What is Evolution

What is Evolution

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Living things...

• Copy themselves perfectly and stay exactly the same over time.

• Copy themselves imperfectly and evolve over time.

• Do not copy themselves and do not pass on their DNA over time.

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All dogs...

• Descended from gray wolves
• Have only branched out to a few breeds today and look just like their ancestors.
• Were not bred to have different features but to all be the same.

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When two badgers mate, they create a brand new...

• Cell with only the Father's DNA.
• Cell with only the mother's DNA.
• Cell with half of the mother's and the father's DNA.

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You are related to.

• A pumpkin.
• A turkey.
• Every person.
• All of the above.

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What is evolution?

• change over time

• a feature in Pokemon Go

• when the same characteristics appear throughout the years

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Some willow trees alter the chemical composition of their leaves when attacked by caterpillars. Compared to normal leaves, the chemically altered leaves are less nutritious and more difficult for caterpillars to digest.
 Which of the following is a likely effect of this ability to alter leaf composition?

• Willow trees with this ability will attract more caterpillars than other willow trees.
• Willow trees with this ability have a survival advantage over other willow trees. 
• More butterflies will lay their eggs on willow trees with this ability than other willow trees. 
• None are correct

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The Asian shore crab invaded parts of the eastern coast of the United States about 15 years ago. The Asian shore crab preys on blue mussels. In the time since the Asian shore crab arrived, the average shell thickness of the blue mussel population has increased. Which of the following is the most likely reason that this increase in shell thickness has occurred? 

• Blue mussels with thick shells attract more crabs that mussels without thick shells.
• Blue mussels with thick shells grow in larger colonies than mussels without thick shells.
• Blue mussels with thick shells catch more food per day than mussels without thick shells.
• Blue mussels with thick shells survive and reproduce more successfully than mussels without thick shells.

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Why do offspring share traits from both parents?

• offspring choose the traits they want

• offspring get 75 percent of the traits from their father

• offspring get 50 percent of each parents DNA

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Which of these are possible traits of a rattle snake?

Select all that apply

• venom

• rattle

• hair

• legs

• scales

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Natural selection is where ___________ decides which traits should be passed on

• Nature
• A human
• Mr. Holt
• The illuminati

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Since the 1800s humans have stopped burning coal, and the trees have returned to their original color. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?

• Dark moth
• Light moth
• Both will be equally successful
• Neither will be successful

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The trees these moths used to live on were white, but have been covered in soot from coal factories. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?

• Dark moth
• Light moth
• Both will be equally successful
• Neither will be successful

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Which organisms are most likely to survive?

• the best adapted
• the fastest
• the strongest
• the most domesticated (tamed)

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What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?

• To look different from other species.
• To be able to eat the food readily available in the environment.
• To protect itself against predators.
• To protect itself against prey.

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

• Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
• Because they come from dominant alleles.
• Because they come from recessive alleles.
• Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.

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Behavioral changes of individuals of a species that allow for better survival. (Acquired traits)

• Variation
• Adaptation
• Behavior
• Environment