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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a major cause of extinctions?Biological evolutionEnvironmental changecarbonizationmineralization
- 2. Multiple ChoiceHow did Charles Darwin study plants and animals?By making scientific modelsBy experimenting in the labBy observing them over timeBy killing and stuffing them
- 3. Multiple ChoiceMutations in genes causeVariationCompetitionReproduction
- 4. Multiple ChoiceAccording to Darwin’s theory, what process causes populations to change as their environment changes?Natural selectionArtifical selectionSelective Breeding
- 5. Multiple Choice_________ is an adaptation that allows a species to blend in with its environment.CamoflaugeBehavioralMimicryFunctional
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThis is the change over time in populations of related organisms.Fossil recordGeologic time scaleBiological evolution
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThis is an inherited trait that increases an organism’s chance of surviving and reproducing in its environment.AdaptationFossilsReproduction
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This adaptation is an example of ________.mimicrycamoflauge - 9. Multiple ChoiceGroup of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.speciesgene poolpopulationhomologous structure
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe disappearance of a species.EvolutionExtinctionMigrationMutation
- 11. Multiple ChoiceStructures that no longer serve a purpose (ex. whale hip bones).Homologous structuresgene poolpopulationVestigial structures
- 12. Multiple ChoiceGradual change in a population through adaptations over time.migrationdirectional selectionevolutionspeciation
- 13. Multiple ChoiceGroup of organisms all of the same species, living in the same place at the same time.gene poolpopulationspeciesevolution
- 14. Multiple ChoiceScientist who proposed the theory of Natural Selection.HardyHookeDarwinWaston & Crick
- 15. Multiple ChoiceA change in the genetic information (DNA).MutationSpeciationMigrationEvolution
- 16. Multiple ChoiceIf an organism has a vestigial structure, that structure likely once had a function in a(n)close relativeearly ancestorunrelated organismembryological stage
- 17. Multiple ChoiceTwo organisms that are closely related would havevery similar DNA sequenceexactly the same DNA sequencesno proteins in commoncompletely different DNA sequence
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe more genetic variation a population has,
the more likely it is in the same individuals,
willevolvemigratesurvivemutate - 19. Multiple ChoiceMutations are important because they bring aboutdeath of the organism in which they developgenetic variation needed for a population to evolvebenefits for the individual, not for the populationHardey-Weinberg equilibrium within a population
- 20. Multiple ChoiceSometimes referred to as "survival of the fittest" - this phenomenon refers to when living organisms have traits that are favorable to their environment, which help them survive and reproduce.Natural SelectionMutationBacteria
- 21. Multiple ChoiceAll of the directions for how an organism is put together is stored in its...BrainAdaptationsDNABone Marrow
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich two organisms would be least related?Shark & CrocodilesPrimates & BirdsBirds & SharksRay finned fish & Shark
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich evidence for evolution is most useful?Molecular/DNAFossilsComparative AnatomyEmbroyology
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Darwin conclude about the finches on the Galapagos Islands?They evolved from a common ancestor on the main landThey evolved from many different types of birdsThey all came from different countries and continentsThey developed from other types of organisms
- 25. Multiple ChoiceModern whales developed their traits through natural selection. What occurs during the process of natural selection?Organisms choose mates from other species to create new speciesBreeders selectively cross organisms with desired traitsOnly the fittest organisms can survive and reproduceOrganisms remain exactly the same over time.
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these would be considered an adaptation of an animal that lives in the snowy tundra?Large webbed feetA thick coat of fur and blubberGreen scalesA diet that consists of pineapples and coconuts
- 27. Multiple ChoiceIn this image, the population of barnacles exhibits ___________.VariationAdaptation ( a change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment )Adaptation ( a beneficial trait)
- 28. Multiple ChoiceA place where an organism gets everything it needs to survive.habitatcommunityecosystempopulation
- 29. Multiple ChoiceA group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other:populationcommunityorganismsspecies
- 30. Multiple ChoiceA species living together in one area is called a:speciescommunityecosystempopulation
- 31. Multiple ChoiceDifferent organisms living together in the same area:communitypopulationspeciesecosystem
- 32. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following would increase a population's size?birth ratedeath rateemigrationdensity
- 33. Multiple ChoiceAll of the following statements are true EXCEPT:An adaptation must be common among the entire populationan Adaptation can involve just a few individualsan adaptation happens over timean adaptation can either be physical or behavioral
- 34. Multiple ChoiceIt is very common for yellow labs to have bad hips. This is because owners want purebred yellow labs who are good hunting dogs. This is an example ofNatural SelectionSelective breedingMitosisFossil Record
- 35. Multiple ChoiceThe purpose of selective breeding is toGet bigger animalsget smaller animalscreate animals with desirable traitscreate animals with bad traits
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