Exam 16: The Evolution of Biodiversity

Mass extinctions cause the loss of many species,no matter how well adapted those species were before the extinction.Why might previous adaptations NOT help a species survive a mass extinction?

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Question 21

Life evolved in the oceans long before it evolved on land.Which of the following had to occur before organisms were able to live on land?

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Question 22

The morphological and genetic similarities that reflect the evolutionary histories of the organisms being studied by scientists are used to construct evolutionary trees that illustrate the patterns of species evolution.The field within which such studies are conducted is called ___________

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Question 23

The first eukaryotes evolved approximately _____ years ago.

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Question 24

Which of the five great extinctions resulted in the largest loss of species?

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Question 25

Why did it take so long for eukaryotes to evolve after photosynthetic prokaryotes began releasing O₂ into the atmosphere?

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Question 26

After the extinction of the dinosaurs,the stage was set for the eventual evolution of humans by the adaptive radiation of ____________________.

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Question 27

Which of the following statements about the fossil record is true?

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Question 28

The first group of vertebrates that could complete their life cycle without returning to water was _____________.

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Question 29

North America and Europe are slowly,but surely,drifting away from one another.

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Question 30

Which of the following is NOT a correct scientific name?

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Question 31

Large timescales have played a role in creating the diversity of life that has existed over billions of years on the planet Earth in combination with ______________.

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Question 32

The first land plants ____________.

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Question 33

The discipline of taxonomy involves ____________.

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Question 34

Which of the following is NOT documented by the fossil record?

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Question 35

The similarities retained by two lineages because of their common ancestry are known as ________.

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Question 36

Despite differing significantly in form,chimpanzees and humans have genomes that are nearly identical,since they differ by ____________.

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Question 37

Which of the following statements about continental drift is true?

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Question 38

An asteroid can cause a mass extinction by creating a cloud that blocks out the sun for months or years after impact.

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Question 39

Following each of Earth's five mass extinctions,the diversity of life on Earth,over time,has ____________________ [increased or decreased].

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Exam 16: The Evolution of Biodiversity

Mass extinctions cause the loss of many species,no matter how well adapted those species were before the extinction.Why might previous adaptations NOT help a species survive a mass extinction?

Life evolved in the oceans long before it evolved on land.Which of the following had to occur before organisms were able to live on land?

The morphological and genetic similarities that reflect the evolutionary histories of the organisms being studied by scientists are used to construct evolutionary trees that illustrate the patterns of species evolution.The field within which such studies are conducted is called ___________

The first eukaryotes evolved approximately _____ years ago.

Which of the five great extinctions resulted in the largest loss of species?

Why did it take so long for eukaryotes to evolve after photosynthetic prokaryotes began releasing O₂ into the atmosphere?

After the extinction of the dinosaurs,the stage was set for the eventual evolution of humans by the adaptive radiation of ____________________.

Which of the following statements about the fossil record is true?

The first group of vertebrates that could complete their life cycle without returning to water was _____________.

North America and Europe are slowly,but surely,drifting away from one another.

Which of the following is NOT a correct scientific name?

Large timescales have played a role in creating the diversity of life that has existed over billions of years on the planet Earth in combination with ______________.

The first land plants ____________.

The discipline of taxonomy involves ____________.

Which of the following is NOT documented by the fossil record?

The similarities retained by two lineages because of their common ancestry are known as ________.

Despite differing significantly in form,chimpanzees and humans have genomes that are nearly identical,since they differ by ____________.

Which of the following statements about continental drift is true?

An asteroid can cause a mass extinction by creating a cloud that blocks out the sun for months or years after impact.

Following each of Earth's five mass extinctions,the diversity of life on Earth,over time,has ____________________ [increased or decreased].

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