What does it mean when organisms share a common ancestor?

They evolved from 1 species that lived in the past

The organisms have exactly the same traits

The organisms are very different from one another

In a comparison of birds and mammals, the condition of having four limbs is

a character useful for distinguishing birds from mammals

an example of analogy rather than homology

Which trait do only humans have, according to the cladogram?

terrestrial during all life stages

Genetic drift is change in the allele frequency of a population due to...

non-random mating (sexual selection)

A virus killed most of the seals in the North Sea (e.g. dropped the population from 8000 to 800). In an effort to help preserve the species, scientists caught 20 of the remaining seals and used them to start a new population in the northwest Pacific Ocean. Which of the following statements would accurately describe the new population?

The new seal population is genetically less diverse than the original population

The new seal population is genetically more diverse than the original population

There is equal genetic variety compared to the original population

Why are the beak sizes and shapes of Darwin’s finches different?

They adapted to the type of food available.

They adapted to the type of predators.

They crossbred with different bird species.

Honors Evolution

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

In natural selection, the selective agent is the

humans

mutations

breeders

environment

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the term for a feature that allows an organism to survive better in its environemtn?

variation

adaptation

homologous structure

vestigial structure

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NGSS.HS-LS4-3

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

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

natural selection

inheritance

artificial selection

descent withOUT modification

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Natural selection results in change over time by acting on traits that are

heritable

new

mutated

better than the best

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

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Honors Evolution

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Which of the following is a fossil?

In natural selection, the selective agent is the

what did Charles Darwin observe in finch populations of the Galapagos Islands off the coast of South America?

Mutations are important because they bring about

What is the term for a feature that allows an organism to survive better in its environemtn?

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

Natural selection results in change over time by acting on traits that are

Charles Darwin came up with this theory

Darwin wrote that organisms with traits that are best suited to the environment will ________________

Some organisms that share a common ancestor have features that have different functions, but similar structures. These are known as

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