Evolution Evidence and Scientific Knowledge

How would the fossils in the sediment layers of Earth appear to prove evolution?

• fossils in upper layers complex and lower layers complex

• fossils in upper layers simple and lower layers complex

• fossils in upper layers complex and lower layers simple

• fossils in upper layers simple and lower layers simple

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Which is the best evidence listed for the theory of evolution

• fossil record

• climate change

• numerical data

• religious information

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Which statement is correct about the evidence in this picture?

• similar bones indicate a similar diet

• similar bones indicate a similar habitat

• similar bones indicate a common ancestor

• similar bones indicate evolution happened quick

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What is the most likely cause for the change in the mice population over time?

• hawks eat more dark mice because they taste better

• hawks eat more white mice because they are easier to see

• hawks eat more dark mice because they are easier to see

• hawks eat more white mice because they reproduce better

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The same species lives in the same area and have different appearances. What term can be used to describe this?

• overpopulation

• population

• extinction

• variation

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Which statement best explains adaptations in context of the Theory of Evolution.

• adaptations are critical to the survival of a species by providing ways to adjust

• adaptations allow a single surviving organism to choose its traits and then reproduce

• adaptations are when an organism changes is environment to make it easier to live

• adaptations allow organisms to learn how to survive in any environment

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A Koala eats a certain type of leaf from a Eucalyptus Tree. These trees are becoming less and less common. What will happen if the Koala can't adapt to a new food source?

• The Koala population may increase as the strongest ones survive and reproduce

• The Koala bear may become extinct if they can not find new food to eat

• the Koala population will stay the same as long as they stay in a restricted space

• The Koala bear's genes will immediately change and allow them to survive

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Some scientist think that the dinosaurs went extinct because of an asteroid strike which changed the Earth's climate; other's think that volcanic eruptions changed the climate and caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.

What do these have in common?

• both suggest climate change led to artificial selection

• both suggest particles from the sky buried the dinosaurs

• both suggest that dinosaurs evolved too quickly after a disaster

• both suggest that dinosaurs were unable to adapt to climate change

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Which of the following is a correct statement about the relationship between natural selection and evolution?

• Natural selection results from evolution.

• Natural selection includes evolution as a part of it.

• Natural selection is the mechanism of evolution.

• Natural selection and evolution are the same thing.

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What happens when a species is unable to adapt to a changing environment?

• it will adapt and become a new species

• it will most likely go extinct

• it will not adapt but will keep on living

• it will move to a new area where it can live

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