Evolution Review

When all of the organisms of a species have died it is called

• evolution

• extinction

• adaptation

• natural selection

What is this an example of?

• vestigial structures

• embryology

• homologous structures

• fossil record

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Which layer is the oldest?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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Predict which moth would increase in population

• light 

• dark

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When the DNA of an organism is altered it is referred to as…

• Mutation

• Gene Flow

• Genetic Drift

• Sexual Selection

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The cause of artificial selection is…

• The environment

• Humans

• Mutation

• Gene Flow

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

• increase in number
  

• become extinct
  

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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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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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