Evolution Review

Preserved remains of an organism that lived in the past…..

• fossil
• picture
• dinosaur
• animal

The man who proposed the theory of natural selection and evolution.

• Thomas Moore
• Gregor Mendel
• Neil Degrasse Tyson
• Charles Darwin

A change in a trait or characteristic that increases an organism’s ability to survive and reproduce.

• extinction
• natural selection
• adaptation
• choice

Fossils, similar body shape, and similar DNA are all evidence that evolution has taken place on our planet. What is the fourth piece of evidence?

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• Similarities in hair color
• Similar interests
• Similarities in early development
• Similar hunting patterns

Ten brown mice and ten white mice are placed in a desert environment. What will happen to the white population over time?

• It will increase
• It will decrease
• It will stay the same
• There is no way to tell

When has speciation occurred?

• When populations no longer look the same
• When populations no longer have the same frequency of alleles
• When populations are living in different environments
• When populations can no longer interbreed

A rabbit that can easily outcompete other rabbits for food and that can produce many offspring has a high

• sexuality
• mutation rate
• fitness
• adaptability

A chance occurrence that negatively affects a population because the population is small is 

• genetic drift
• mutation
• speciation
• migration

When would convergent evolution occur?

• When organisms share a common ancestor
• When organisms live in similar environments
• When organisms become increasingly different
• When organisms experience a change in their environment

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