Evolution Review

Preserved remains of an organism that lived in the past…..

• fossil
• picture
• dinosaur
• animal

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When an organism is no longer in existence……..

• lost
• hibernation
• extinct
• found

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The man who proposed the theory of natural selection and evolution.

• Thomas Moore
• Gregor Mendel
• Neil Degrasse Tyson
• Charles Darwin

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A change in a trait or characteristic that increases an organism’s ability to survive and reproduce.

• extinction
• natural selection
• adaptation
• choice

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The theory that organisms best adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce.
"Survival of the fittest."

• Natural selection
• Adaptation
• Extinction
• Fossil

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Structures with the same bone structure but different functions (jobs) suggest that organisms share a common ancestry. What are these structures called?

• vestigial structures

• homologous structures

• adaptive radiation

• fossil

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Which of the following is an example of a vestigial structure?

• the wings of a red-tailed hawk
• the hind limbs of a house cat
• the fins of sharks
• the tailbone of a human

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Two organisms that are closely related but not clones would have...

• very similar DNA sequences

• exactly the same DNA sequences

• no proteins in common

• completely different DNA sequences

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What is the cause of the biodiversity found on the planet today?

• Populations or organisms adapting to different environments

• An asteroid carrying organisms to Earth from another planet

• Individual organisms acquiring traits to help them survive

• A series of mutations leading to a KNOWN outcome

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What does the similarity of these structures tell us about these organisms?

• They grow at different rates

• they have a common ancestor

• They evolved slowly

• They do the same thing

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