Evolution Review

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What word describes a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment?

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adaptation

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Almost all adaptations started off as?

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mutations

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Why are advantageous or beneficial traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

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Because those traits make them more likely to survive and reproduce.

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Structures with the same bone structure but different functions (jobs) suggest that organisms share a common ancestry. What are these structures called?

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homologous structures

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Which of the following is an example of a vestigial structure? Options: the wings of a red-tailed hawk, the hind limbs of a house cat, the fins of sharks, the tailbone of a human

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the tailbone of a human

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Two organisms that are closely related but not clones would have...
Options: very similar DNA sequences, exactly the same DNA sequences, no proteins in common, completely different DNA sequences

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very similar DNA sequences

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What does Darwin's theory of evolution suggest?

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species change over time

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In a population of ladybugs, black bugs are more successful in escaping predators. Over time, this gene becomes more popular in the population and the ladybug population loses its red color. This is an example of?

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Natural Selection

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A lion gets chased off from his pride, then joins another pride. He mates with a lioness and makes 6 lion cubs. This is an example of?

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Gene Flow

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A hurricane wipes out half the population of blue jays in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. This is an example of?

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Genetic Drift