Natural Selection

What was the name of the scientist who came up with the theory of evolution?

• Lamarck

• Washington

• Einstein

• Darwin

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A species lives in a particular environment. What is TRUE about the environment that the species lives in and how that species will look in thousands of years?

• The environment will stay the same, with no change in the species.

• There will be changes in the environment, but the species will not change.

• There will be changes in the environment that may lead to changes in the species.

• The environment will change, but that change would never affect the species.

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Some lizards have different sized legs. The lizards with longer legs have better access to resources while the short legged lizards don't. As a result, lizards with short legs start to become less common. Which is the successful adaptation?

• Food

• Long legs

• Medium legs

• there is no successful adaptation

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The ability of an organism to survive and reproduce is known as...

• Fitness

• Adaptations

• Evolution

• Selective Breeding

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Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed on?

• They aren't

• All traits are equally likely to be passed on

• Because they are beneficial to the individual

• Because the individuals with those traits are more likely to survive and reproduce.

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Mutations are a change in what?

• Phenotype

• DNA

• Genotype

• RNA

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What animal did Darwin study on his journey to the Galapagos islands?

• Finches

• Lizards

• Turtles

• Tortoises

"Survival of the fittest" describes which theory?

• Heredity

• Gravity

• natural selection

• Adaptation

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Some species of birds are very similar. Each species lives on a different island. Which of the following is the best explanation to why one species beaks are longer than the others?

• The longer beak is an adaptation to the food available in the birds habitat.

• They originated from different species

• They need longer beaks for defense against predators

• The beak stretched to reach food, and was passed to the offsprig.

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Over time, honey suckle flowers developed a sweet smell to attract pollinators. This is an example of _______.

• Selective breeding

• Extinction

• Natural Selection

• Dichotomous Key

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