Evolution and Natural Selection

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What can scientists use as evidence to support the theory of evolution? Options: Vestigial Structures, Environment, Charles Darwin, Extinction
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Vestigial Structures
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_____ is an inherited trait that gives an organism an advantage in its particular environment. Options: Natural Selection, Fossil, Adaptation, Evolution
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Adaptation
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Mimicry and Camouflage are examples of
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adaptations
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All of the following can be used as evidence for evolution except: Fossils, Vestigial Structures, Fossil Record, Life Forms
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Life Forms
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Why did Darwin believe we could never "watch" evolution in action?
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Because evolution takes several generations to occur.
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How does the adaptation of looking like twigs and small branches help the praying mantis survive?
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It hides better in its environment to be a better predator.
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What conclusion can be drawn about Troodontidae and Oviraptorosauria from the diagram? Options: They all share the common ancestor Archaeopteryx., They all share the common ancestor Dromaeosauridae., They have all of the same traits in common with Archaeopteryx., There were no evolutionary changes between these two species.
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They all share the common ancestor Archaeopteryx.
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Which species will have the greatest physical difference from its ancestor the Drosophila melanogaster? Options: Drosophilia equinoxalis caribbensis, Drosphila melanogaster, Drosophilia willstoni, Drosophilia equinoxialis equinoxialis
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Drosophilia equinoxalis caribbensis
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Why did the beak shape of each species of Finch develop differently?
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They adapted to better eat the different foods available to them in the region they live in.
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Which organisms lack bilateral symmetry?
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Cnidarians and Sponges
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