Unit 8: Evolution and Classification

The gradual change in species over time is...

• Evolution
• Nucleotide 
• Adaptation
• Natural Selection

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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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When an organism completely dies out, it is called.....

• Adaption
• Extinction
• Fossilization
• Mutation

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The white feathers of a snowy owl allow it to blend in with its environment during the winter months (snow). This is an example of ________________

• Species
• Environmental Change
• Adaptation
• Variation

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Who is the father of evolution?

• Darwin
• Mendel
• Newton
• Einstein

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Organisms that have similar characteristics and can reproduce together are called _______?

• 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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Predict which moth would increase in population

• light 
• dark

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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 tailbone of a human

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The ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its specific environment 

• diversity.
• evolution
• adaptation
•  fitness

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