Evolution

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The accumulation of heritable changes experienced by organisms and populations to adapt to variations in the environment and survive is known as:

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Adaptation.

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You look at two species and see very similar DNA. What does this likely tell you?

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These animals have a common ancestor.

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Horse breeding for specific desired traits is an example of which type of evolutionary evidence?

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Artificial selection

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Lamarck’s theory of evolution includes the concept that new traits appear because:

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use and disuse

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____ is when members of a species that are best suited for their environment survive and reproduce at a higher rate than other members of the species. Options: natural selection, artificial selection, speciation, adaptation

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natural selection

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The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called

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variations

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This picture is an example of: homologous structures, embryological similarities, analogous structures, vestigial structures

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homologous structures

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Where are hereditary traits stored in all organisms?

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In the DNA

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Does natural selection occur during the lifetime of a single organism?

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False

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Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist? Options: Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Steven Hawking, Isaac Newton

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Charles Darwin