Quiz - Evolution

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

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Mutations are important because they bring about

• death of the organism in which they develop
• genetic variation needed for a population to evolve
• benefits for the individual, not for the population
• Hardey-Weinberg equilibrium within a population

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

• variation

• adaptation

• homologous structure

• vestigial structure

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What is the process in which humans breed organisms for certain traits, also known as selective breeding?

• natural selection

• inheritance

• artificial selection

• descent withOUT modification

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

• inherited

• learned

• mutated 
• better than the best

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Some organisms that share a common ancestor have features that have similar functions, and similar structures.  These are known as

• vestigial structures
• analogous structures
• homologous structures
• fossil structures

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What mechanism of evolution increases genetic variation when animals move from one location to another

• genetic drift

• sexual selection

• bottleneck effect

• gene flow

The gradual change in species over time is...

• Evolution
• Nucleotide 
• Adaptation
• Natural Selection

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What mechanism of evolution is the study of organisms at the early stages of development and comparing to different species?

• DNA studies

• embryology 

• ancestory

• paleontology

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The trees these moths used to live on were white, but have been covered in soot from coal factories. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?

• Dark moth
• Light moth
• Both will be equally successful
• Neither will be successful

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