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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a structural adaptation?
Shell on a turtle
Wolves hunting in packs
Dogs panting when they get hot
A woman dyes her hair pink
- 2. Multiple Choice
In order to natural selection to occur, what must be true of a trait?
It must be acquired
It must be inheritable
It must be the strongest
It must be recessive
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following must be true in order for natural selection to occur
Individuals can change in response to the environment
There is an abundance of resources in the environment
All individuals look the exact same in the population
There is variation within the population
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a behavioral adaptation?
Animals that live in the desert sleep during the day to avoid the heat
Prairie dogs make a warning sound when danger is nearby
Whales have blubber to keep their body insulated from the cold
Elephants circle their young to protect them from predators
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which is the best description of how natural selection changes a population over time?
survival of the strongest organisms in an environment
elimination of the smallest organisms by the largest organisms
survival of the organisms genetically best adapted to the environment
survival of the organisms that occupy the largest area in an environment
- 6. Multiple Choice
What leads to antibiotic resistant bacteria?
In the presence of antibiotics, bacteria will turn resistant
Viruses will infect bacteria and turn them resistant
Improper use of antibiotics kills off non-resistant bacteria leaving only the resistant bacteria to survive and reproduce
- 7. Multiple Choice
In what populations will genetic drift occur?
Small
Large
Diverse
Identical
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the difference in how genetic drift leads to evolution versus natural selection?
In genetic drift only the weakest genes are passed on
In genetic drift it is random which genes are passed on
In genetic drift the genes most adapted to the environment are passed on
In genetic drift only the largest genes are passed on
- 9. Multiple Choice
The formation of new species is known as ___?
evolution
natural selection
speciation
genetic drift
- 10. Multiple Choice
Who came up with the theory of evolution by natural selection?
Mrs. Oliver
Charles Darwin
Albert Einstein
Rosalind Franklin
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