Biodiversity and Evolution

When humans create organisms based on the "most desired" traits of the organism

• natural selection

• survival of the fittest

• artificial selection

• Darwinism

• Founder Effect

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The BEST definition of evolution is

• Change in genetic composition of a population over time

• Mutations in individuals

• Changes in chromosomes

• Individuals adapting to an environment

• All of these

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Which below is NOT TRUE?

• Mutations are random

• Not all mutations matter

• All organisms will get adaptations to suit their environment when their environment changes

• Individuals produce an excess of offspring and not all will survive

• Not all individuals get to reproduce to their full potential

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Which of the following situations is an example of natural selection?

• the growing number of pest-resistant insects

• the disappearance of short-necked giraffe due to scarcity of food

• the appearance of peppered moths and scarcity of white moths due to the Industrial Revolution

• All of the above

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How can mutation be passed down to future generations?

• through direct skin contact

• if the next generation asks for the mutation

• if the mutation occurs in gamete-producing cells

• eating the same things the previous generations ate

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Evolution is a process that generally takes _____ to accomplish

• days

• weeks

• months

• years

The theory of evolution by natural selection was developed by...

• Pasteur

• Darwin

• Mendel

• Hooke

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True or False: Hawks will eat more dark lizards if they live on dark soil.

• True

• False

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True or False: The organisms that are alive today are best suited to today's environment.

• True

• False

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True or False: All mutations are bad or result in death.

• True

• False

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