A horse and a donkey can successfully mate to produce offspring known as a mule. Mules are sterile. Would mules be classified as a species?

No, due to their inability to reproduce successfully.

Yes, mules have enough of their own traits to be considered a species.

Yes, the fact that have different number of chromosomes makes them a different species

No, mules are too similar to the parent species

How is genetic drift different from natural selection?

Genetic drift occurs by chance alone.

Genetic drift prevents natural selection.

Genetic drift only occurs in marine species.

Genetic drift is a method used for breeding.

The overuse of antibiotics has led to

new antibiotic resistant bacteria

new antibiotic resistant viruses

Which factor most accurately describes the statement “survival of the fittest” in relation to natural selection?

the ability of offspring to reproduce

the amount of food an organism obtains

the ability to withstand environmental extremes

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

Fossil D is older than fossil C

Fossil A and C are the same age

Fossil B is older than fossil C

Fossils A is older than fossil B

Which best describes these fossils?

The oldest fossils can be found on the lower layers

The oldest fossils can be found at the top layers

The youngest fossils are always found on the bottom layers

You can not tell the age of any of these fossils

Which best describes the role of mutations in natural selection?

A mutation may result in an adaptive trait that makes an organism more likely to survive and reproduce

Mutations help an organism to better survive in their environment

An organism may acquire a helpful mutation by interacting with the environment

Organisms with certain traits are more likely to win competitions for mutations

Why is the mouse population changing over time?

The hawks eat more light mice than dark mice because they can see the light mice more easily

The light mice can reproduce more successfully than the dark mice

The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because the dark mice taste better

The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because they can see the dark mice more easily

If the environment suddenly changed, how could a species go extinct?

There aren't enough members of the species with a trait necessary to survive in the new environment.

The environmental change means fewer predators are around.

There are more homes available in the newly changed environment.

New resources are available with less competition.

A group of organisms that can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring.

A group of organisms that genetically are very different from each other.

A group of organisms that can mate and produce offspring even if those offspring are infertile.

Individual organisms that live in the same environment.

The change from one species into two or more distinct species.

The movement of a group of organisms into a new area.

The ability to mate and reproduce.

The death of an entire species.

Genetic drift is change in the allele frequency of a population due to...

non-random mating (sexual selection)

Which of the following is an example of the bottleneck effect?

Cheetah populations reach their lowest levels with reduced diversity and as they rebound are so genetically similar they appear to be inbred.

Affected individuals with blue skin can trace their ancestry back to one of the first settlers in the region.

The environment of a fox population changes and over time foxes who are white survive and pass on their genes to their offspring.

Humans choose two dogs they like the characteristics of and breed them together.

Which of the following is an example of the founder effect ?

Small group of iguanas floats to an island, starts a new population.

Bald Eagles are hunted until near extinction, population recovers.

Red fox pups are more likely to survive in a snowy environment if they are born white.

Farmer chooses seeds from largest apples to plant next year. This results in larger apples from year to year.

Evolution & Natural Selection

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The difference in the physical traits of an individual from those of other individuals in a group is called a(n)

change

adaption

species

variation

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What did Charles Darwin observe in finch populations of the Galapagos Islands?

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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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following describes natural selection?

it acts on genetic material directly

it acts on existing physical traits

it forms new traits

it forms new genetic material

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the process in which humans breed organisms for certain traits?

natural selection

inheritance

artificial selection

descent without modification

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

A fossil of an extinct dinosaur is found and the anatomy of the fossil shows similarities to that of a bird. What could this mean?

This is purely by chance and isn't significant

The extinct dinosaur and modern bird share a common ancestor

All dinosaurs evolved into birds and that's why there aren't any dinosaurs alive today

Dinosaurs choose to fly, and evolved into birds to escape predation and capture food

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Darwin found that finches in the Galapagos Islands had different size and shape beaks. What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?

To look different from other species.

To be able to eat the food readily available in the environment.

To protect itself against predators.

To protect itself against prey.

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Which layer is the oldest?

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A

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Evolution & Natural Selection

35 questions

The difference in the physical traits of an individual from those of other individuals in a group is called a(n)

What did Charles Darwin observe in finch populations of the Galapagos Islands?

Which of the following describes natural selection?

What is the process in which humans breed organisms for certain traits?

A fossil of an extinct dinosaur is found and the anatomy of the fossil shows similarities to that of a bird. What could this mean?

Darwin found that finches in the Galapagos Islands had different size and shape beaks. What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?

Which layer is the oldest?

An earthquake causes an ocean channel to open and separate an island into two separate islands. The species on each section are now in

On a small, isolated island, a hurricane destroyed all the trees that produced a large, hard-shelled nut. Which bird population would most likely decrease?

What increases genetic variation when animals move from one population to another?

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