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- 1. Multiple Choice
Organisms changed because they wanted to survive
Darwin
Lamarck
Both
- 2. Multiple Choice
The environment had something to do with why organisms changed
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Lamarck
Both
- 3. Multiple Choice
Organisms are still changing
Darwin
Lamarck
Both
- 4. Multiple Choice
Organisms can never become extinct
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Lamarck
Both
- 5. Multiple Choice
At birth, there is variation amongst the population within the same species
Darwin
Lamarck
Both
- 6. Multiple Choice
Parents are only able to pass on traits that they were born with
Darwin
Lamarck
Both
- 7. Multiple Choice
Theory of Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics
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Lamarck
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- 8. Multiple Choice
Theory of Natural Selection
Darwin
Lamarck
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- 9. Multiple Choice
Organisms have changed over time
Darwin
Lamarck
Both
- 10. Multiple Choice
Certain traits help organisms survive and reproduce better than other organisms without those traits
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Lamarck
Both
- 11. Multiple Choice
Parents are able to pass on at least some of their traits to their offspring
Darwin
Lamarck
Both
- 12. Multiple Choice
Organisms could decide to change something about their body and pass on that change to their offspring
Darwin
Lamarck
Both
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following snurgle organisms would be most fit?
A snurfle that does not survive
A snurfle that eats less than others but is able to reproduce more and pass on its genes
A snurfle that beats up other snurfles just to show its dominance
A snurfle that eats the most food, even though it cannot reproduce
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is variation?
Differences among individuals in a population
Similarities among individuals in a population
Variation is an illusion
Variation is when individuals are identical to one another
- 15. Multiple Choice
Why is variation important?
Variation ensures that some members of a species survive changes in the environment
Variation is what natural selection acts on
Different variations are helpful in different environments, allowing certain genes to be passed on preferentially in environments that favor them
All are true
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is an adaptation
A genetically inherited variation that helps an organisms survive and reproduce in a particular environment
An acquired characteristic that an organisms develops during its lifetime, that allows it to survive and reproduce better
A harmful allele that is passed on to unfortunate individuals in a population
A neutral trait that has no effect on survival in any environment
- 17. Multiple Choice
What would be the evolutionary fitness of a studly snurfle with bulging biceps, six pack abs and great hair, that also happens to be sterile?
Very high fitness
Somewhat high fitness
Somewhat low fitness
Zero fitness
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT consistent with the concept of natural selection?
More offspring are produced that can survive in an environment (overproduction of offspring)
Individual organisms are able to change their genetic adaptations in order to better survive in changing environments
There is genetic variation within populations
Organisms with beneficial variations are more likely to survive and reproduce, passing on their genes to subsequent generations
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which of the following snurfles would be more likely to pass on its genes in an underwater environment?
- 20. Multiple Choice
Do individuals evolve?
Yes
No
Don't pick this one
Don't pick this on either
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which of the following snurfles would be more likely to pass on its genes in a very cold environment?
- 22. Multiple Choice
Evolution is best defined as genetic change in ___________
a cell
an individual
a population
a biosphere
- 23. Multiple Choice
It has been found that many insect pest populations have become more resistant to pesticides over time. How might this have occurred?
Pesticide resistant insects died and did not pass on their genes
The chemical pesticides given to insects have mutated and no longer work
Individual insects have learned to resist pesticides and have changed themselves in order to survive and reproduce
Pesticide resistant insects survived and reproduced more, passing on their genes for resistance
- 24. Multiple Choice
What is fitness? (in terms of evolution)
Being large and muscular
An organisms that is fit in an environment will be equally fit in any other environment
The ability to bench press at least 3 times your body weight
The relative ability of an organism to survive and reproduce
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