Biology EOC Review - Evolution

What is gradual change in a species over time

• evolution

• natural selection

• diversity

• extinct

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What is the process by which individuals are better adapted to their environment and are more likely to survive

• mutation

• variation

• natural selection

• fossil

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Who is the British naturalist who formulated the theory of evolution by natural selection

• Gregor Mendel

• HMS Beagle

• Charles Darwin

• Galapagos Finches

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What are any difference between organisms of the same species

• Homologous Structure

• Diversity

• Fossil

• Variation

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The variety of organisms that inhabit the Earth

• diversity

• mutation

• evolution

• natural selection

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

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

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

• Adaption
• Extinction
• Fossilization
• Mutation

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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

What is a change in an organism that allows for it to survive in its environment?

• homologous
• vestigial
• variation
• adaptation

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Which layer is the oldest?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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