EOC Review 2 - Evolution

What is another name for natural selection?

• survival of the smartest
• survival of the fastest
• survival of the biggest
• survival of the fittest

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What is a change in an organism that allows for it to survive in its environment?

• homologous
• vestigial
• variation
• adaptation

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What is this an example of?

• vestigial structures
• embryology
• homologous structures
• fossil record

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Which layer is the oldest?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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This is a structure that was inherited but has lost most of its original function

• homologous

• analogous

• vestigial

• homozygous

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These structures are similar from common ancestry

• homologous

• analogous

• vestigial

• homozygous

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Natural selection is the ability to:

• live longer and reproduce

• evolve and survive

• mutate and grow

• meditate and relax

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Two different populations of birds live in the same area and eat the same types of food. Which most likely describes the relationship between these two populations of birds? 

• competition
• mutualism
• parasitism
• predator-prey

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Which is one reason scientists produce transgenic organisms?

• to create new species of organisms 

• to control microorganisms in the soil

• to prevent habitats from being destroyed

• to treat certain types of diseases

Which of the following terms means "change over time?"

• Natural Selection

• Spontaneous Generation

• Evolution

• Succession

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