Evidence For Evolution Practice Test

Why do scientists look for fossils?

• to calculate how radioactive fossils are
• to derive evolutionary relationships
• to learn how fossils are formed
• to learn more about how these extinct organisms reproduced

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In any undisturbed sequence of rocks deposited in layers, the youngest layer is on top and the oldest on bottom, each layer being younger than the one beneath it and older than the one above it.
This is known as ...

• The theory of plate techtonics
• The law of gravity
• The theory of evolution by natural selection
• The principle of superposition

Which of the following statements are true? 

• Layer B has fossils that are younger than layer A because they are found lower layers of sedimentary rock. 
• Layer A has fossils that are younger than layer B because they are found in the upper layers of sedimentary rock. 

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Which of the following statements are true? 

• Layer A has fossils that are older than layer B because they are found in the upper layers of sedimentary rock. 
• Layer B has fossils that are older than layer A because they are found in lower layers of sedimentary rock. 

Where does variation within a group of the same type or organisms come from?

• A mutation in the organism's DNA that is passed on to subsequent generations.
• Each individual's own personal tastes or style.
• It is a result of adapting to different environments.
• Similar organisms will develop differences as they get older due to different envornmental conditions.

The process by which organisms change over time as a result of changes in heritable physical or behavioral traits is known as...

• the germ theory
• the theory of plate tectonics
• the big bang theory
• the theory of evolution by natural selection

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Considering the theory of evolution, which statement is best supported by the evidence presented in this image?

• Species V and W are direct descendants of species S 
• Species Z fossilizes more easily than Species Y 
• Species S evolved earlier in time than either Species V or W 
• Species T and U are more closely related to each other than either is to species X 

Which of the following statements best describes what the word  'fittest'  means in the phrase "Survival of the fittest". 

• The organism that survives in their environment long enough to produce the most offspring is the fittest. 
• The organism that becomes the strongest individual is the fittest. 
• The organism that collects the most resources is the fittest 
• The organism that lives the longest is the fittest. 

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In science, any alteration in the structure or function of an organism or any of its parts that results from natural selection and by which the organism becomes better able to survive and multiply in its environment is called an...

• mutation
• adaptation
• advantage
• evolution

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How does Natural Selection lead to the evolution of new species? 

• The strongest organisms will survive long enough to pass on their genetic traits to future generations. 
• The strongest organisms will survive long enough to pass on the things they have learned to future generations. 
• The organisms that are best adapted to their environment will survive long enough to pass on their genetic traits to future generations. 
• The organisms that are best adapted to their environment will survive long enough to pass on the things they have learned  future generations. 

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