Evolution

_________ characters may or may not be similar between two organisms but they developed from a common ancestor.

• homologous
• analogous
• cladistic
• phylogenic

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______________ is the process by which populations change in response to their environment.

• natural selection
• adaptation
• reproductive isolation
• divergence

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__________ enable an organism to survive in its environment.

• adaptations
• natural selections
• divergence
• extinctions

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________ structures are reduced in size or function.

• vestigial
• homologous
• cladistic
• phylogenic

Cheetah's all have 99% identical DNA. Which is/are true?

• They are more likely to evolve into a new species than other cats due to gene flow.

• They are likely to go extinct because they have so little variation.

• They likely underwent a bottleneck in their history.

• The founder's effect made it so they have several different subspecies.

• Cheetahs never prosper and winners never cheat.

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Who was the naturalist that traveled the world to study plants and animals?

• Albert Einstein
• Charles Darwin
• Charles Barkley
• Isaac Newton

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To adjust to a changing environment

• Mutation
• Adapt

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Genetic differences between organisms of the same species

• Variation
• Adaptation
• Behavior
• Environment

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

• DNA studies
• embryology 
• extinction
• fossil record

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