Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.

Because they come from dominant alleles.

Because they come from recessive alleles.

Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.

What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?

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

To look different from other species.

To protect itself against predators.

To protect itself against prey.

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

What is suggested by the anatomical similarity of different species of vertebrates?

evolution from a distant common ancestor

no evolutionary relationships between the groups

similar environments in the past

divergence of two or more species from an existing one

combining of tow species to form one with different traits

isolation that affects mating behaviors

timing of mating that prevents normal sexual selection

Natural selection could not occur without

competition for unlimited resources

What does Darwin's theory of evolution suggest?

extinct species are not related to living species

different species can interbreed

animals that look alike are most closely related

If species A and B have very similar genes and proteins, what is probably TRUE?

species A and B share a relatively recent common ancestor

species A evolved independently of species B for a long period

species A is younger than species B

species A is older than species B

Which trait do only humans have, according to the cladogram?

terrestrial during all life stages

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?

The extinct dinosaur and modern bird share a common ancestor

This is purely by chance and isn't significant

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

Which of the following is an example of reproductive isolation?

two populations of finches that cannot produce viable offspring

two populations of finches that have different feather colors

two populations of salamanders that live in different lakes

two populations of salamanders that have different tail lengths

Which is an example of temporal isolation?

flowers that bloom in different months

birds that have different mating calls

fruit flies that mate in different locations

squirrels that have different fur colors

CP Evolution Review Quiz

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Charles Darwin came up with this theory

Natural Selection

Mutation

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Darwin wrote that organisms with traits that are best suited to the environment will ________________

increase in number

become extinct

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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Which of the following is NOT an example of natural selection?

People selectively breeding hamsters.

Insect populations developing resistance to certain pesticides.

Bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics.

Male birds of certain species developing colorful feathers to attract female mates.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What characteristic did Darwin observe about the finches on the Galapagos Islands?

Their feathers

Genotypes

Their beaks

Their body sizes

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Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring?

Evolution

Variation

Adaptation

Natural Selection

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Which species’ DNA is most similar to the DNA of the toothed whale?

Hippopotamus

Baleen Whale

Grazing Mammals

Camels

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When an organism completely dies out, it is called.....

Adaption

Extinction

Fossilization

Mutation

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Charles Darwin came up with this theory

Darwin wrote that organisms with traits that are best suited to the environment will ________________

Which of the following is NOT an example of natural selection?

What characteristic did Darwin observe about the finches on the Galapagos Islands?

Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring?

Which species’ DNA is most similar to the DNA of the toothed whale?

When an organism completely dies out, it is called.....

Change over time...

Who is the father of evolution?

What is another name for natural selection?

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