Tennessee Science Grade 8

Chapter 2: Adaptations over Time

TCAP Review Quiz - English

1
What may a series of helpful variations in a species result in?
A)adaptation
B)fossils
C)climatic change
D)embryology
2
Which branch of science studies fossils?
A)physics
B)geology
C)paleontology
D)astronomy
3
The punctuated equilibrium model of evolution states that evolution __________.
A)occurs over millions of years
B)occurs rapidly
C)never produces new species
D)occurs only in plant species
4
By comparing amounts of radioactive and nonradioactive elements in a fossil, its age can be determined through __________.
A)relative dating
B)radiometric dating
C)embryology
D)radiography
5
Vestigial structures provide evidence of __________.
A)photosynthesis
B)evolution
C)populations
D)gradualism
6
Studying embryology helps scientists understand __________.
A)how a species reproduces sexually
B)where organisms migrate during their lives
C)the early stages of an organism's growth
D)how a species makes food through photosynthesis
7
Scientists compare DNA from living organisms to identify __________.
A)geographic isolation
B)natural selection
C)a fossil's location
D)similarities between species
8
The model of evolution as a slow process is __________.
A)gradualism
B)adaptation
C)chemosynthesis
D)metamorphosis
9
Change in inherited characteristics over time is called __________.
A)evolution
B)species
C)fossils
D)camouflage
10
A __________ is made up of all the individuals of a type of plant or animal that live in the same area.
A)homonid
B)bacteria
C)population
D)fossil
11
A mouse population develops an adaptation that results in white fur. They live in a forest with a population of hawks. Which of these statements is true?
A)The population of hawks will most likely decrease.
B)The population of white mice will most likely stay the same.
C)The population of white mice will most likely decrease.
D)The population of white mice will most likely increase.
12
Who is responsible for the theory of acquired characteristics?
A)Leakey
B)Marconi
C)Lamarck
D)Watson
13
When a bat's wing and a bird's wing are compared, similar bone structures are discovered. They are __________.
A)homologous structures
B)Homo sapiens
C)cast fossils
D)naturally selected
14
A bacteria species that were once killed by penicillin are now resistant to it. What model explains this?
A)gradualism
B)relative dating
C)camouflage
D)punctuated equilibrium
15
Relative dating allows scientists to find the age of a fossil by __________.
A)unfreezing part of the fossil
B)dating the resin around the sample
C)using radioactive elements in the fossil
D)comparing ages of the surrounding rock layers
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