Evolution

Who was the first naturalist to study evolution?

• Charles Darwin
• Gregor Mendal
• Carolus Linneaus
• Thomas Edison

Which of the following is a fossil?

• a plant that has recently died
• a group of organisms that can reproduce
• a structure or organ that no longer functions
• a trace of an organisms that existed in the past

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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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Natural selection results in change over time by acting on traits that are

• heritable
• new
• mutated 
• better than the best

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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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What increases genetic variation when animals move from one population to another

• genetic drift
• sexual selection
• bottleneck effect
• gene flow

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This mechanism of evolution occurs when populations migrate.

• Extinction
• Gene flow
• Genetic drift
• Natural Selection

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

• Darwin 
• Lamarck