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 survive better 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?

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

The Physical remains of a plant or animal preserved in rock or Earth's crust. 

• Adapt
• Fossil
• Embryo

• DNA

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

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

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Choose which scientist corresponds best with the statement: 
acquired characteristics are inherited

• Darwin 
• Lamarck

The change in a population of a species over time is called...

• Evolution
• Nucleotide 
• Adaptation
• Natural Selection

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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 the study of organisms at the early stages of development?

• DNA studies
• embryology 
• extinction
• fossil record

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