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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is it called when better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to their offspring.EvolutionNatural SelectionExtinctionArtifical Selection
- 2. Multiple Choice"Survival of the Fittest" describes which theorya) natural selectionb) gravityc) heredityd) string theory
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the population of peppered moths in England change from light to dark after the Industrial Revolution?Light moths were easy to see against sooty trees and were eatenLight moths were killed by sootThe birds that ate the dark moths were killed by sootDark moths were produced by industrial processes
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe example of the peppered (brown) moths living near English industrial cities demonstrates thatA change in an environment can result in the evolution of species living thereEvolution occurs so slowly that is it not possible to determine that it has happened in less than a million yearsThe environment near these cities has always favored dark colored moths
- 5. 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.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich organisms are most likely to survive?the best adaptedthe fastestthe strongestthe most domesticated (tamed)
- 7. Multiple ChoiceAny inherited trait that gives an organism an advantage in its environment is called ___.a mutationan adaptationevolutionnatural selection
- 8. Multiple Choice
The trees these moths used to live on were white, but have been covered in soot from coal factories. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?Dark mothLight mothBoth will be equally successfulNeither will be successful - 9. Multiple ChoiceNatural selection is where ___________ decides which traits should be passed onNatureA humanMr. HoltThe illuminati
- 10. Multiple ChoiceMutations are a change in what?DNAtRNAgenotypephenotype
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are calledgenes.variations.traits.theories.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhy is the mouse population changing over time?The light mice can reproduce more successfully than the dark miceThe hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because the dark mice taste betterThe hawks eat more light mice than dark mice because they can see the light mice more easilyThe hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because they can see the dark mice more easily
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat process is being shown in this image?VariationNatural SelectionSelective BreedingHomeostasis
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich best describes the role of mutations in natural selection?Mutations help an organism to better survive in their environmentAn organism may acquire a helpful mutation by interacting with the environmentA mutation may result in an adaptive trait that makes an organism more likely to survive and reproduceOrganisms with certain traits are more likely to win competitions for mutations
- 15. Multiple Choice
Mutations are important because they bring about
death of the organism in which they develop
genetic variation needed for a population to evolve
benefits for the individual, not for the population
changes in genotype, but not phenotype
- 16. Multiple ChoiceDomesticated dogs are an example of:Natural SelectionSelective Breeding
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of these are possible traits of a rattle snake?
Select all that apply
venom
rattle
hair
legs
scales
- 18. Multiple Choice
Why do offspring share traits from both parents?
offspring choose the traits they want
offspring get 75 percent of the traits from their father
offspring get 50 percent of each parents DNA
- 19. Multiple Choice
What is a gene?
sections of DNA
sections of UNA
a trait
an adaptive trait
- 20. Multiple Choice
Do genes code for traits?
yes
no
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