QUIZ #2 in

GENERAL BIOLOGY 2
Test I. Multiple Choice

Analyze each statement/question.

Choose the letter of the correct
answer. Write your answer on your
answer sheet.
1. What type of speciation occurs when biological
populations of the same species become isolated due
to geographical changes such as mountain building or
social changes such as emigration?

A. allopatric speciation
B. peripetric speciation
C. parapatric speciation
D. sympatric speciation
2. A giant armadillo from North America and a spiny
anteater in Oceania have similar features because they
inhabit a similar environment although they are from
different geographical locations. What principle is
shown by the example?

A. convergent evolution
B. parapatric speciation
C. divergent evolution
D. peripetric speciation
3. Apes and humans both evolved from a common
primate ancestor. This explains ________.

A. allopatric speciation
B. convergent evolution
C. divergent evolution
D. sympatric speciation
4. What features undergo convergent evolution?

I. Flying squirrels and sugar gliders are very similar

II. Woolly mammoth from an ancient ancestor of the elephant
III. Diversity of floral types in the orchids.
IV. Flight/wings of insects, birds, pterosaurs, and bats
V. Shark and dolphin bodies

A. I & II C. IV & V
B. III & IV D. I & V
5. Which of the following is an example of divergent evolution?

I. Flying squirrels and sugar gliders are very similar

II. Woolly mammoth from an ancient ancestor of the elephant
III. Diversity of floral types in the orchids.
IV. Flight/wings of insects, birds, pterosaurs, and bats
V. Shark and dolphin bodies

A. I & II C. IV & V
B. III & IV D. II & III
6. Two fireflies share the same diet, mate at the same time
throughout the year, but create various patterns of
flashes to attract their mate. What reproductive isolating
mechanism is shown?

A. Ecological isolation
B. Temporal isolation
C. Behavioral isolation
D. Mechanical isolation
7. Two snake types share an over wintering burrow and eat
the same diet, but mate at different optimal
temperatures. What reproductive isolating mechanism is
shown?

A. Ecological isolation
B. Temporal isolation
C. Behavioral isolation
D. Mechanical isolation
8. In modern times, what is considered as strongest
evidence for evolution from a common
ancestor?

A. Similar fossils
B. Similar embryological structures
C. Similar body structures
D. Similar DNA sequences
9. Which of the following is/are analogous structures?

A. the leg of a dog and the flipper of a dolphin

B. the wings of bats and butterfly
C. the limbs of humans and apes
D. the tails of mice and rat
10. If an organism has a vestigial structure, that structure
likely once had a function in a(n) _____.

A. Close relative
B. Unrelated organism
C. Early ancestor
D. Embryological stage
11. Some organisms that share common ancestor have
features that have different functions, but similar
structures. These are known as ___________.

A. Vestigial structures
B. Homologous structures
C. Analogous structures
D. Fossil structures
13. What is the method used for grouping and
hypothesizing the relationships among organism by
considering their shared derived characteristics?

A. Cladistics
B. Clades
C. Families
D. Phylogenetic trees
13. Which field of science deals in naming and classifying
organisms?

A. Cladistics
B. Genetics
C. Systematics
D. Taxonomy
14. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
A. Organisms can be reclassified as new data becomes available.
B. Organism are best classified through examining their physical
attributes only.
C. The modern way of classification of organisms showcases
that the classification and phylogeny are inseparable entities.
D. There is a big possibility that organisms are closely related if
their amino acid sequence that corresponds to a particular
protein is almost similar
15. What tool can you use to quickly identify and classify
organisms?

A.Binomial nomenclature
B.Dichotomous key
C.Electron microscope
D.Punnett square
1 a. The insect has wings that are Go to 2
spread out… 16
b. The insect does not have wings Go to 4
that are spread out…
2 a. The insect has short antennae… Go to 3
b. The insect has long antennae… Formica rufa
3 a. The insect has two sets of visible Chortoicetes
wings… terminifera
b. The insect has one set of visible Musca domestica
wings…
4 a. The insect has stripes… Pediculus humanus

b. The insect does not have stripes… Go to 5

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5 a. The insect has large, dark spots… Coccinella
septempunctata
b. The insect is solid colored… Stenochidus gracilis
1 a. The insect has wings that are Go to 2
spread out…
b. The insect does not have wings Go to 4
that are spread out…
2 a. The insect has short antennae… Go to 3 18
b. The insect has long antennae… Formica rufa
3 a. The insect has two sets of visible Chortoicetes
wings… terminifera
b. The insect has one set of visible Musca domestica
wings…
4 a. The insect has stripes… Pediculus humanus

b. The insect does not have stripes… Go to 5

5 a. The insect has large, dark spots… Coccinella
septempunctata
b. The insect is solid colored… Stenochidus gracilis
19. Which of the group consists of a single most recent
common ancestor and all species that descends from?

A.Homophylic group
B.Paraphyletic group
C.Monophyletic group
D.Polyphyletic group
20. Study the cladogram below, how many clades
present?

A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7
Convert the following table into a Venn diagram, and then into a
cladogram: