Mutations are important because they bring about

genetic variation needed for a population to evolve

death of the organism in which they develop

benefits for the individual, not for the population

Hardey-Weinberg equilibrium within a population

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

If species A and B have very similar genes and proteins, what is probably TRUE?

species A and B share a relatively recent common ancestor

species A evolved independently of species B for a long period

species A is younger than species B

species A is older than species B

What would happen if the Giraffes never evolve?

They will find another source of food

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.

True or false, evolution happens when an individual organism starts changing itself to adapt to its environment. For example, an adult polar bear might start swimming more so it can handle the melting of the polar ice caps.

false, if it had a cub that could swim better due to longer legs or more buoyant bone structure, this could become a more common trait.

True, evolution happens due to changing individuals

European rabbits were introduced to Australia in 1859. The rabbits reproduced rapidly in their new habitat, displaced other animals, and overgrazed vegetation. In an attempt to reduce the rabbit population, a virus was introduced in 1951. This virus is usually deadly to European rabbits. When the virus was first introduced, the rabbits died in large numbers, but the death rate decreased over time. Which of the following best explains the decrease in the rabbit death rate?

Natural selection favored rabbits that were resistant to the virus.

Young rabbits learned to avoid being infected with the virus.

The lifespan of the virus was too short to affect rabbits over a long period of time.

Which of the following statements gives the most likely explanation for the presence of two very similar species of squirrels living on opposite sides of the Grand Canyon?

Members of one single squirrel species were geographically separated by the formation of the canyon.

One squirrel traveled across the canyon and started a new population on the other side.

One squirrel traveled across the canyon and interbred with a different population on the other side.

Members of two different squirrel species migrated from two different places to opposite sides of the canyon.

The Asian shore crab invaded parts of the eastern coast of the United States about 15 years ago. The Asian shore crab preys on blue mussels. In the time since the Asian shore crab arrived, the average shell thickness of the blue mussel population has increased. Which of the following is the most likely reason that this increase in shell thickness has occurred?

Blue mussels with thick shells survive and reproduce more successfully than mussels without thick shells.

Blue mussels with thick shells attract more crabs that mussels without thick shells.

Blue mussels with thick shells grow in larger colonies than mussels without thick shells.

Blue mussels with thick shells catch more food per day than mussels without thick shells.

Which of the following phrase best describes how Thomas Malthus influenced Charles Darwin’s idea of natural selection?

The number of resources available can limit the survival of a species.

The survival of a species depends on the traits they acquire in their lifetime.

The survival of a species is determined by how many offspring they leave behind.

The Earth is constantly changing; seashell fossils were found at the top of the Andes Mountains.

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In natural selection, the selective agent is the

humans

mutations

breeders

environment

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

natural selection

inheritance

artificial selection

descent withOUT modification

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

increase in number

become extinct

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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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Choose which scientist corresponds best with the statement:
acquired characteristics are inherited

Darwin

Lamarck

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Evolution Unit Test Review

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?

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?

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

Choose which scientist corresponds best with the statement:
acquired characteristics are inherited

Who is the father of evolution?

What is another name for natural selection?

What is the study of organisms at the early stages of development?

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Evolution Unit Test Review

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?

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?

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

Choose which scientist corresponds best with the statement: acquired characteristics are inherited

Who is the father of evolution?

What is another name for natural selection?

What is the study of organisms at the early stages of development?

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Choose which scientist corresponds best with the statement:
acquired characteristics are inherited