Evolution (2018)

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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All rabbits living in a particular area would be an example of a(n)

• population
• species
• fossil
• individual organism

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

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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The gradual change in a species over time is called

• mutation.
• evolution.
• migration.
• variation.

Darwin concluded that organisms on the Galápagos Islands

• had changed over time.
• had remained the same.
• were the result of selective breeding.
• had no variations.

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Structures that have the same function but different structures are...

• homologous structures
• analogous structures
• vestigial structures
• embryology 

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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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According to this cladogram, birds are LEAST related to -

• Amphibians
• Sharks
• Ray Finned Fish
• Crocodiles

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On the cladogram, which organism is the closest relative of the human?

• Frog
• Hare
• Caiman
• Parrot

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