Biological Evolution

Who is the father of evolution?

• Darwin
• Mendel
• Newton
• Einstein

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The goal of every species on earth is...

• to survive and reproduce 
• divide and conquer 
• survive and conquer 
• reproduce and die 

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An example of a homologous structure 

• human arm and bird wing
• rat appendix  and human appendix
• wing of butterfly and bird wing

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The process by which organisms that are best suited to a particular environment survive and reproduce

• natural selection
• evolution
• adaptation

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The term that best describes why the moth population changed color over time

• adaptation
• natural selection
• mutation
• predator-prey

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How does embryology support the Theory of Evolution?

• It shows that they have a common ancestor because of their similarities.
•          I'm not sure.
• Animals change over time. 

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An inherited trait or behavior that makes one

organism different from others of the same species is called a(an)

_____________.

• natural selection

• variation

• coevolution

• evolution

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The __________ process supports that the green bugs are the best adapted and will survive and reproduce.

• natural selection
• selecting agent
• coevolution
• evolution

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A shark's long gills, fins, and teeth make it a superior underwater predator. These are all examples of ___________ critical to the shark's survival.

• coevolutions

• adaptations

• variations

• characteristics

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The structural similarity shown in the organisms pictured here suggests that –

• similar bones are the same size in all animals.

• the organisms have common ancestors.

• some bones in the skeleton have immovable joints.

• only quadrupeds need the humerus bone.

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