SENDAFA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, GRADE 12 BIOLOGY

CHECK POINTS 2ND SEMESTER 2012 E.C

Chapter 4- Evolution

1. In biochemical theory of the origin of life , the hydrogen cyanide formed during
spark discharge experiment used for the synthesis of
A/ Monosacharides B/ Polysacharides
C/ Polypeptides D/ Nitrogenous bases
2. Which one of the following life forms were expected to be first to inhabit on
the earth’s crust?
A/ Chemoheterotrophs B/ Chemoautotrophs
C/ Photo autotrophs D/ Blue green bacteria/algae
3. What did the genetic composition of the life forms appeared on Earth?
A/ DNA B/ RNA C/ Eukarya D/ Blue green algae
4. The change in genetic composition of a population to brought about first life
forms , cannot be proceeded by:
A/ mitosis B/ hybridization C/ Mutation D/ Natural Selection
5. The change in genetic composition of a population is known as:
A/ meiosis B/ Genetics C/ hybridization D/ Mutation
6. The change in genetic composition of an organism is called.
A/ hybridization B/ Mutation C/ Evolution D/ Meiosis
7. A discipline that deals with the origin of life, emerging of new species,
involving some extinctions and eventually resulting in biodiversity refers to:
A/ Genetics B/ Ethology C/ Evolution D/ microbiology
8. A theory that describes how various forms of life on earth emerged and
developed is known as
A/ heredity B/ ethology C/ Evolution D/ microbiology
9. In the theory of biochemistry of life , the primitive atmosphere did not contain
A/ free oxygen B/ methane C/ hydrogen D/ water
10.A theory that deals with the origin of life from meteorites and cometes refers to
A/ eternity B/ spontaneous generation
C/ biochemical D/ Cosmozoan
11.“Life is an inherent property of the universe” this theory refers to
A/ abiogenesis B/ eternity C/ cosmozoan D/ creationism
12.The first life forms were due to supreme being, this theory was claimed by
A/ abiogenetists B/ eternists C/ cosmozoan D/ creationism
13.Which one of the following organisms to be emerged first on planet Earth?
A/ Archae B/ Eukarya C/ cyanobacteria D/ photo autotrophs
14. The first producers to inhabit the planet earth were
A/ green algae B/ Plants (green)
C/ blue green bacteria D/ sulpho bacteria

15.The theory of use and disuse studied by

A/ Lamarck B/ Darwin C/ Neo Darwinians D/ Haldane

16.“De scent with modification” refers to the coiner of theory

A/ Lamarck B/ Darwin C/ Haldane D/ Neo Darwinians

17.Which one of the following fossils can’t be direct ( category one) fossils?
A/ Bones B/ Skin impression C/ hair D/ burrows

18. Sedimentations of hard parts of the dead within water bodies formed at

A/ Death with out decomposition B/ Sedimentation

C/ Permineralisation D/ Uplift

19. Minerals from soil/water replacing the molecules in dead matter during fossil
formation in the stage. A/ decomposition B/ sedimentation
C/ Permineralisation D/ Up lift
20. Fossils cannot be formed if there is
A/ decomposition B/ Permineralisation
C/ Sedimentation D/ aeration
21. The remains of plants , animals, and other organisms can carry out fossilization
except
A/ Blood B/ bones C/ teeth D/ hair
22. Those numbers of a species which are best adapted will survive and reproduce in
greater numbers, this notion is called.
A/ hybridization B/ Mutation C/ Neo-Darwinism D/ Natural selection
23. The similarity in gill slits, notochord and post anal tails in the embryos of vertebrates
refers to
A/ anatomy B/ Physiology C/ embryology D/ Biochemistry
24. The pentadactly limbs of mammals are examples of
A/ Analogous structures B/ Homologouss structures
C/ Vestigial structures D/ rudimentary structures
25. Which group encompasses both methanobacteria and holobacteria?
A/ Archae B/ cyanobacteria C/ eubacteria D/ Eukariya
26. Darwin’s finches on the Galapagos Islands are examples of
A/ Selective breeding B/ Parallel evolution
C/ Convergent evolution D/ Adaptive radiation
27. The wings of birds, insects and extinct pterodactyls are examples of
A/ Directional selection B/ Divergent evolution
C/ Convergent evolution D/ Normalising selection
28. Which one is the closest relative to Homo sapiens than others?
A/ Lucy B/ chimpanzees C/ Homo eretus D/ Apes
29. Modern human beings (Homo sapiens) were evolved from
A/ Lucy B/ chimpanzees C/ Apes D/ None
30. Homologous structure such as the fore limbs of mammals have
A/ different origin B/ different development
C/ same function D/ different function
31. Sympatric speciation cannot include A/ Seasonal isolation B/ Temporal isolation
C/ geographical isolation D/ Behavioral isolation
32. Thicker fur for sheep adapted to Debrebirhan cold temperature is infavour of those
sheep, such natural selection to these sheep refers to
A/ normalizing B/ Stabilizing C/ directional D/ disruptive
33. The DNA and proteins of different organisms can be compared or used in
A/ anatomy B/ Biochemistry C/ fossilization D/ embryology
34. Which one can form the most hybridization with human DNA?
A/ Chimpanzee B/ Bonobo C/ Lucy D/ Homo erectus
35. The study of ancient life forms based on their fossils refers to
A/ embyyology B/ Zoology C/ Morphology D/ palaeontology

