Evolution

In natural selection, what does the selecting?

• fitness advantages
• phenotype of the individual
• genetic makeup of the individual
• environmental changes

Term given to describe the 2 name naming system is:

• dichotmous key
• binomial nomenclature
• 2 scientific names
• binomial key

Evolution is a change in _________ over time.

• Populations
• Individuals
• Ecosystems

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What is a diagram that shows characteristic relationships among organisms called?

• Cladogram
• Karyotype chart
• Punnet square
• Biogeography

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what did Charles Darwin observe in finch populations of the Galapagos Islands off the coast of South America?

• different species on different islands
• all species on one of the islands
• identical species on all the islands
• the same species as North America

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a bird that can easily outcompete other birds for food and that can produce many eggs has a high

• life expectancy
• mutation rate
• fitness
• adaptability

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Some organisms that share a common ancestor have features that have different functions, but similar structures.  These are known as

• vestigial structures
• analogous structures
• homologous structures
• fossil structures

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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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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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Natural selection results in change over time by acting on traits that are

• heritable
• new
• mutated 
• better than the best

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