8th Grade Unit #4 Classification of Living Things Review

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What is the term for a feature that allows an organism to survive in its environment?

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adaptation

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What do organisms possess in order to survive according to the Theory of Evolution by natural selection?

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adaptive traits

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Vertebrate embryos pass through similar stages of development is evidence for: use and disuse, homologous structures, common ancestry, acquired characteristics

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common ancestry

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What happens to individuals that are well adapted to their environment? Options: better traits, stronger genes, more offspring, fewer mutations

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more offspring

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Which idea is supported by Darwin’s observation of local variation among tortoises in the Galápagos Islands? Options: artificial selection, adaptation, acquired characteristics, tendency towards perfection

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adaptation

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Which statement is part of Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection? More offspring are produced than can possibly survive., The organisms that are the fittest are always largest and strongest.  , The number of offspring is not related to fitness., Acquired characteristics that are inherited are the cause of evolution.

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More offspring are produced than can possibly survive.

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A change in a DNA sequence that affects genetic information

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mutation

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Charles Darwin’s observation that finches of different species on the Galápagos Islands have many similar physical characteristics supports the hypothesis that these finches:
- have the ability to interbreed
- acquired traits through use and disuse
- all eat the same type of food
- descended from a common ancestor

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descended from a common ancestor

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What is meant by the "species level?"

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kinds or types of the same organisms

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Which word is associated with the process of evolution?
Options: extinction, change, stability, continuity

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change