36.The half life of carbon is 5730 years .What proportion of C 14 is remained after the
third half life is passed? A/ 10% B/ 50% C/ 25% D/ 12.5%

37. A theory that encompases genetics , behavior to describe the evolution of life is
called. A/ Natural selection B/ Darwin’s theory
C/ Transformation theory D/ Neodarwinism
38. According to Charles Darwin all species tend to produce more offspring than can
possibly survive this concept is equivalent to
A/ variation B/ struggle for existence C/ modification D/ fecundity
39. The toes of water birds and elongate necks of giraffes can be examples of
A/ use and disuse B/ Natural selection
C/ artificial selection D/ homologous structures
40. All the alleles or genes in a population refers to
A/ epigenetics B/ gene pool C/ mutation D/ vestigials

41.When speciation takes place there should be a change in

A/ organismal DNA B/ Individual genes

C/ Individual alleles D/ Gene pool of the population

42. Which one of the following organisms can be closely related to human’s hemoglobin
than the others? A/ Lampreys B/ Chimpanzees C/ birds D/ dogs

43. Organisms of the same species differ in

A/ Biochemistry B/ Physiology C/ evolutionary history D/ alleles
44. The process in which one species diverged (Split) in to many species is called.
A/ modification B/ variation C/ mutation D/ speciation
45. The best feature of homosapiens over many primates can be
A/ Brain and bipedalism B/ Bipedalism and grasping
C/ tetradactility and inhalation D/ large mitochondria & ingestion
46. The common feature for life forms passes divergent evolution can not be
A/ same homologous structures B/ same adaptive traits
C/ same environmental pressure D/ different selection pressures
47. Which one of the following primates can be humans closest relative than others in
terms of common ancestory?
A/ Chimpanzees B/ gorilla C/ orangutan D/ monkey
48. The closest relative to ardipithecus ramidus can be
A/ chimpanzee B/ Lucy C/ Homo habilis D/ Homo sapiens
49. Which one is the most relatives of the homo sapiens?
A/ Chimpanzees B/ Lucy C/ Bonobo D/ Gorilla
50. Which one of the following have evolved last than any other?
A/ Ardi B/ Lucy C/ Homo habilis D/ Homo neanderthalensis
51. The co- ordinated response of an organism to an internal or external stimulus is
called: A/ Tropism B/ Periodism C/ Nastic movement D/ Behavior
52. A change in the external or internal environment of an organism is called
A/ Behaviour B/ Stimulus C/ Tropism D/ Periodism
53. A directional response to a directional stimulus by euglena is called.
A/ Taxis B/ Kinesis C/ Tropism D/ Periodism
54. Plant responses to wards or away from a source of light is called.
A/ gravitropism B/ geotropism C/ hydrotropism D/ phototropism
55. Plant stems/ shoots grow upwards and roots grow more or less downwards, which
unidirectional stimulus produces this response?
A/ photoperiodism B/ Nastic movement C/ negative phototropism D/ gravity
56. Which part of plants can be considered as positively gravitropical?
A/ roots B/ stems C/ flowers D/ buds
57. The movement of simple animals towards greatest intensity of the stimulus or away
from the greatest intensity of the stimulus called:
A/ Tropism B/ Periodism C/ taxes D/ kinesis
58. The change in the intesnsity of the stimulus brings a change in the rate of movement
to increase speed towards or away from a stimulus in animals is called.
A/ taxis B/ kinesis C/ periodism D/ Tropism
59. Which one of the following organism cannot undergo positive phototropic response?
A/ Green algae B/ Mosses C/ mashrooms D/ liverworts
60. The study of how behavior of animals is linked to neural pathways is called
A/ Ecosystem B/ neuroethology C/ Ecology D/ Biography
61. Behaviour that is present or inherited at birth or hatching is called
A/ innate B/ learned C/ insight D/ Latent
62. Which one of the following behaviours are no innate?
A/ Eye blinking B/ Knee-jerking C/ Kinesis D/ insight
63. Young herring gull pecks the orange spot in the beak of adult gull to receive food,
this behavior refers to
A/ insight B/ Sensitization C/ habituation D/ instinctive
64. The kineses and taxes of woodlice and other simple animals to move from
unfavorable conditions refers to
A/ reflexes B/ imprinting C/ instinctive D/ orientational
65. Which one of the following behavior involves the most complex pathways due to key
stimulus to produce FAP (fixed action pattern response?
A/ reflex action B/ Taxes C/ Kinesis D/ instinctive
66. Which behavior can be the simplest innate behavior?
A/ Taxes B/ Kinesis C/ reflexes D/ imprinting
67. Before a territorial dispute leads to actual fighting, which of the following may occur?
A/ VocaliZations B/ threat displays C/ ritual fighting D/ All
68. The kind of innate behavior operating when someone withdraw hands from a hot
