Evolution and Natural Selection

Which of the following is a term for a group of similar organisms that can reproduce fertile offspring?

• individual
• population
• species
• fossil

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Which of the following is a fossil?

• a plant that has recently died
• a group of organisms that can reproduce
• a structure or organ that no longer functions
• a trace of an organisms that existed in the past

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What did Charles Darwin observe in finch populations of the Galapagos Islands off the coast of South America?

• different species on different islands

• all species on one of the islands

• identical species on all the islands

• the same species as North America

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Two organisms that are closely related would have

• very similar DNA sequence
• exactly the same DNA sequences
• no proteins in common
• completely different DNA sequence

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What is speciation?

• combining of tow species to form one with different traits
• isolation that affects mating behaviors
• timing of mating that prevents normal sexual selection
• divergence of two or more species from an existing one

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

• variation
• adaption
• homologous structure
• vestigial structure

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Who is Charles darwin

• starbucks owner

• a bird

• a christian

• a naturalist

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What was Charles Darwin responsible for discovering?

• Football
• mutation
• evolution
• chinese food

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What is Charles Darwin's nickname? 

• Father of evulotion
• Father of our country
• Father of evolution 
• Fathar of evolution

What book did Charles Darwin write?

• Diary of a wimpy kid
• The Origin of species
• The giving tree
• The first dictionary.