Evolution

The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?

• Fossil A and C are the same age
  
• Fossil B is older than fossil C
• Fossils A is older than fossil B
• Fossil D is older than fossil C

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Which word is defined as a reduced form of a functional structure in 1 organism that shows up as fully functional in another?

• homologous structures
• vestigial structures
• analogous structure
• DNA

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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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.

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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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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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Individuals who are considered fit, have:

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

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If 10 people live in an island and no one can enter or exit, what is the only way new traits can be introduced into the population?

• Natural Selection 
• Artificial Selection 
• Selective Breeding
• Mutations 

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Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

• Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
• Because they come from dominant alleles.
• Because they come from recessive alleles.
• Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.

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Some animals are able to see in ultraviolet (UV) light. Bees for instance can see Green and Blue and UV, but no Red, but butterflies and birds can see Red, Green, Blue and UV. Why would a plant need these special ultra violet markings? 

• to show insects they are poisonous 
• Attract insects to help it pollinate 
• avoid sunlight
• visibility at night

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