Act Prep Biology Evolution

Evolution

is the gradulal change in organisms over time

Multiple Select

Darwin studied....

Select all that apply

• finch beaks

• variations in species

• fossils on the Galapagos Islands

• all of the above

Evidence to support the Theory of Evolution

Remember several observations provide evidence for evolution including; natural selection, artfacts in the fossil record, DNA similarties in organisms,  embryology, and  similarities in anatomy (body structure)

Theory is the explanation why you’re seeing something

Law is describing what you’ll see

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Multiple Choice

A law describes what happens while a theory explains why it happens.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

An explanation based on repeated experimentation and observation.

• law

• theory

• hypothesis

• experiment

Evolution

The theory of evolution is a shortened form of the term “theory of evolution by natural selection,” which was proposed by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace in the nineteenth century.

Multiple Choice

Vocab check:

The theory that organisms have slowly changed over time...

• fossil record

• relative dating

• evolution

• adaptation

What is natural selection?

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The theory that organisms that are best adapted to their environment are the ones most likely to survive and reproduce

​Natural Selection

Multiple Choice

What term describes part of organisms, that have a similar structure but a different function?

• homologous structure

• homologous chromosome

• vestigial structure

• analogous structure

Multiple Choice

What was the name of Darwin's boat?

• Indefatiguable

• Bugle

• Sloop John B

• Beagle

Multiple Choice

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.

  have the ability to interbreed.

• acquired traits through use and disuse.

• all eat the same type of food.

• descended from a common ancestor.

Multiple Choice

what gave Charles Darwin the idea of evolution?

• google

• wikipedia

• mans attempt to destroy mankind

• birds in the Galapagos island

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the process of evolution?

• Populations can survive in different locations on earth

• Environmental conditions limit the number of species on Earth

• Populations grow when resources are abundant

• The traits of a species can change over time