Natural Selection and Evolution Quiz Review

Which is not an example of an adaptation?

• A bird's beak allows it to crack open hard nuts.
• A zebra's stripes allow it to confuse its predators.
• A frog's large hind legs allow it to jump from danger.
• A cat sleeps on the sofa to avoid the vacuum cleaner.

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Which of the following is a term for a group of similar organisms that can produce viable, fertile offspring?

• individual

• population

• species

• fossil

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"Survival of the Fittest" describes which theory

• a) natural selection
• b) gravity
• c) heredity
• d) string theory

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Why did the population of peppered moths in England change from light to dark after the Industrial Revolution?

• Light moths were easy to see against sooty trees and were eaten
• Light moths were killed by soot
• The birds that ate the dark moths were killed by soot
• Dark moths were produced by industrial processes

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Which organisms are most likely to survive?

• the best adapted
• the fastest
• the strongest
• the most domesticated (tamed)

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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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When lions prey on a herd of antelopes, some antelopes are killed and some escape. Which part of Darwin’s concept of natural selection might be used to describe this situation?

• reproductive isolation
• descent with modification
• acquired characteristics
• survival of the fittest

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Organisms with traits that are favorable to their survival and reproduction are ________ likely to pass on their genes to the next generation, and thus ________ common in the population

• more, less
• more, more
• less, less
• less, more

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Comparing two individuals of a species, evolutionary “fitness” would be best measured by which of the following?

• the length and width of the individuals
• the number of offspring
• the mass of the food eaten in its life
• the mass of the individuals

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The graphs below show the changes in crab color at one beach.

Which of the following is most likely to have caused the change in the distribution?

• A new predator arrived that preferred dark-tan crabs.

• A new predator arrived that preferred light-tan crabs.

• A change in beach color made medium-tan crabs the least visible to predators.

• A change in beach color made medium-tan crabs the most visible to predators.

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