Quiz - Evolution Vocab

Which of the following is a term for a group of organisms that can mate & produce fertile offspring?

• individual

• population

• species

• fossil

Any inherited trait that gives an organism an advantage in its environment is called ___.

• a mutation

• an adaptation

• evolution

• natural selection

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Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist?

• Charles Darwin
• Albert Einstein
• Steven Hawking
• Isaac Newton

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Mutations are a change in what?

• DNA
• tRNA
• genotype
• phenotype

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The process in which organisms with traits that make them better suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce while organisms with poor traits are less likely to survive and reproduce. Over time the poor traits are eliminated from the population.

• Natural Selection

• Homeostasis

• Selective Breeding

• Extinction

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All rabbits of the same species living in a particular area would be an example of a(n)

• population

• species

• community

• ecosystem

What is a trait?

• a color

• a quality or characteristic of an organism

• the DNA of an organism

• when mutations cause extra limbs.

These moths are all the same species. The differences between their wings is an example of ________________

• Natural Selection
• Variation
• Homeostasis
• Extinction

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__________________ occurs when the genetic makeup of a population changes over time as some genes/traits are selected against while others are selected for.

• Random Selection

• Selective Breeding

• Homeostasis

• Evolution

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Selective breeding is...

• a process to create an organism with desired traits from parents with those desired traits

• natural method of producing offspring with desired traits

• creating a new species

• making organisms reproduce during times of stress

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