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.

The opossum and kangaroo both incubate their young in a pouch. This provides evidence that they---

are descended from a common ancestor

Have very similar skeletal structures

must range great distances to eat

Genetic drift is a process that causes---

The genetic makeup of an entire population to be altered

The genetic makeup of an entire population to disappear

Organisms to better adapt to their environment

Organisms to have the same DNA as their parents

A graph regarding the effect of agricultural bioengineering on insect pests is shown below How has natural selection affected species of insect pests?

A. Natural selection has rapidly increased the number of species that are resistant to pesticides

A. Natural selection has not affected the number of species that are resistant to pesticides

A. Natural selection has only affected the number of species that are resistant to pesticides

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

Mutations are important because they bring about

genetic variation needed for a population to evolve

death of the organism in which they develop

benefits for the individual, not for the population

Hardey-Weinberg equilibrium within a population

evolution

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Who is the father of evolution?

Darwin

Mendel

Newton

Einstein

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

homologous

vestigial

variation

adaptation

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NGSS.HS-LS4-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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

evolution

extinction

adaptation

natural selection

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the study of organisms at the early stages of development?

DNA studies

embryology

extinction

fossil record

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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

species

organism

embryology

vestigial

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is this an example of?

diversity of species

variation

vestigial structures

DNA studies

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evolution

28 questions

Who is the father of evolution?

What is another name for natural selection?

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

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

What is the study of organisms at the early stages of development?

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

What is this an example of?

Which layer is the oldest?

Which of the following is NOT an example of natural selection?

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

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