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Biology
9th
grade
Evidence For Evolution Practice & Darwin vs. Lamarck
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- 1. Multiple Choice_______ believed that organisms develop traits needed for survival and that traits that were unused would become weaker and gradually disappear.DarwinLamarckMendelWatson
- 2. Multiple Choice____________ believed that those organisms that were best suited for their environment would survive and pass on their beneficial traits to their offspring.DarwinLamarckWatsonMendel
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThis piece of evidence contains traces of organisms that died a long time ago and shows changes over time.PaleontologyEmbryologyCytologyMicrobiology
- 4. Multiple ChoiceTrue or False:
Two organisms with similar amino acid sequences must have a more resent common ancestor than two organisms with dissimilar amino acid sequences.TrueFalse - 5. Multiple ChoiceLooking at the similarities in development between different organisms would be an example of which piece of evidence?PalentologyEmbryologyCytologyStructure Analysis
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhen analyzing fossils, where would the oldest fossils be found?Closest to the surfaceThe lowest levelIn the middle
- 7. Multiple Choice_________ is the fact that organisms change over time and are related through common ancestors.Theory of Natural SelectionTheory of NeedTheory of Use and DisuseTheory of Evolution
- 8. Multiple ChoiceChoose which scientist corresponds best with the statement:
survival of the fittestDarwinLamarck - 9. Multiple ChoiceChoose which scientist corresponds best with the statement:
use or disuseDarwinLamarck - 10. Multiple ChoiceChoose which scientist corresponds best with the statement:
variations within populationsDarwinLamarck - 11. Multiple ChoiceChoose which scientist corresponds best with the statement:
acquired characteristics are inheritedDarwinLamarck - 12. Multiple ChoiceChoose which scientist corresponds best with the statement:
organisms overproduceDarwinLamarck - 13. Multiple ChoiceThe process in which organism with variations most suited to their local environment survive and leave more offspring.Natural SelectionSurvival of the FittestCommon DescentPhenotype
- 14. Multiple Choice
What book did Darwin write?
Evolution in Biology
On the Origin of Species
The Giving Tree
Discovering Argentina.
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat is survival of the fittest?It is where the fittest die out and therefore reproduce and pass on their genesIt is where the fittest die out and therefore can't reproduce and pass on their genesIt is where the fittest don't die out and therefore can't reproduce and pass on their genesIt is where the fittest don't die out and therefore reproduce and pass on their genes
- 16. Multiple Choice
Did human beings evolved from apes?
Yes and we evolved through natural selection
Yes and we evolved through survival of the fittest
No but we share a common ancestor
Yes and we evolved through adapting to the environment
- 17. Multiple Choice
A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring
evolution
species
variation
fossil
- 18. Multiple ChoiceCharles Darwin called the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its specific environmentdiversity.evolutionadaptation.fitness.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceIn natural selection, the selective agent is thehumansmutationsbreedersenvironment
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich finch would be best for eating seedsVegetarian tree finchLarge insectivorous tree finchMedium ground finsh
- 21. Multiple ChoiceAll of these finches have different shaped beaks, they are an adaptation to gain access ofWaterFoodShelter
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of the ship Charles Darwin sailed on?Boaty McBoaty FaceHMS BeagleHMS BritanniaHMS Bulldog
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat animals did Charles Darwin study when at the Galapagos Islands?GiraffesSeagullsSealsFinches
- 24. Multiple ChoiceHow did Darwin think life started?We evolved from apesWe evolved from fishWe evolved from each otherWe evolved from a simple cell
- 25. Multiple Choice
Charles Darwin called the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its specific environment
diversity.
evolution
adaptation.
fitness.
- 26. Multiple Choice____ 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 speciesnatural selectionartificial selectionspeciationadaptation
- 27. Multiple ChoiceAn inherited characteristic that increases an organisms ability to survive and reproduce in its specific environment is called a(n)vestigial structurespeciationanalogous structureadaptation
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