Natural Selection and Adaptation

Natural Selection and Adaptation

Multiple Choice

Which method determines a fossil's approximate age by examining which layer of earth is is found in?

• radioactive
• relative
• chemical

Multiple Choice

Which is the most accurate method of dating fossils?

• radioactive
• relative
• studying layers in the earth

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Which radioactive element is most likely used to date once living things?

• Uranium
• Nitrogen-14
• Carbon-14

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Which type of fossil is this?

• imprint
• whole body
• cast

Multiple Choice

Which type of fossil is this?

• imprint
• cast
• whole body

Multiple Choice

Which type of fossil is this?

• cast
• whole body
• imprint

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What is survival of the fittest?

• It is where the fittest die out and therefore reproduce and pass on their genes
• It is where the fittest die out and therefore can't reproduce and pass on their genes
• It is where the fittest don't die out and therefore can't reproduce and pass on their genes
• It is where the fittest don't die out and therefore reproduce and pass on their genes

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For Darwin, how have animals and plants survived?

• Through luck
• Through natural selection
• Through careful management
• Through choice

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What animals did Charles Darwin study when at the Galapagos Islands?

• Giraffes
• Seagulls
• Seals
• Finches

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Where did Charles Darwin travel to?

• Australia
• Barbados
• Galapagos 
• Trinidad

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the principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations

• fitness

• natural selection

• evolution

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the principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations

• fitness

• natural selection

• evolution

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Which of these is an example of natural selection?

• The largest animal in a population will have more opportunities for reproduction.
• Several species of organisms work together so that they all succeed.
• One species takes all the resources in an environment leaving none for others.
• Organism that are best suited to an environment tend to survive and reproduce more often.

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Why do peppered moths tend to be the same color as the trees on which they live?

• The coloring goes along with tasting like the tree. 
• It keeps the moth the same temperature as the tree. 
• It makes the moths faster than the birds
• It makes the moths harder to see.

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A large herd of goats lives in a field full of poison ivy.  Some goats are able to eat the poison ivy while others have become sick when they eat it. Over time the herd as a whole will tend to

• Become more likely to eat poison ivy.
• Become less likely to eat poison ivy.
• Not change in the proportion of goats that can and can not eat poison ivy.
• Eat all the poison ivy and leave only plants all the goats can eat.

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Humans have been a very successful species on earth.  They have very large, very diverse populations spread all around the world. As a result,

• Human have very limited ability to adapt to changes in the environment.
• Young humans have lower survival rates as compared to other species.
• Humans have a potential to adapt to various environmental changes.
• All humans are more disease resistant.

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What is the difference between learned behavior and inherited trait?

• Learned behaviors are taught, and inherited traits are passed down from parent to child.

• Learned behaviors take years to acquire, and inherited traits take only a short time.

• Learned behavior are difficult to accomplish, and inherited traits are easy to accomplish.

• Learned behaviors are passed down from parent to child, and inherited traits are taught to children.

Multiple Choice

Some animals undergoes long winter sleep known as

• Germination

• Hibernation

• Reproduction

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Camels store excess amount of food in their

• Humps

• Stomach

• Legs

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What genetic change allows organisms to survive natural selection in their environments? 

• learned behavior
• acquired traits
• analogies
• adaptations

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An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings

• Environment 
• Mimicry
• Camouflage
• Habitat

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How do adaptations help animals?

• to hide from predators
• to hunt for food
• to survive in their habitats
• All of these are correct