Evolution

Who is the father of evolution?

• Darwin

• Mendel

• Newton

• Einstein

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What is another name for natural selection?

• survival of the smartest

• survival of the fastest

• survival of the biggest

• survival of the fittest

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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 the study of organisms at the early stages of development?

• DNA studies

• embryology 

• extinction

• fossil record

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

• species

• organism

• embryology

• vestigial 

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What is this an example of?

• vestigial structures

• embryology

• homologous structures

• fossil record

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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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Two organisms that are closely related would have

• very similar DNA sequence

• exactly the same DNA sequences

• no proteins in common

• completely different DNA sequence

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A remnant or trace of an organism from the past is called a _______.

• Ancestor

• Skeleton

• Fossil

• Imprints

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