Change over time

What is not a mechanism for evolution?

• natural selection
• adaptation
• mutation
• mitosis

An inheritable change in the DNA is called a

• adaptation
• mutation
• fossil record
• natural selection

Structures or functions that allow a species to survive are called -

• mutation
• survival of the fittest
• adaptation
• natural selection

The survival and reproduction of an individual that exhibit traits that enable them to survive is called-

• adaptation
• mutation
• fossil record
• natural selection

Who proposed that all species descended form a common ancestry?

• Leewnhooke
• Darwin
• Franklin
• Mendel

What is not an example of natural selection that Darwin found on the Galapagos?

• finches
• iguanas
• snakes

What process was shown in the peppered moth?

• natural selection
• mitosis
• mimicry

What is it called when a species completely dies out?

• adaptation

• mutation
• fossilization
• extinction

Penguins huddle together in the winter in order to stay warm and save energy. This is an example of-

• camouflage
• sensitivity
• adaptation
• mutation

What might account for the differences in beaks on the Galapagos Islands?

• food sources available
• types of nests they build
• predators
• the original finches