Evolution

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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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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which of the folllowing is an exammple of a vestigial structure?

• the wings of a red-tailed hawk
• the hind limbs of a house cat
• the fins of sharks
• the wings of an ostrich

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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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the hind leg bones in a whale are examples of

• homologous structures
• analogous structures
• fossils
• vestigals

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

• natural selection
• inheritance
• artificial selection
• descent withOUT modification

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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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Frogs have webbed feet that help them to swim in water. Webbed feet in frogs are an example of a

• niche
• variation
• adaptation
• learned behavior

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Suppose an ecosystem changes. One kind of organism CANNOT adapt to this change and they begin to die off faster than they can reproduce. This organism is most likely to ___________.     

• a.   recover 
•  b.    become angry hiding  
•   c.  become extinct 
•  d.   go into hiding   

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