Evolution & Classification Final Review

What did Darwin observe about finches in the Galapagos Island?

• their feathers were adapted to match their environment

• their beaks were adapted to match the food they ate

• they had identical phenotypes in all locations

• they had identical genotypes in all locatiosns

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the gradual change in a species over time is called

• mutation

• evolution

• variation

• migration

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what refers to the process in which individuals who are better adapted to their environment and can survive and reproduce?

• natural selection

• overproduction

• competition

• variation

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polar bears have evolved to have white fur that helps them hide from their prey in the arctic where they live. what is this an example of?

• adaptation

• inbreeding

• mimicry

• genetic engineering

why did the population of peppered moths in England change from light to dark after the Industrial revolution?

• light moths were killed by soot

• the birds that ate the darks moths were killed by the soot

• dark moths were produced by industrial processes

• light moths were more obvious against soot-stained trees

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most of what scientists know about extinct species is based on

• sedimentary rock

• natural selection

• the fossil record

• variation

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which of the following best shows the meaning of a "fit" organism?

• a squirrel with big muscles

• a human that can bench 100 lbs

• a mouse that can run long distances

• a shark that has the best adaptations for survival

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which would be considered an adaptation of an animal that lives in the water?

• a thick coat

• webbed feet

• thick fur

• green color skin

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this organism has a nucleus, is only 1 cell, and eats other microscopic organisms to get energy. which set of characteristics best fits this organism?

• prokaryotic, unicellular and heterotrophic

• eukaryotic, unicellular, heterotrophic

• eukaryotic, unicellular, autotrophic

• prokaryotic, unicellular, autotrophic

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which kingdoms are prokaryotic?

• archaebacteria and animal

• fungi and protist

• eubacteria and archaebacteria

• plant and eubacteria