Evolution & Natural Selection

Who is considered to the be the Father of Evolution?

• Gregor Mendel

• Robert Hooke

• Charles Darwin

• Jean-Babtiste Lamarck

The idea that organisms could pass on traits they developed during their lifetime was known as-

(later proven NOT true)

• Biogensis

• Theory of Acquired Traits

• Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection

• Big Bang Theory

The evidence of organisms that lived a long time ago are called-

• Imprints

• Fossils

• Carbon Dating

• Pioneer Species

Scientists often compare the physical structure of organism to each other this is known as using-

• Biochemistry

• Anatomy

• Embryology

• Pyscology

Which of the organims in the picture are probably most closely related?

• 1 & 2

• 2 & 3

• 1 & 4

• 3 & 4

Structures that no longer serve a function in one organism but do still serve functions in related organisms are called-

• Vestigial

• Analogous

• Homologous

• Heterozygous

The forearms of vertebrates all have similar bone structures but different functions. This is an example of-

• Analogous Structures

• Homologous Structures

• Vestigial Structures

• Adaptations

If looking at a fossil record, the oldest layer would be-

• On the top

• In the middle

• On the bottom

• Can't tell

Natural selection can best be defined as the

• survival of the biggest and strongest organisms in a population.

• elimination of the smallest organisms by the biggest organisms

• survival and reproduction of the organisms which occupy the largest area

• survival and reproduction of the organisms which are genetically best adapted to the environment

The 14 different species of finches in the Galapagos Islands originated from a single ancestral species. What is it about these islands that is responsible for the diversity of finch species?

• The islands are made of volcanic peaks

• Each island has different food sources

• Each island is close to each other

• Each island had a different climate