Evolution Review

Today scientists know that organisms are much "_______" diverse than Darwin imagined.

• less
• more

Without "_________," all members of a species would have the same traits.

• variation
• competition
• overproduction
• adaptations

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To understand how evolution might occur, Darwin studied the offspring of domesticated animals (like pigeons and dogs) that were produced by "____________" selection.

• natural
• artificial
• competitive
• selectional

In 1858, "_____________" proposed an explanation for how evolution occurs.

• Watson & Crick
• Darwin & Watson
• Darwin & Wallace
• Crick & Wallace

Members of a species can mate with each other and produce ______.

• gene pools
• fertile offspring
• adaptations
• competition

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The different shapes of bird beaks are examples of _____ to different food sources and environments.

• fossils
• adaptation
• naturalism
• competition

Only the organisms with a desired characteristic are bred by humans in ______.

• artificial selection
• natural selection
• competitive selection
• distributive selection

The preserved remains of an organism that lived long ago is a(n) ________.

• adaptation
• fossil
• variation
• overproduction

The long neck of the giraffe that lets it get food from high branches is an example of a _______ adaptation.

• behavioral
• mental
• physical
• conditional

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Zebras traveling in herds to protect themselves from predators is an example of a _______ adaptation.

• behavioral
• mental
• physical
• conditional

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