Evolution & Natural Selection

A characteristic that improves an individual's ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment.

• Ancestor
• Adaptation
• Descendant
• Fossil

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English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882).

• Darwin
• Wallace
• Linnaeus
• Lamarck

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A term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals

• Generation Time
• Fossil Record
• Extinct
• Speciation

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A trait passed from parent to offspring through DNA.

• Natural Resources
• Survival of the Fittest
• Genetic variation
• Genetic trait

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Differences among individuals in the composition of their genes or other DNA segments.

• Natural Selection
• Derived traits
• Genetic Variation
• Adaptation

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Change over time describes.....

• Speciation 
• Selective Breeding 
• Evolution 
• Adaptation 

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Which is not an adaptation of a polar bear? 

• White fur 
• Large Feet 
• Thin Layer of fat 
• Strong Swimmer 

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Mutations are a change in what?

• Genotype

• Phenotype

• tRNA

• DNA

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This stick insect is using ________________ to blend in to it's environment. 

• air 
• terra
• camouflage 
• synthesis 

Which best describes how a porcupine defends itself from predators?

• it changes color
• it has sharp quills
• it moves very rapidly
• it makes a loud noise