What is suggested by the anatomical similarity of different species of vertebrates?

evolution from a distant common ancestor

no evolutionary relationships between the groups

similar environments in the past

Two organisms that are closely related would have

completely different DNA sequence

divergence of two or more species from an existing one

combining of tow species to form one with different traits

isolation that affects mating behaviors

timing of mating that prevents normal sexual selection

The environment around Manchester, England, changed during the Industrial Revolution. How did this change affect peppered moths living in the area?

Natural selection favored moths with dark wings because predators could not see them on the soot-colored trees.

Natural selection favored moths with white wings that were easy for predators to see.

Natural selection favored moths with white wings because predators could not see them on the soot-colored trees.

Natural selection caused moths with white wings to become extinct.

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

Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.

Because they come from dominant alleles.

Because they come from recessive alleles.

Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.

Scientists think that dolphins and whales may have evolved from a common ancestor. What evidence supports this hypothesis?

They live in the same area of the ocean.

How do fossils provide evidence that evolution has happened on Earth?

Fossils show how life forms present today are different than those from the past

Fossils show how the sizes of certain animals has changed drastically over millions of years

Fossils show that some species have gone extinct

Different sedimentary rock layers provide evidence for how the environment has changed over time

What are the three domains?

Archaea, Bacteria, and Eubacteria

Archaea, Protista, and Eubacteria

The 8 levels of classification, most broad to most specific .

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species

Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order

Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus

Why is genetic drift not a type of natural selection?

It's random; not due to advantages that the individual has

It's due to the environment, rather than chromosomal changes

Humans are involved, making genetic drift artificial selection

If the allele for long fur gives individuals an advantage, what is likely to occur over time?

The frequency of that allele will increase

The frequency of that allele with decrease

Mutations can no longer affect that gene

If a population experiences no migration, is very large, has no mutations, has random mating, and there is no selection, which of the following would you predict?

The makeup of the population's gene pool will remain virtually the same as long as these conditions hold.

The population will evolve, but much more slowly than normal

The composition of the population's gene pool will change slowly in a predictable manner.

Dominant alleles in the population's gene pool will slowly increase in frequency while recessive alleles will decrease.

The population probably has an equal frequency of A and a alleles.

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Over time, adaptions can lead populations to experience

environmental changes

genetic changes

geological changes

extinction

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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

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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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In natural selection, the selective agent is the

humans

mutations

breeders

environment

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All rabbits living in a particular area would be an example of a(n)

population

species

fossil

individual organism

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a bird that can easily outcompete other birds for food and that can produce many eggs has a high

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mutation rate

fitness

adaptability

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Which of the following is a term for a group of similar organisms that can reproduce fertile offspring?

Which of the following is a fossil?

In natural selection, the selective agent is the

All rabbits living in a particular area would be an example of a(n)

a bird that can easily outcompete other birds for food and that can produce many eggs has a high

which of the folllowing is an exammple of a vestigial structure?

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