Evolution

Which of the following is a term for a group of similar organisms that can reproduce fertile offspring?

• individual
• population
• species
• fossil

Mutations are important because they bring about

• death of the organism in which they develop
• genetic variation needed for a population to evolve
• benefits for the individual, not for the population
• Hardey-Weinberg equilibrium within a population

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Extinction can occur because of which of the following?

• All can be causes of extinction.
• Increased competition with other species
• New predators within the environment
• Loss of habitat and/or catastrophes

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Finches on the Galapagos Islands had different beaks in order to help them do what?

• Build nests
• Fight off predators
• Collect food sources
• Compete with rivals

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This scientist came up with the idea of natural selection.

• Jean Baptiste Lamarck
• Gregor Mendel
• Charles Darwin
• Thomas Malthus

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Inherited trait that helps an organism survive is a(n) __________.

• Fossil
• Adaptation
• Ancestor
• Natural selection

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Magda is a tall, 11 year old drummer. She has a scar on her right cheek. She is good at swimming. Which of her traits did Magda most likely inherit?

• height
• the scar
• ability to swim
• ability to play drums

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Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

• Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
• Because they come from dominant alleles.
• Because they come from recessive alleles.
• Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.

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Farmers breed cows to produce high amounts of milk. This is an example of...

• Natural Selection

• Variations in a species

• Selective Breeding/artificial selection

• inbreeding

Individuals that are well adapted to their environment will survive and produce

• better traits
• stronger genes
• more offspring
• fewer mutations

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