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- 1. Multiple Choice
This makes an organism more suited to its environment
species
lifespan
adaptation
mutation
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhere the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.
Evolution
Natural Selection
Extinction
Artifical Selection
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThese moths are all the same species. The differences between their wings is an example of ________________
Natural Selection
Variation
Homeostasis
Extinction
- 4. Multiple Choice
According to natural selection, organisms more suited to their environment are better able to
Sleep
Survive
Perish
Migrate
- 5. Multiple Choice
Mutations can be inherited or be
Chosen by the individual organism
Caused by environmental factors
Refused at any time
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat most likely caused the finches on the Galapagos Islands to have beaks that were differnt from the finches living on the South American mainland?They were different types of food available on the island.The finches on the islands had to drink salt water.There were different types of predators living on the island.The finches on the mainland built different types of nests.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich beneficial variation would be most helpful in a desert environment?white furclaws for burrowinggrean and black camouflageflippers
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of structures are these?homologousvestigialanalogousfossil
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of these best represents a time period in which an organism could evolve?5 days100 years10,000 years2 decades
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its specific environmentdiversity.evolutionadaptationfitness
- 11. Multiple ChoiceComparing human hemoglobin of chimpanzees, horses, kangaroos, and chickens, reveal that humans have the fewest amino acid differences withKangaroosHorseschickenschimpanzees
- 12. Multiple Choice
The table shows the survival rate of two types of beetles in the same environment over a period of three years.
Based on the table, which statement is correct?
Brown beetles have a shorter life cycle than green beetles have
Green beetles are more fit for their environment than brown beetles
Brown beetles undergo more unfavorable mutations than green beetles
Green beetles do not have the adaptations suited for survival in this environment
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which species' DNA is most similar to the DNA of the toothed whale?
HippopotamusBaleen WhaleGrazing MammalsCamels - 14. Multiple Choice
Common ancestry can also be seen in the developing embryos of most vertebrates. This is called:
DNA studies
embryology
extinction
fossil record
- 15. Multiple ChoiceAccording to this cladogram, sharks are MOST closely related to which organism?AmphibiansRay finned fishCrocodilesBirds
- 16. Multiple Choice
Based on the number of differences in amino acid sequence, which pair of organisms is least related to each other?
Fruit fly-wheat
Human - wheat
Fruit fly- pigeon
Human-horse
- 17. Multiple Choice
In this example of natural selection, what environmental factor is acting as a selection force - or environmental pressure - on the giraffe?
Food is found on tree tops
Having a long neck
Being cursed with beauty
Having spots that act as camouflage
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