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Question 1
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Q. ____ is when members of a species that are best suited for their environment survive and reproduce at a higher rate than other members of the species
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natural selection
artificial selection
speciation
adaptation
Question 2
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Q. Which is necessary for speciation to occur?
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adaptation
mass extinction
isolation
acquired traits
Question 3
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Q. Which of the following means "change over time"
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natural selection
speciation
evolution
isolation
Question 4
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Q. The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called
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theories
variations
adaptations
genes
Question 5
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Q. ___ are mistakes in the DNA that cause variation within a species.
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mutations
adaptations
speciations
isolations
Question 6
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Q. Any inherited trait that gives an organism an advantage in its environment is called ___.
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a mutation
an adaptation
evolution
natural selection
Question 7
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Q. The evolution of a new species from an existing species is ____.
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natural selection
isolation
speciation
genetic variation
Question 8
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Q. Organisms with the most beneficial traits will survive. This is commonly known as ___.
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theory of evolution
variations
survival of the fittest
ecosystems
Question 9
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Q. Most organisms have more offspring than will survive
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True
False
Question 10
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Q. Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed on to the offspring?
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Because parents with those traits can teach their offspring
Because parents with those traits can surive and reproduce better
Because parents with those traits care more about their offspring