Genetics and Evolution

A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring is

• Fossil

• Species

• Extinct

• Evolution

Who is Charles Darwin?

• An explorer

• A doctor

• A scientist

• A medicine man

Which of the following is the definition for adaptation?

• A process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive.

• Any difference between individuals of the same species.

• A well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations.

• A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past is a(n)

• Mold

• Fossil

• Cast

• Mineral

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

A technique that allows scientists to compare and determine which fossil is older is called

• Relative dating

• Absolute dating

• Natural selection

• Gradualism

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

What is this figure called

• A calendar

• Era map

• Fossil record

• Geological time scale

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Pangaea gradually split apart in a process known as

• Half-life

• Tectonic plates

• Continental drift

• Geographic isolation

Similar structures that related species have inherited from a common ancestor are called

• Homologous structures

• Body structures

• DNA structures

• Cell structure

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Over a long period of time,_________ can lead to evolution.

• Resources

• Overproduction

• Competition

• Natural selection

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Fossils form when they become buried in

• Molds

• Sediment

• Leaves, stems, and roots

• Radioactive elements