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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who developed the theory of evolution?
Charles Darwin
Gregor Mendel
Elon Musk
Watson & Crick
- 2. Multiple Choice
When organisms are better adapted to their environment they will survive and reproduce more successfully than organisms less adapted. This process is called what?
Selective breeding
Natural Selection
Cloning
Evolution of all species
- 3. Multiple ChoiceCharles Darwin called the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its specific environmentdiversity.evolutionadaptation.fitness.
- 4. Multiple Choice
What do we call a change in a species over time?
Adaptation
Evolution
Extinction
Environmental influences
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are calledgenes.variations.traits.theories.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceBehavioral changes of individuals of a species that allow for better survival. (Acquired traits)VariationAdaptationBehaviorEnvironment
- 7. Multiple ChoiceStudy of embryos of various organisms to show a common ancestor because of similarities in developmentnatural selectionembryologyspeciationevolution
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of structures are these?homologousvestigialanalogousfossil
- 9. Multiple ChoiceAn error in DNA copying that results in a new traitHomeostasisMutationNatural SelectionSelective Breeding
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhen an organism completely dies out, it is called.....AdaptionExtinctionFossilizationMutation
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe preserved remains or physical evidence of an organism that lived in the past are called...evolutionary featuresfossilsmutationsvariations
- 12. Multiple ChoiceHumans, birds, whales, and lizards all have similar arm bones. What is the reason for this?The function of these bones is the same in all animalsThey live in similar environmentsThey have a common ancestorAll organisms resemble humans
- 13. Multiple Choice
What is this an example of?
Homologous structure
Analogous structure
Vestigial organs
Functional adaption
- 14. Multiple Choice
An anatomical feature that no longer seams to have a purpose in the current form of an organism
Homologous structure
Analogous structure
Vestigial structure
None of the above
- 15. Multiple ChoiceOstrich wings are examples ofhomologous structuresvestigial structuresadaptationstraits
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