SB6 Evolution

What is the term for a group of similar organisms that can reproduce to create fertile offspring?

• individual

• population

• species

• fossil

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Which of the following is a fossil?

• a plant that has recently died

• a group of organisms that can reproduce

• a structure or organ that no longer functions

• a physical trace of an organism that existed in the past

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The difference in the physical traits of an individual from those of other individuals in the species is called

• change

• adaption

• mutation

• variation

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Over time, adaptations can lead populations to experience

• environmental changes

• changes in the frequency of a genetically inherited trait

• geological changes

• extinction

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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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In natural selection, the selective agent is the

• humans

• mutations

• breeders

• environment

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All rabbits living in a particular area would be an example of a(n)

• population

• species

• fossil

• individual organism

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Which of the following is an example 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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What is suggested by the anatomical similarity of different species of vertebrates?

• no evolutionary relationships between the groups

• recent common ancestry

• similar environments in the past

• evolution from a distant common ancestor

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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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