Natural Selection

Who created the theory of evolution?

• Charles Darwin

• Charles Derwin

• Charlie Darwin

• Chris Darwin

What does evolution mean?

• To change something

• To change and adapt over time

• To lose some original features

• To improve ssomething over time

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What is survival of the fittest?

• It is where the fittest die out and therefore reproduce and pass on their genes

• It is where the fittest die out and therefore can't reproduce and pass on their genes

• It is where the fittest don't die out and therefore can't reproduce and pass on their genes

• It is where the fittest don't die out and therefore reproduce and pass on their genes

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What is natural selection?

• Your natural fate is decided from birth

• Nature actively chooses who surivives

• Those best suited to demands of environment surivie

• The weakest of a species surivie

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Genetic variation can arise from a random change in the DNA of a gene.  The change is called a(n)

• mutation

• gene flow

• gene pool

• allele

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The disappearance of a species.

• Evolution

• Extinction

• Migration

• Mutation

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The variety of living things on Earth is called:

• Life

• Biodiversity

• Similarity

• Genetics

Which type of adaptation is shown?

• mimicry

• camouflage

• artificial selection

• homologous structure

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Two organisms that are closely related would have

• very similar DNA sequence

• exactly the same DNA sequences

• no proteins in common

• completely different DNA sequence

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Which statement best describes the process of evolution?

• Populations can survive in different locations on earth

• Environmental conditions limit the number of species on Earth

• Populations grow when resources are abundant

• The traits of a species can change over time

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