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- 1. Multiple Choice
Darwin developed his theory of natural selection by the studying the unique life on this chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean near South America.
the Andouilles
the Hawaiian Islands
the Galapagos Islands
the Aleutian Islands
- 2. Multiple Choice
The finches of the Galapagos islands different in what way and for what reason?
size of body, size of trees
location on specific islands, amount of water
coloration. types of predators
beak shape, type of food available
- 3. Multiple Choice
The difference in the physical traits of individuals within the same population is called a(n)
change
adaption
species
variation
- 4. Multiple Choice
Darwin noticed that many organisms seemed well suited to
being preserved as fossils.
providing humans with food.
surviving in the environments in which they lived.
swimming from South America to the Galápagos Islands.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Charles Darwin called the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its specific environment
diversity.
evolution.
adaptation.
fitness.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Whales have a pelvis and femurs that are of no use to them. These are called
examples of fossils.
examples of natural variation.
acquired traits.
vestigial structures.
- 7. Multiple Choice
An inherit characteristic that increases and organism's ability to survive and reproduce is a (n)
vestigial structure
speciation
analogous structure
adaptation
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhere the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.EvolutionNatural SelectionExtinctionArtifical Selection
- 9. 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.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceAn original species from which all other species evolved.FossilNatural SelectionDescendantCommon Ancestor
- 11. Multiple Choice
Sent Darwin and essay with similar ideas as what Darwin proposed.
Malthus
Hutton
Lyell
Lamarck
Wallace
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich scientist discovered the concept of natural selection simultaneously with Darwin?DarwinLamarckLyellWallace
- 13. Multiple Choice
The illustrations are of four different Galápagos Islands finch species that Charles Darwin claimed originated from a single ancestral species. He collected and documented much data from his observations while exploring the island chain. He also included research regarding other species from this island chain which displayed the same type of divergent evolution.
Which of the following statements best explains the claim that different finch species originated from a single ancestral species?
All recessive traits, in some of the finch populations, were eliminated over time due to the presence of dominant traits
The finch populations exhibited different desirable traits as a result of adapting to different environmental pressures.
The finches decreased the number of offspring produced which resulted in the presence of new genotypes.
Individual finches acquired unique characteristics during their lifetimes and then moved to other areas.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThe disappearance of a species.EvolutionExtinctionMigrationMutation
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe rat snake is found in a wide array of environments. They are found in woods, along the coast, in cities, and in mountains. They eat rats, birds, mice, and squirrels. Rat snake populations in these different environments often have varied colors and markings. There are gray ones, yellow ones, black ones, and mixes of these colors, depending on where they live. Which of the following best explains the differences in colors and markings of the rat snake?Rat snakes can choose to change their coloring to match the environment theyare in to avoid predators and catch prey more easily.Rat snakes with coloring and markings that helped them blend into their uniqueenvironment avoided predators and survived to reproduce.Rat snakes began eating different types of food depending on where they live.This changed their appearance over time.The variation in the coloring and marking of rat snake populations is so that ratsnakes can recognize other rat snakes that live in the same area.
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