
a.
Australopithecus afarensis
b.
Homo sapiens
c.
Homo erectus
d.
Homo habilis
Hint
7.
The narrow, long tongue of a woodpecker is adapted for probing the small holes it pecks in tree bark. What kind of adaptation is the woodpecker's tongue?
a.
physiological adaptation
b.
structural adaptation
c.
behavioral adaptation
d.
chemical adaptation
Hint
8.
Which human ancestor was known for making tools?
a.
Australopithecus afarensis
b.
Homo erectus
c.
Homo sapiens
d.
Homo habilis
Hint
9.
What was the major difference Darwin noted among the 14 species of finches living in the Galapagos Islands?
a.
feet structure
b.
location of nests
c.
feather colors
d.
beak structure
Hint
10.
What is any trait that aids the chances of survival and reproduction of organisms?
a.
a species
b.
an adaptation
c.
a skill
d.
a gene pool
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