Natural Selection

Who is the father of evolution?

• Darwin
• Mendel
• Newton
• Einstein

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

• evolution
• extinction
• adaptation
• natural selection

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What is a change in an organism that allows for it to survive in its environment?

• homologous
• vestigial
• variation
• adaptation

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What is an organism that has similar characteristics and can reproduce?

• species
• organism
• embryology
• vestigial 

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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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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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The environment around Manchester, England, changed during the Industrial Revolution.  How did this change affect peppered moths living in the area?

• Natural selection favored moths with dark wings because predators could not see them on the soot-colored trees.
• Natural selection favored moths with white wings that were easy for predators to see.
• Natural selection favored moths with white wings because predators could not see them on the soot-colored trees.
• Natural selection caused moths with white wings to become extinct.

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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.

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The ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its specific environment 

• diversity.
• evolution
• adaptation
•  fitness

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