Evolution 1

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

• individual

• population

• species

• fossil

If an organism has a vestigial structure, that structure likely once had a function in a(n)

• close relative

• early ancestor

• unrelated organism

• embryological stage

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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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Extinction can occur because of which of the following?

• All can be causes of extinction.

• Increased competition with other species

• New predators within the environment

• Loss of habitat and/or catastrophes

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Finches on the Galapagos Islands had different beaks in order to help them do what?

• Build nests

• Fight off predators

• Collect food sources

• Compete with rivals

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This scientist came up with the idea of natural selection.

• Jean Baptiste Lamarck

• Gregor Mendel

• Charles Darwin

• Thomas Malthus

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A remnant or trace of an organism from the past is called a _______.

• Ancestor

• Skeleton

• Fossil

• Imprints

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Inherited trait that helps an organism survive is a(n) __________.

• Fossil

• Adaptation

• Ancestor

• Natural selection

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Survival of the fittest or when favorable adaptations reproduce faster is called what?

• Evolution

• Adaptation

• Natural selection

• Fossilization

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This occurs when no more of a species is living.

• Fossilization

• Adaptation

• Extinction

• Natural selection

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