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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes Natural selection?
The best adapted organisms survive and reproduce.
There are a set amount of organisms.
Organisms only change through genetic engineering.
Organisms slowly adapt to their surroundings over a lifetime.
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is Darwin famous for studying?
Penguins
Beagles
Fishes
Finches
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which set of Islands had a strong influence on Darwins ideas?
Hawaii
Galapagos
Samoa
Florida Keys
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat is survival of the fittest?It is where the fittest die out and therefore reproduce and pass on their genesIt is where the fittest die out and therefore can't reproduce and pass on their genesIt is where the fittest don't die out and therefore can't reproduce and pass on their genesIt is where the fittest don't die out and therefore reproduce and pass on their genes
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes the process of evolution?
Populations can survive in different locations on earth
Environmental conditions limit the number of species on Earth
Populations grow when resources are abundant
The traits of a species can change over time
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes the process of evolution?
Populations can survive in different locations on earth
Environmental conditions limit the number of species on Earth
Populations grow when resources are abundant
The traits of a species can change over time
- 7. Multiple Choice
Eyes that can see in the dark is a(an) _______ inherited by nocturnal animals.
adaptation
acquired trait
learned ability
- 8. Multiple Choice
How does a species change over time?
by adapting to the environment
changes in the gene frequencies in a population
acquiring new traits
they do not change
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a factor in natural selection?Individuals of species compete with one another to survive.All species are genetically diverse.Individuals better able to adapt to changes leave more offspring.All are correct - 10. Multiple Choice
Which of these will be more successful in a cold region with NO snow? (think about the color that will be warmer)
- 11. Multiple Choice
Who developed the theory of evolution?
Charles Darwin
Mike Tyson
George Washington
Patton Manning
- 12. Multiple ChoiceAccording to the theory of natural selection, why are some individuals more likely than others to survive and reproduce?Some individuals pass on to their offspring new characteristics they have acquired during their lifetimes.Some individuals are better adapted to exist in their environment than others are.Some individuals do not pass on to their offspring new characteristics they have acquired during their lifetimes.Some individuals tend to produce fewer offspring than others in the same environment.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceGenetic differences between organisms of the same speciesVariationAdaptationBehaviorEnvironment
- 14. Multiple Choicewho is Charles darwinstarbucks ownera birda christiana naturalist
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Charles Darwin have a theroey about ?SleepAnimalsLandEvolution
- 16. Multiple Choice
What was the name of Darwin's boat?
Indefatiguable
Bugle
Sloop John B
Beagle
- 17. Multiple Choicewhat did Charles Darwin observe in finch populations of the Galapagos Islands off the coast of South America?different species on different islandsall species on one of the islandsidentical species on all the islandsthe same species as North America
- 18. Multiple Choice
What did Darwin notice was different about the Finches on each island?
they had different wings
they had different beak shapes
They had different coloring
All the finches were the same
- 19. Multiple Choice
How long was Darwin's journey on the HMS Beagle?
1 year
2 years
5 years
10 years
- 20. 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.
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