Unit 6 Evolution Review

A biological ____________ is a group of interbreeding populations that is reproductively isolated from other groups.

• species
• family
• phylogeny
• hybrid

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A __________ is a branching diagram that shows evolutionary relationships.

• cladogram
• table
• derived character
• relationship tree

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______________ is the process by which populations change in response to their environment.

• natural selection
• adaptation
• reproductive isolation
• divergence

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__________ enable an organism to survive in its environment.

• adaptations
• natural selections
• divergence
• extinctions

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Who was the Scientist most famous for his study of natural selection and evolution?

• Theodor Schwann

• Robert Hooke

• Charles Darwin

• Rudolf Virchow

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is the process in which populations CHANGE gradually over time?

• evolution

• species

• variation

• competition

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

What do you call similar structures that related species have inherited from a common ancestor?

• Natural Selection

• Analogous Structure

• Vestigial Structure

• Homologous Structure

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NGSS.MS-LS4-3

What do we call structures that no longer perform their original function?

• Natural Selection

• Analogous Structure

• Vestigial Structure

• Homologous Structure

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NGSS.HS-LS4-4

Hibernation is an example of which type of adaptation?

• Behavioral Adaptation

• Physical Adaptation

Beak shape, camouflage, and webbed feet are all examples of which type of adaptation?

• Behavioral Adaptation

• Physical Adaptation