Question 1

Match the description with the correct term.
-when molten rock wells up from Earth's interior and pushes tectonic plates

Accepted Answer

A) fault 
B) trench 
C) ridge 
D) hot spot 
E) plate tectonics 
A) fault 
B) trench 
C) ridge 
D) hot spot 
E) plate tectonics

Question 2

Match the statements with one of the geologic times listed below.
-first land plants appear

Accepted Answer

A) Carboniferous 
B) Cretaceous 
C) Ordovician 
D) Pleistocene 
E) Triassic 
A) Carboniferous 
B) Cretaceous 
C) Ordovician 
D) Pleistocene 
E) Triassic

Question 3

​A(n) ____ forms from the movement of a tectonic plate over a hot spot.

Accepted Answer

A) ​archipelago 
B) ​fault 
C) ​ridge 
D) ​trench 
E) ​volcano 
A) ​archipelago 
B) ​fault 
C) ​ridge 
D) ​trench 
E) ​volcano

Question 4

We are currently in the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) Archaean eon 
B) Proterozoic eon 
C) Paleozoic era 
D) Mesozoic era 
E) Cenozoic era 
A) Archaean eon 
B) Proterozoic eon 
C) Paleozoic era 
D) Mesozoic era 
E) Cenozoic era

Question 5

Which group of animals is an example of morphological convergence?

Accepted Answer

A) sharks, penguins, and porpoises 
B) panthers and tigers 
C) apes and monkeys 
D) sharks, skates, and rays 
E) mice, rats, and gerbils 
A) sharks, penguins, and porpoises 
B) panthers and tigers 
C) apes and monkeys 
D) sharks, skates, and rays 
E) mice, rats, and gerbils

Question 6

Match the statements with one of the geologic times listed below.
-modern humans appear

Accepted Answer

A) Carboniferous 
B) Cretaceous 
C) Ordovician 
D) Pleistocene 
E) Triassic 
A) Carboniferous 
B) Cretaceous 
C) Ordovician 
D) Pleistocene 
E) Triassic

Question 7

Life probably originated during which geologic time?

Accepted Answer

A) Archaean 
B) Cenozoic 
C) Mesozoic 
D) Carboniferous 
E) Pennsylvanian 
A) Archaean 
B) Cenozoic 
C) Mesozoic 
D) Carboniferous 
E) Pennsylvanian

Question 8

Which species would be considered more primitive based upon the structure of their limbs?

Accepted Answer

A) bats 
B) stem reptiles 
C) porpoises 
D) penguins 
E) birds 
A) bats 
B) stem reptiles 
C) porpoises 
D) penguins 
E) birds

Question 9

Why are the master genes of embryonic development so highly conserved?

Accepted Answer

The development of an embryo into an adu

Exam 16: Evidence of Evolution

Match the description with the correct term. -when molten rock wells up from Earth's interior and pushes tectonic plates

Match the statements with one of the geologic times listed below. -first land plants appear

​A(n) ____ forms from the movement of a tectonic plate over a hot spot.

We are currently in the ____.

Which group of animals is an example of morphological convergence?

Match the statements with one of the geologic times listed below. -modern humans appear

Life probably originated during which geologic time?

Which species would be considered more primitive based upon the structure of their limbs?

Why are the master genes of embryonic development so highly conserved?

The Science of Biology

Lifes Chemical Basis

Molecules of Life

Cell Structure

Ground Rules of Metabolism

Where It Starts-Photosynthesis

Releasing Chemical Energy

DNA Structure and Function

From DNA to Protein

Control of Gene Expression

How Cells Reproduce

Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction

Patterns in Inherited Traits

Human Inheritance

Biotechnology

Processes of Evolution

Lifes Origin and Early Evolution

Viruses, Bacteria, and Archaea

The Protists

Plant Evolution

Fungi

Animals I: Major Invertebrate Groups

Animals Ii: the Chordates

Plant Tissues

Plant Nutrition and Transport

Plant Reproduction and Development

Animal Tissues and Organ Systems

Neural Control

Sensory Perception

Endocrine Control

Structural Support and Movement

Circulation

Immunity

Respiration

Digestion and Human Nutrition

Maintaining the Internal Environment

Reproduction and Development

Animal Behavior

Population Ecology

Community Ecology

Ecosystems

The Biosphere

Human Effects on the Biosphere

Filters

A(n) ____ forms from the movement of a tectonic plate over a hot spot.