Unit 3: Genetics and Evolution Vocabulary

What is the name for the branch of biology that studies heredity?

• botany

• heredity

• genetics

• geophysics

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Charles Darwin came up with this theory 

• Natural Selection
• Mutation

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To adjust to a changing environment

• Mutation
• Adapt

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Darwin wrote that organisms with traits that are best suited to the environment will ________________

• increase in number
  
• become extinct
  

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Another word for adapt is ____________.

• change
• create

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Which of the following is NOT an example of natural selection? 

• People selectively breeding hamsters.
• Insect populations developing resistance to certain pesticides.
• Bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics.
• Male birds of certain species developing colorful feathers to attract female mates.

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What characteristic did Darwin observe about the finches on the Galapagos Islands?

• Their feathers 
• Genotypes 
• Their beaks
• Their body sizes

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Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring? 

• Evolution 
• Variation 
• Adaptation
• Natural Selection 

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When an organism completely dies out, it is called.....

• Adaption
• Extinction
• Fossilization
• Mutation

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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

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