Evolution and Natural Selection

Which of the following means "change over time"

• natural selection
• speciation
• evolution
• isolation

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A relative who lived in the past.

• Charles Darwin
• Speciation
• Ancestor
• Descendant

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An original species from which all other species evolved.

• Fossil
• Natural Selection
• Descendant
• Common Ancestor

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New features that do not appear in fossils of ancestors.

• Derived traits
• Extinct
• Genetic Variation
• Species

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A trait that makes a species better suited to survive in its environment is called a(n) _________.

• variation
• adaptation
• natural selection
• isolation

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____ is when members of a species that are best suited for their environment survive and reproduce at a higher rate than other members of the species

• natural selection
• artificial selection
• speciation
• adaptation

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Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed on to the offspring?

• Because parents with those traits can teach their offspring
• Because parents with those traits can surive and reproduce better
• Because parents with those traits care more about their offspring

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Natural selection and evolution work on what level of life organization?

• individuals
• biomes
• populations
• ecosystems

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A population of peppered moths with a dark grey variation and a light grey variation lives in light colored birch forest. It is hunted by sight. Which statement is most likely true?

• there are equal number of light and dark grey peppered moths in the population
• more light grey moths survive than dark grey moths
• more dark grey moths survive than light grey moths
• all peppered moths will be eaten before they can reproduce

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Humans, birds, whales, and lizards all have similar arm bones. What is the reason for this?

• The function of these bones is the same in all animals
• They live in similar environments
• They have a common ancestor
• All organisms resemble humans

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