Life Science, Tuesday Opener, 3.12.19

Who is the father of evolution?

• Darwin
• Mendel
• Newton
• Einstein

What is another name for natural selection?

• survival of the smartest
• survival of the fastest
• survival of the biggest
• survival of the fittest

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

• homologous
• vestigial
• variation
• adaptation

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

• evolution
• extinction
• adaptation
• natural selection

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

• species
• organism
• embryology
• vestigial 

What is this an example of?

• diversity of species
• variation
• vestigial structures
• DNA studies

Which layer is the oldest?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

When the DNA of an organism is altered it is referred to as…

• Mutation
• Gene Flow
• Genetic Drift
• Sexual Selection

When individuals choose traits possessed by the opposite sex it is called…

• Mutation
• Gene Flow
• Genetic Drift
• Sexual Selection

The cause of artificial selection is…

• The environment
• Humans
• Mutation
• Gene Flow