Evolution Review

Suppose an ecosystem changes. One kind of organism CANNOT adapt to this change and they begin to die off faster than they can reproduce. This organism is most likely to ___________.     

• a.   recover 
•  b.    become angry hiding  
•   c.  become extinct 
•  d.   go into hiding   

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Individuals who are considered fit, have:

• Stronger genes
• Fewer mutations
• More food
• More offspring

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Brown mice survive and reproduce in their desert environment better than white mice because owls can see and eat the white mice more easily. In this situation, what is doing the selecting?

• Owl
• Desert Background
• Brown Mice
• White Mice

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The hind leg bones in a whale are examples of

• homologous structures
• analogous structures
• fossils
• vestigal structures

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How would you describe this evolution?

• Homologous structure
• Analogous structure
• Structural adaption
• Functional adaption

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The structures shown are_________

• homologous
• heterologous
• analogous
• vestigial

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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 term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring? 

• Evolution 
• Variation 
• Adaptation
• Natural Selection 

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Similar DNA sequences between organisms illustrate

• natural selection
• common ancestry
• population bottlenecks
• fossil records

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Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.

• Evolution
• Natural Selection
• Extinction
• Artifical Selection

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