Darwin & Evolution Review

A trait that improves an organism’s ability to survive and reproduce is:

• Destructive to its survival

• Not an advantage

• Industrialization

• An adaptation

What does evolution mean in biology?

• Hereditary changes in groups of living organisms over a period of time

• Hereditary changes in an individual over a period of time

• Change in theories over time

• Change in ecosystems over time

Darwin was the first to explain:

• How evolution works

• How to record observations

• The quick rate of evolution

• A theory of inheritance

Which of the following is the result of artificial selection?

• Fish that live in the ocean

• Rainforest plants and animals

• Weeds in a garden

• Breeds of dogs

Darwin found beak shape in finches was affected by the:

• Number of predators in the area

• Color of the finch

• Size of the finch

• Type of food available to eat

According to Darwin, evolution occurs:

• By natural selection

• During half-life periods of 5,730 years

• By chance

• Rapidly

According to Darwin’s view of natural selection, individuals in a population with different traits from one another is called:

• Overproduction

• Variation

• Selection

• Reproductive advantage

According to Darwin’s view of natural selection, having a trait that makes an individual more likely to survive is called:

• Overproduction

• Variation

• Selection

• Reproductive advantage

According to Darwin’s view of natural selection, every species tends to produce more individuals than can survive to maturity is called:

• Overproduction

• Variation

• Selection

• Reproductive advantage

According to Darwin’s view of natural selection, over time those traits that improve survival and reproduction will become more common is called:

• Overproduction

• Variation

• Selection

• Reproductive advantage