Evolution

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

• heritable
• new
• mutated 
• better than the best

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

• vestigial structures
• analogous structures
• homologous structures
• fossil structures

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The gradual change in species over time is...

• Evolution
• Nucleotide 
• Adaptation
• Natural Selection

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Who is the father of evolution?

• Darwin
• Mendel
• Newton
• Einstein

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What is another name for natural selection?

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

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The solidified remain or imprint of a once living thing are called:

• Fossils

• Homologous Structures

• Vestigial Structures

• DNA

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What type of evidence is represented in the picture above:

• Fossils

• Vestigial Structures

• DNA

• Homologous Structures

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