Evolution Review

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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If an organism has a vestigial structure, that structure likely once had a function in a(n)

• close relative
• early ancestor
• unrelated organism
• embryological stage

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Mutations are important because they bring about

• death of the organism in which they develop
• genetic variation needed for a population to evolve
• benefits for the individual, not for the population
• Hardey-Weinberg equilibrium within a population

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Group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.

• species
• gene pool
• population
• homologous structure

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Which two species are most related?

• B&C
• A&B
• A&C
• C&B

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The gradual change in species over time is...

• Evolution
• Nucleotide 
• Adaptation
• Natural Selection

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Extinction can occur because of which of the following?

• All can be causes of extinction.
• Increased competition with other species
• New predators within the environment
• Loss of habitat and/or catastrophes

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Finches on the Galapagos Islands had different beaks in order to help them do what?

• Build nests
• Fight off predators
• Collect food sources

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This scientist came up with the idea of natural selection.

• Robert Hooke
• Gregor Mendel
• Charles Darwin
• Thomas Mach

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A remnant or trace of an organism from the past is called a _______.

• Ancestor
• Skeleton
• Fossil
• Imprints

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