CA 5 Review

what did Charles Darwin observe in finch populations of the Galapagos Islands off the coast of South America?

• different species on different islands
• all species on one of the islands
• identical species on all the islands
• the same species as North America

In natural selection, the selective agent is the

• humans
• mutations
• breeders
• environment

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

• variation

• adaptation

• homologous structure

• vestigial structure

What is the process in which humans breed organisms for certain traits?

• natural selection
• inheritance
• artificial selection
• descent withOUT modification

Natural selection results in change over time by acting on traits that are

• heritable
• new
• mutated 
• better than the best

This mechanism of evolution occurs when populations migrate.

• Extinction
• Gene flow
• Genetic drift
• Natural Selection

The gradual change in species over time is...

• Evolution
• Nucleotide 
• Adaptation
• Natural Selection

Who is the father of evolution?

• Darwin
• Mendel
• Newton
• Einstein

What is another name for natural selection?

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

What is the study of organisms at the early stages of development?

• DNA studies
• embryology 
• extinction
• fossil record