What happens if a population grows past its carrying capacity?

The population starts to die off

The entire species will go extinct

The carrying capacity just increases

What is a hypothesis?

A hypothesis is an educated guess.

A hypothesis is the right answer to an experiment.

A hypothesis is the wrong answer to an experiment.

A German Shepard would probably not survive in the wild because...

the dog is a product of artificial selection and not adapted for the wild.

the dog is a product of natural selection and is not well fit for the environment

What is the definition of natural selection?

The process in which organisms are chosen by environmental pressures such as climate, available food, predators and habitat.

The process in which genes are chosen by humans such as farmers and ranchers

If an organism changes during their life in order to adapt to its environment, those changes are passed on to its offspring.

The process in which genes are chosen by scientist and academics.

The phrase "Survival of the Fittest" would best describe...

Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics

Modern whales developed their traits through natural selection. What occurs during the process of natural selection?

Only the fittest organisms can survive and reproduce

Organisms choose mates from other species to create new species

Breeders selectively cross organisms with desired traits

Organisms remain exactly the same over time.

The trees these moths used to live on were white, but have been covered in soot from coal factories. Which moth will be more successful in this new, darker environment?

Both will be equally successful

What is the definition of mutation?

A random change in the genes of an organism

Breeding two animals to create a new one

Artificial selection is...

the process by which humans select who lives and dies based on traits of animal or plant.

the process by which natures selects who lives and dies.

the process by which animals adapt to their surroundings.

the process by which people take over ecosystems.

The law of superposition states

the oldest layer is on the bottom and the youngest is on the top when it is undisturbed

the oldest rock layer is on the top, the younger rock layer is on the bottom

rock layers are always in sequence from oldest to youngest

the youngest rock layer is on the bottom and the oldest is on the top

What can help a scientist know the approximate age of bones?

the type of rock it is formed in

When a layer of rock cuts through the other layers

the layer that cut through is younger than the layers it cuts through

the layer at the bottom is younger

What would indicate that a series of fossils represent evolution?

the fossils were found in the same layers of rock

the fossils were completely different

Who was Charles Darwin?

A naturalist who came up with the theory of evolution

A geologist who looked at rocks and fossils

A paleontologist who studied dinosaurs

The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?

Fossil D is older than fossil C

Fossil A and C are the same age

Fossil B is older than fossil C

Fossils A is older than fossil B

Why is the mouse population changing over time?

The hawks eat more light mice than dark mice because they can see the light mice more easily

The light mice can reproduce more successfully than the dark mice

The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because the dark mice taste better

The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because they can see the dark mice more easily

Biogeography means...

Earth's graphics interchange format

What does biodiversity mean?

The different amount of species in an area

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Lewis makes sugar cookies with different amounts of sugar. He wants to see if cookies with more sugar sell better than cookies with less sugar. He counts the number of cookies sold to find out his answer. What is the independent variable?

Amount of sugar used

Number of cookies sold

Number of customers

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The number of living organisms that an environment can support

keystone species

carrying capacity

limiting factors

resilience

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