Evolution Quiz Review

________ created the theory of inheritance of acquired characteristics 

• George Lamarck
• Sammy Lamarck 
• James Lamarck 
• Jean Lamarck 

Who proved Lamarck's theory wrong, years later? 

• Darwin Charles 
• James Saxx
• Charles Darwin 
• Lebron James 

What is the term for a feature that allows an organism to survive in its environment?

• adaptation
• variation
• homologous structure
• vestigial structure

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The remnant of an organ that had a function in an early ancestor is known as a(n)

• vestigial structure
• analogous structure
• homologous structure
• fossil structure

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Who said that geological forces acting today are the same ones that have been acting in the past?

• Lamarck
• Darwin
• Hutton
• Lyell 

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• analogous structures
• homologous structures
• vestigial structures
• none of the above

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Inherited (born with) or Acquired (learned)

• Inherited

• Acquired

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When there is a difference in population based on genes, it is said to be a _______________.

• Mutation

• Speciation

• Extinction

• Genetic Variation

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Scientist who proposed the theory of Natural Selection.

• Hardy
• Weinburg
• Darwin
• Einstein

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measure of an organisms's ability to survive and produce offspring relative to other members of a population 

• Natural Selection
• Adaptation
• Fitness
• Variation

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