Evolution Review

Which of the following is a term for a group of similar organisms that can reproduce 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 trace of an organisms that existed in the past

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Over time, adaptions can lead populations to experience 

• environmental changes
• genetic changes
• geological changes
• extinction

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which of the folllowing is an exammple 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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Mutations are important because they bring about

• death of the organism in which they develop
• genetic variation needed for a population to evolve
• benefits for the individual, not for the population
• Hardey-Weinberg equilibrium within a population

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What is the process in which humans breed organisms for certain traits?

• natural selection
• inheritance
• artificial selection
• descent withOUT modification

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The combined alleles of all individuals in a population is called the population's

• phenothype

• gene pool

• mutation rate

• allele frequency

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Bat wing, human arm

• Homologous
• Analogous
• Vestigial

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Same structure, different function

• Homologous
• Analogous
• Vestigial

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Why are hybrid animals, e.g ligers or mules, not considered a new species?

• They are sterile

• They can interbreed