Evolution Test Review

The ship Charles Darwin spent 5 years aboard as the Naturalist is the

• QEll
• HMS Beagle
• Pinta
• HMS Pinaphore

what did Charles Darwin observe in finch populations of the Galapagos Islands off the coast of South America?

• different species on different islands
• all species on one of the islands
• identical species on all the islands
• the same species as North America

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which statement best describes the process of evolution?

• Populations can survive in different locations on earth
• Environmental conditions limit the number of species on Earth
• Populations grow when resources are abundant
• The traits of a species can change over time

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which best defines homologous structures

• structures with same function different ancestors
• reduced form of a structure indicating shared ancestry
• adapting to surrounding
• similar structures inherited from a common ancestor

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which type of evidence is illustrated in this picture

• fossil evidence
• molecular
• anatomical
• embryological

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NGSS.MS-LS4-3

What book did he write?

• Diary of a wimpy kid
• The Origin of species
• The giving tree
• The first dictionary.

what gave Charles Darwin the idea of evolution?

• google
• wikipedia
• mans attempt to destroy mankind
• finches in the Galapagos island

Which of the following ideas is supported by Darwin’s observation of local variation among tortoises in the Galápagos Islands? 

• artificial selection
• adaptation
• acquired characteristics
• tendency towards perfection

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The chain of islands near South America where Darwin developed his theory of natural selection by studying the unique life there is called

• the Andouilles
• the Hawaiian Islands
• the Galapagos Islands
• the Aleutian Islands