objects is
A/ Orientation B/ refled C/ instinctive D/ imprinting
69. What kind of innate behavior is operating when birds collect straws to build their
nests? A/ Orientation B/ reflex C/ Instinctive D/ imprinting
70. Instinctive behaviors are not characterized as
A/ innate B/ adaptive C/ require learning D/ rarely modified
71. During seasons or reproduction , male birds produce colorful feathers to attract
females, This method of communication is
A/ Chemical B/ Auditory C/ Visual D/ Touch
72. Making territories in animals (wild mammals) can be one of the following benefits
except
A/ nest B/ mating site C/ source of food D/ Nationality
73. Which one of the following mechanisms can be used by Ethiopian volves to maintain
a group territory?
A/ Nesting B/ Vocalization C. Urine D/ Scent making
74. Worker bees used to inoform other worker bees about location and distance of a
new source of nectar by
A/ Pheromones B/ Wag dance C/ vibration D/ Buzzing noise
75. Which one is not learned behavior?
A/ insight B/ latent C/ habituation D/ reflex
76. Insight learning involves
A/ eureka moment B/ inheritance
C/ trial and error D/ operation and manipulation
77. Latent learning can be characterized by:
A/ adaptive behavior B/ not require reinforcement
C/ insight learning D/ not apparent
78. A mouse that had just escaped from the mouth of cat jumped violently at a slight
touch by a trivial object the kind of learned behavior operating is
A/ operant conditioning B/ imprinting
C/ latent D/ sensitization
79. In Pavlov’s classical conditioning “ Salivation” takes place when the ball rung after
conditioning can be
A/ Conditioned stimulus B/ Conditined response
C/ Us D/ UR
80. Suppose plant roots grow away from a water containing dissolved heavy metals
within its growing area the type of tropism operating is:
A/ negative phototropism B/ negative chemotropism
C/ negative chemotropism D/ negative gravitropism
81. A set of interaction that occurs between two or more individuals of the same species
and benefits whole is:
A/ territorial B/ Social C/ Courtship D/ actual fighting
82. The group of Ethiopian wolf which does not involved territory making with urine could
be
A/ adult females B/ adult males C/ sub-adult males D/ sub-adult females
83. What kind of behavior is operating when a blind man uses its knowledge gained
from his friend before ten years to move lonely along road ?
A/ Habituation B/ latent C/ insight D/ Sensitization
84. Spinning of a web by spiders can be classified as a behavior
A/ learned B/ instinctive C/ reflex D/ Orientation
85. Which one of the following mechanisms of communication cannot attract a mate?
A/ touch B/ song C/ pheromones D/ neurotransmitters
86. Which visual display cannot be used in defending territory before actual fighting?
A/ fluffing feathers B/ animals weapons
C/ exaggeration body size D/ none
87. Which one of the following behaviors can be learned?
A/ reflex B/ Kinesis C/ instinctive D/ latent
88. Euglena swims towards areas of increased light intensity , a response that operating
is
A/ Negative photo taxis B/ Positive photo taxis
C/ positive kinesis D/ negative kinesis
89. In Pavlov’s classical conditioning experiment on dogs, unconditioned stimulus can
be
A/ food B/ Salivation C/ Bell sound D/ Ivan Pavlov
90. The co-ordinated response of an organism to a stimulus can be studied in
A/ Ecology B/ Ethology C/ Ecosphere D/ Entomology
91. Component of behavior that used to produce an answer to a stimulus is called
A/ receptor B/ Brain C/ Effectors D/ Linking system
92. The unidirectional response to unirectional stimulus light by plants can be by
A/ A nervous system B/receptors C/ buds D/ auxins
93. The roles of plant hormones in response to light can be
A/ cell division B/ bud growth C/ stem enlargement D/ All
94. Roots of plants grow to unidirectional stimulus positively to
A/ Sun B/ air (O2) C/ Gravity D/ CO2
95. Fixed action pattern is formed in response to key stimulus, which behavior posses
such interaction?
A/ Reflex B/ Orientational C/ Insight D/ Instinctive
96. Which behavior cannot be regulated by melatonin (biological clock)?
A/ Urination B/ Migration C/ hibernation D/ reproductive
97. The regulatory center of biological clock in mammals can be
A/ medulla B/ hypothalamus C/ Kidney D/ Bone marrow
98. The reproductive pattern of worker bees could be
A/ sterile males B/ sterile females C/ fertile males D/ fertile females
99. In honey bees, the only true reproductively active female is
A/ Queen B/ Workers C/ Drones D/ fighters
100. Individuals that form eusociality in monkeys to defend leopards have all the
following except
A/ same biochemistry B/ Same physiology
C/ Same evolutionary history D/ convergent evolution

Compiled by Chala Y.