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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThis scientist came up with the idea of natural selection.Jean Baptiste LamarckGregor MendelCharles DarwinThomas Malthus
- 2. Multiple ChoiceInherited trait that helps an organism survive is a(n) __________.FossilAdaptationAncestorNatural selection
- 3. Multiple ChoiceSurvival of the fittest or when favorable adaptations reproduce faster is called what?EvolutionAdaptationNatural selectionFossilization
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Structures with the same parts have different functions; suggests that organisms share a common ancestryvestigial structureshomologous structuresadaptive radiationfossil - 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is an example of a vestigial structure?the wings of a red-tailed hawkthe hind limbs of a house catthe fins of sharksthe tailbone of a human
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?Fossil A and C are the same ageFossil B is older than fossil CFossils A is older than fossil BFossil D is older than fossil C
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What do we call a change in a species over time?
Adaptation
Evolution
Extinction
Environmental influences
- 8. Multiple ChoiceOstrich wings are examples ofhomologous structuresvestigial structuresadaptationstraits
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhy do embryologist study embryos?to see if they are relatedto understand adaptationsto determine the ageto learn what parents are vestigial
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is embryology?the age of organismsthe oldest stage of developmentthe life span of an organismthe earliest growth stage of development
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe environment around Manchester, England, changed during the Industrial Revolution. How did this change affect peppered moths living in the area?Natural selection favored moths with dark wings because predators could not see them on the soot-colored trees.Natural selection favored moths with white wings that were easy for predators to see.Natural selection favored moths with white wings because predators could not see them on the soot-colored trees.Natural selection caused moths with white wings to become extinct.
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhen an organism completely dies out, it is called.....AdaptionExtinctionFossilizationMutation
- 13. Multiple ChoiceTwo organisms that are closely related would havevery similar DNA sequenceexactly the same DNA sequencesno proteins in commoncompletely different DNA sequence
- 14. Multiple ChoiceComparing human hemoglobin of chimpanzees, horses, kangaroos, and chickens, reveal that humans have the fewest amino acid differences withKangaroosHorseschickenschimpanzees
- 15. Multiple ChoiceAll the individuals of a species that live in a particular area are called avariationpopulationfossilgroup
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhich layer is oldest?AWGZ
- 17. Multiple ChoiceAccording to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?ABC
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe structures shown are_________homologousheterologousanalogousvestigial
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe disappearance of a species.EvolutionExtinctionMigrationMutation
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWho hypothesized that human populations are kept in check by war, famine, and disease?DarwinHuttonMalthusLamarck
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