Quiz about Evolution and Natural Selection

Question 1

What word describes the process of having the advantageous traits that helps an organism survive and reproduce?

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natural selection

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adaptation

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mutation

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genetic engineering

Question 2

Almost all adaptations started off as?

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mutation

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selective breeding

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physiological

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structural

Question 3

Which of the following means "genetic change over time"

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evolution

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natural selection

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speciation

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fitness

Question 4

The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called

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variations.

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genes.

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traits.

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theories.

Question 5

Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

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Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.

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Because they come from dominant alleles.

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Because they come from recessive alleles.

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Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.

Question 6

What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?

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To be able to eat the food readily available in the environment.

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To look different from other species.

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To protect itself against predators.

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To protect itself against prey.

Question 7

Why is the mouse population changing over time?

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The hawks eat more light mice than dark mice because they can see the light mice more easily

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The light mice can reproduce more successfully than the dark mice

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The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because the dark mice taste better

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The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because they can see the dark mice more easily

Question 8

You look at two species and see very similar DNA. What does this likely tell you?

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These animals have a common ancestor.

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These are the same animal.

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These animals are not likely related.

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These animals are likely becoming one species.

Question 9

Any change in heritable traits within a population over generations.

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Evolution

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Natural Selection

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Decent with Modification

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Adaptation

Question 10

Traits that can be passed on from parents to their offspring.

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Heritable traits

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Adaptation

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Mutation

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Punctuated Equilibrium

Question 11

The similarities of the bones labeled A provide evidence that

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the organisms may have evolved from a common ancestor

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all species have one kind of bone structure

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the cells of the bones contain the same type of mutations

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all structural characteristics are the same in animals

Question 12

Since the 1800s humans have stopped burning coal, and the trees have returned to their original color. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?

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Light moth

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Dark moth

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Both will be equally successful

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Neither will be successful

Question 13

The trees these moths used to live on were white, but have been covered in soot from coal factories. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?

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Dark moth

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Light moth

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Both will be equally successful

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Neither will be successful

Question 14

The squirrel in the picture is using an adaptation called

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camouflage

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hibernation

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migration

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retention

Question 15

Which of these statements best describes what Darwin observed on the Galapagos Islands?

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The finch population on each island was unique

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The finches on the islands ate seeds and nuts, but no insects

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The finches on the islands were the same as the finches in Ecuador

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The finches could produce offspring only with finches from other islands

Question 16

These moths are all the same species. The differences between their wings is an example of ________________

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Variation

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Natural Selection

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Homeostasis

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Extinction

Question 17

Organisms that are better adapted to the environment survive to pass traits to their offspring

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Natural Selection

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Homeostasis

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Selective Breeding

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Extinction

Question 18

Which organism has an advantage in its environment?

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The best adapted

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The fastest

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The strongest

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The most tamed

Question 19

Any inherited trait that gives an organism an advantage in its environment is called a _________

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Adaptation

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Mutation

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Homeostasis

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Selection

Question 20

Which best describes the role of mutations in natural selection?

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A mutation may result in an adaptive trait that makes an organism more likely to survive and reproduce

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Mutations help an organism to better survive in their environment

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An organism may acquire a helpful mutation by interacting with the environment

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Organisms with certain traits are more likely to win competitions for mutations

Question 21

Natural selection is where ___________ decides which traits should be passed on

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Nature

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A human

Question 22

The adaptations of the peppered moth are an example of:

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Natural Selection

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Selective Breeding

Question 23

If the environment suddenly changed, how could a species go extinct?

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There aren't enough members of the species with a trait necessary to survive in the new environment

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The environmental change means fewer predators are around

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There are more homes available in the newly changed environment

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New resources are available with less competition

Question 24

Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist?

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Charles Darwin

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Albert Einstein

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Steven Hawking

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Isaac Newton

Question 25

The theory of evolution by natural selection means that what is changing over time?

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The inherited traits of a population.

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The acquired traits of a population.

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Hair color and eye color

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Attractive features.

Evolution and Natural Selection

25 questions

What word describes the process of having the advantageous traits that helps an organism survive and reproduce?

Almost all adaptations started off as?

Which of the following means "genetic change over time"

The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called

Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?

Why is the mouse population changing over time?

You look at two species and see very similar DNA. What does this likely tell you?

Any change in heritable traits within a population over generations.

Traits that can be passed on from parents to their offspring.

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