When an organism completely dies out, it is called.....
Adaption
Extinction
Fossilization
Mutation
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In the graph shown, how many species of lizards seem to have beneficial adaptations?
1
2
3
4
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Mistakes or changes that occur int he DNA sequence are called....
adatations
Darwinism
mutations
natural selection
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What do we call similar physical structures that indicate a link to a common ancestor?
absolute dating
adaptations
gradualism
homologous structures
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The preserved remains or physical evidence of an organism that lived in the past are called...
evolutionary features
fossils
mutations
variations
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What does this picture model?
DNA structure of the horse
Evolution of the horse
Extinction of the horse
Singular traite of the horse
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What most likely caused the finches on the Galapagos Islands to have beaks that were differnt from the finches living on the South American mainland?
They were different types of food available on the island.
The finches on the islands had to drink salt water.
There were different types of predators living on the island.
The finches on the mainland built different types of nests.
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Which beneficial variation would be most helpful in a desert environment?
white fur
claws for burrowing
grean and black camouflage
flippers
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Which would NOT be considered a fossil?
bones buried deep in the earth
footprints harened in mud or rocks
imprints left in rocks
stories passed down from generation to generation
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What is it called when an organism is best adapted to its environment, it will survive and reproduce more successfully than other organisms less adapted?