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- 1. Multiple ChoiceAbout 96% of the information in human DNA is found in gorilla DNA. This evidence supports which statement?Humans evolved from gorillas.Gorillas and humans diverged from a common ancestor.As gorillas evolve, they will become more similar to humans.Gorillas and humans are too different for meaningful genetic comparisons.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe snowshoe rabbit has white fur in winter and dark fur in summer. What is the main survival advantage of this fur color change to the rabbit?The light fur keeps the rabbit from getting sunburned in summer.The fur color is an adaptive form of camouflage to avoid predators.The dark fur absorbs more sunlight so the rabbit is warmer in winterThe white fur is more valuable to fur trappers, so the animals will be trapped and better fed in the winter.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWho is credited with natural selection, the driving force of how organisms change over time?Carleus LinneusRobert HookeGregor MendelCharles Darwin
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is not evidence of evolution or common ancestry?Vestigial StructuresHomologous StructuresFossil RecordsMutations
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe majority of Darwin’s studies were done on the ___________________.Caribbean IslandsGalapagos IslandsGolden IslesDry Tortugas
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a fossil?a plant that has recently dieda group of organisms that can reproducea structure or organ that no longer functionsa trace of an organisms that existed in the past
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhen all of the organisms of a species have died it is calledevolutionextinctionadaptationnatural selection
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is this an example of?vestigial structuresembryologyhomologous structuresfossil record - 9. Multiple ChoiceThe hind leg bones in a whale are examples ofhomologous structuresanalogous structuresfossilsvestigal structures
- 10. Multiple Choice
What birds did Charles Darwin study on the Galapagos island?
Finches
Red robin
Blue jay
A Cow
- 11. Multiple ChoiceAn example of an analogous structure includes:wing of a butterfly and bird wingbird wing and human armrat appendix and human appendix
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?Fossil A and C are the same ageFossil B is older than fossil CFossils A is older than fossil BFossil D is older than fossil C
- 13. Multiple Choice"Survival of the Fittest" describes which theorya) natural selectionb) gravityc) heredityd) string theory
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich organisms are most likely to survive?the best adaptedthe fastestthe strongestthe most domesticated (tamed)
- 15. Multiple ChoiceSince the 1800s humans have stopped burning coal, and the trees have returned to their original color. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?Dark mothLight mothBoth will be equally successfulNeither will be successful
- 16. Multiple ChoicePredict which moth would increase in populationlightdark
- 17. Multiple Choice
The remains or imprints of once living organisms which are used to reconstruct the history of life
dead body
bones
tissues
fossils
- 18. Multiple Choice
What kind of evidence for evolution is shown in this image?
fossil record evidence
anatomical evidence
molecular evidence
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWho is the most common ancestor to K and MGBEN
- 20. Multiple Choice
The evolutionary pathways of five species are represented in the diagram.Which statement is supported by the diagram?
Species C is the ancestor of species B.
Species D and E evolved from species B.
Species X evolved later than species D but before species B.
Both species C and species D are related to species X.
- 21. Multiple Choice
What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?
To look different from other species.
To be able to eat the food readily available in the environment.
To protect itself against predators.
To protect itself against prey.
- 22. Multiple Choice
A giraffe has a long neck in order to better reach leaves to eat. This is an example of _____.
an adaptation
environment
response
stimulus
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich feature helps an animal hide from other animals?looking like a dangerous animalbeing the same color as the place it lives (camoflauge)having sharp claws or a strong shelhaving only a few young and caring for them
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat is camouflage?Colors or markings to make it look like something elseA chemical that is used to defend itselfA hard shell or covveringBody patterns or coloring that make it hard to see
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the study of organisms at the early stages of development?DNA studiesembryologyextinctionfossil record
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