Evolution Exam Review Questions and
Answers
Which best describes the Permian Mass Extinction Event?
A) Wiped out the dinosaurs
B) Asteroid impact(s) & rapid global cooling
C) Highest mass extinction death rate
D) Most recent mass extinction - ANSWER-C) Highest mass extinction death rate
In c...
A) first eukaryotes; photosynthesis; colonization of land by plants and fungi; then prokaryotes
B) first prokaryotes; photosynthesis; then eukaryotes; colonization of land by plants and fungi
C) first prokaryotes; then eukaryotes; photosynthesis; colonization of land by plants and fungi
D) first prokaryotes; photosynthesis; colonization of land by plants and fungi; then eukaryotes -
ANSWER✔✔-B) first prokaryotes; photosynthesis; then eukaryotes; colonization of land by plants and
fungi
According to the fossil record, the genus Homo first arose in:
A) Europe
B) Africa
C) North America
D) Asia - ANSWER✔✔-B) Africa
The bottleneck effect selects for organisms with the most favorable alleles.
A) True
B) False - ANSWER✔✔-B) False
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