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?

Both will be equally successful

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?

Both will be equally successful

Where do adaptations come from?

Mutations that give an organism an advantage in its environment

The individual organism decides to adapt

Which is not an example of an adaptation?

A cat sleeps on the sofa to avoid the vacuum cleaner.

A bird's beak allows it to crack open hard nuts.

A zebra's stripes allow it to confuse its predators.

A frog's large hind legs allow it to jump from danger.

What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?

To be able to eat different types of food.

To look different from other species.

Change over time in a population.

Negative traits are acquired in populations.

Which animals and features did Darwin study on his journey to the Galapagos Islands?

Lizards' claws and finches' beaks.

Finches' wings and alligators' tails

Lizards' claws and finches' wings

The camels' eyes and penguins' teeth.

A species lives in a particular environment. What is TRUE about the environment that the species lives in and about how the species will look over thousands of years?

There will be changes to the environment that could lead to changes in the traits of the species.

The environment will stay the same, and the traits of the species will stay the same.

There will be changes to the environment, but the traits of the species will stay the same.

There will be changes to the environment, and the traits of the species will change, but the changes in the environment could never lead to changes in the traits of species.

Modern whales developed their traits through natural selection. What occurs during the process of natural selection?

Only the fittest organisms can survive and reproduce

Organisms choose mates from other species to create new species

Breeders selectively cross organisms with desired traits

Organisms remain exactly the same over time.

Why did the population of peppered moths in England change from light to dark after the Industrial Revolution?

Light moths were easy to see against sooty trees and were eaten

Light moths were killed by soot

The birds that ate the dark moths were killed by soot

Dark moths were produced by industrial processes

The example of the peppered (brown) moths living near English industrial cities demonstrates that

A change in an environment can result in the evolution of species living there

Evolution occurs so slowly that is it not possible to determine that it has happened in less than a million years

The environment near these cities has always favored dark colored moths

If a new predator is introduced to an environment....

the prey with favorable characteristics will survive and pass trait to future generations

the prey with unfavorable characteristics will move to a better environment

the prey with unfavorable characteristics will adapt and get the favorable characteristic

the prey with unfavorable characteristics will survive for many generations and continue to reproduce

Traits that are passed to future generations are most often determined by

how beneficial a trait is to the survival of the species

random mutations that occur within a population

non random mutations within a population

how unfavorable a trait is to the species

Which of the following is an example of natural selection?

A purple insect is more likely to survive in a field of purple colored flowers than an orange insect

Birds migrating south for the winter

Hamster with different colors of fur

Butterflies come in many different varieties

100 years ago in a creek the tiny frogs were dark green and light green in color. Over the years a bright green algae accumulated in the creek. The population of bright green frogs increased. Which statement best explains how this happened.

The light green frogs were able to survive better in this environment, reproduced and passed on the trait

The light green frogs developed a taste for the dark green frogs eggs

The dark green frogs moved a different area of the creek

There are two populations of mice along the Florida coast. One lives on the sandy white beach (light fur color) and the other lives in the forest next to the beach(dark fur color). Which explains the difference in appearance of the two populations?

Beach mice with dark fur colors were more easily spotted by predators and the lighter furred ones survived and reproduced

The dark mice moved to the forest to be better camouflaged

The light furred mice developed the fur due to the Sun's rays bleaching it a lighter color

The dark colored mice got to hot on the beach and they all died very quickly

Which of the following best describes what will happen to the beetle population in this environment?

The green beetle will be captured more easily by the predators and the brown population will survive and reproduce

The brown beetle will be captured more easily by the predators and the green population will survive and reproduce

The green population will increase because there are not enough present in the population

The population will remain the same until a better adaptation comes along

What will happen to a species if it does not have the traits necessary to survive changes in its environment?

It will mate outside of its species to develop new traits

It will create mutations so that it can survive

It will move to an area in which it is able to adapt.

In order for Natural selection to occur, according to Darwin, which of the principles/tenets must happen? Choose all that apply

variations must be present in the species

the variations must be inherited/passed on to their young

a species must be able to change their traits

a species needs to have hundreds of mutations

What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?

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

To look different from other species.

To protect itself against predators.

To protect itself against prey.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

natural selection

adaptation

mutation

genetic engineering

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which organisms are most likely to survive?

the best adapted

the fastest

the strongest

the most domesticated (tamed)

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Any inherited trait that gives an organism an advantage in its environment is called ___.

a mutation

an adaptation

evolution

natural selection

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following means "genetic change over time"

natural selection

speciation

evolution

fitness

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

genes.

variations.

traits.

theories.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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.

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When every organism of a given species has died

Natural Selection

Homeostasis

Extinction

Selective Breeding

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