Taxonomy & Evolution Check

The scientist who came up with the naming system for organisms is

• Charles Darwin

• Carlulous Linnaeus

• Baptise Lamarck

• Lil Uzi Vert

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 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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When individuals choose traits possessed by the opposite sex it is called…

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

• Ancestor
• Skeleton
• Fossil
• Imprints

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