Evolution Vocabulary

The Law of Superposition states that in any undisturbed sequence (order) of rocks deposited in layers, the youngest layer is on top and the oldest on bottom.

• True

• False

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A type of breeding program in which humans actively choose which traits should be passed on to offspring is called...

• Genetic modification

• Selective breeding

• Extinction

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This is an image of...

• Evolution

• A fossil

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Extinction is...

• to change heritable traits from one generation to the next

• an event in which the last members of a species or group die

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What is an inherited characteristic that helps organisms survive?

• Evolution

• Adaptation

• Natural Selection

• Extinction

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A mistake or change that occurs in the DNA sequence is called a ______________________.

• Extinction

• Speciation

• Mutation

• Genetic Variation

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When there is a difference in population based on genes, it is said to be a _______________.

• Mutation

• Speciation

• Extinction

• Genetic Variation

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Scientist who proposed the theory of Natural Selection.

• Hardy
• Weinburg
• Darwin
• Einstein

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Darwin referred to this as survival of the fittest. Over time, it results in changes in the inherited characteristics of a population. 

• Natural Selection
• Genetic Variation
• Survival of the Fittest
• Extinction

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The emergence of a new species.

• genetic drift
• extinction
• speciation
• evolution

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