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- 1. Multiple ChoiceDifferences among individual members of the same species are referred to as....variationfitnessnatural selectionadaptation
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is true of variation?It is necessary for natural selection.It exists in almost all populations.It is caused by mutations and sexual reproduction.All of the choices are correct.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceOf the following, which is NOT part of Darwin's theory of natural selection?Suitable variations in a population tend to be passed on while unsuitable variations in a population are not.Variations in a population exist and those variations are inherited.Individuals with variations suitable to their environment have shorter lifespans and produce fewer offspring.Living things tend to produce more offspring than can survive.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceDarwin began to formulate his concept of evolution by natural selection after...experimention with animals.observations of many species of plants and animals while aboard the H.M.S Beagle.reading the writings of Mendel.a long conservation with Captain Fitzroy.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceAccording to Darwin's theory of natural selection, the individuals that tend to survive are those that have...variations best suited to the environment.the ability to change their bodies to fit the environment.the best luck.the biggest body.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceDarwin called the ability of an organism to survive...variation.fitness.overproduction.adaptation.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceDarwin called the ability of an organism to survive...variation.fitness.overproduction.adaptation.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceIndividuals in a population that have a variation which gives them an advantage in their environment are more likely to ...survive and reproduce.die and not reproduce.move to a different environment.change their characteristics to fit the environment.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceAccording to the research work done by the scientists on the pocket mouse, what are the conclusions they have made?The fur color of the mouse will change in response to it's environmentThe fur color has never changedThe color of the rock constantly changes producing a need for the mice to adapt.All of the above
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich scientists proposed the idea that all the continents on the Earth were once one landmass called Pangaea?Hutton & LyellDarwin & LamarkMendel & Malthusnone of these
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWho believed that giraffes have long necks because competition for food meant that giraffes with slightly longer necks could get more food and survived longer to pass on their genes to their offspring who also had longer necks.Jean Baptise LamarckCharles DarwinGregor MendelThomas Malthus
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWho wrote a book about human overpopulation that influenced Darwin's thinking.Gregor MendelJean Baptise LamarckThomas MalthusAlfred Russell Wallace
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the evidences for Evolution?Fossil RecordsEmbryologySimilar body structureAll the above
- 14. Multiple ChoiceArtificial selection is also known as surivial of the fittest.TrueFalse
- 15. Multiple ChoiceIf and then statements are usually the structure of ahypothesisconclusionTheorylaw
- 16. Multiple ChoiceAccording to superposition, the fossils found in the lower layer of rocks are ________ than those found at higher layeroldersame ageyoungertougher
- 17. Multiple ChoiceComparing one rock to another rock to determine the age is considered to be calledAbsolute ageRelative ageActual agePredicted age
- 18. Multiple ChoiceNatural selection is when ____________ decides who survives and who doesn'tnaturehumansanimalsyears
- 19. Multiple ChoiceSome lizards have different size legs. Lizards with longer legs are able to better access food. Overtime Lizards with short legs became less common.
What is the inherited variation?lizardslong legsleg sizefood - 20. Multiple ChoiceThe purpose of selective breeding is toget bigger animalsget smaller animalscreate animals with desirable traitscreate animals with bad traits
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the evidences for Evolution?Fossil RecordsEmbryologySimilar body structureAll the above
- 22. Multiple ChoiceArtificial selection is also known as surivial of the fittest.TrueFalse
- 23. Multiple ChoiceIf and then statements are usually the structure of ahypothesisconclusionTheorylaw
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the most studied animals in the Galapagos Islands?FinchesTortoisesTurtlesLizards
- 25. Multiple ChoiceMutations are a change in what?DNAtRNAgenotypephenotype
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhy are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.Because they come from dominant alleles.Because they come from recessive alleles.Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThe process of Natural Selection causes evolution. What is changing over time?The inherited traits of a population.The acquired traits of a population.The inherited traits of individualsThe acquired traits of individuals
- 28. Multiple ChoiceSurvival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist?Charles DarwinAlbert EinsteinSteven HawkingIsaac Newton
- 29. Multiple ChoiceBehavioral changes of individuals of a species that allow for better survival. (Acquired traits)VariationAdaptationBehaviorEnvironment
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of the ship Darwin traveled the world on?HMS BeagleSS BeagleHMS BugleSS Bugle
- 31. Multiple Choice______ allows adapted organisms to survive and pass traits along to offspring.EvolutionNatural SelectionExtinctionArtifical Selection
- 32. Multiple Choice
a bird that can easily outcompete other birds for food and that can produce many eggs has a highsexualitymutation ratefitnessadaptability - 33. Multiple Choicewhich of the following is an example of a vestigial structure?the wings of a red-tailed hawkthe hind limbs of a house catthe fins of sharksthe wings of an ostrich
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhat is suggested by the similarity of early embryos of different species of vertebrates?no evolutionary relationships between the groupsrecent common ancestrysimilar environments in the pastevolution from a distant common ancestor
- 35. Multiple ChoiceSome organisms that share a common ancestor have features that have different functions, but similar structures. These are known asvestigial structuresanalogous structureshomologous structuresfossil structures
- 36. Multiple ChoiceA measure of how commonly a particular allele occurs in a population is known as thegene poolallele frequencymutation ratephenotype
- 37. Multiple ChoiceThe five-factors of speciation are gene flow, genetic drift, mutation, natural selection and ....sexual selectioncontrolled matingemigrationimmigration
- 38. Multiple ChoiceCombined alleles of all individuals in a population is calledphenothypegene poolmutation rateallele frequency
- 39. Multiple ChoiceHow would you describe this evolution?Homologous structureAnalogous structureStructural adaptionFunctional adaption
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