Unit 3 Evolution Definitions Quiz

The gradual change in species over time is...

• Evolution
• Nucleotide 
• Adaptation
• Natural Selection

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

• Adaption
• Extinction
• Fossilization
• Mutation

Inherited trait that helps an organism survive is a(n) __________.

• Fossil
• Adaptation
• Ancestor
• Natural selection

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Genetic variation can arise from a random change in the DNA of a gene.  The change is called a(n)

• mutation
• gene flow
• gene pool
• allele

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

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

• geographic isolation
• behavioral isolation
• disruptive selection
• temporal isolation

How would you describe these two features?

• Homologous structure
• Analogous structure
• Structural adaption
• Functional adaption

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A structure that is inherited from ancestors but has long lost much or all of its original use.

• vestigial structure
• miniscule structure
• analogous structure

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NGSS.HS-LS4-1

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

• geographic isolation 
• behavioral isolation
• disruptive isolation 
• temporal isolation

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

• homologous structures
• analogous structures
• vestigial structures
• embryology 

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Middle is wiped out, extremes survive.
Red is previous, blue represents the change.

• Stabilizing selection
• Disruptive selection
• Directional selection