Review quiz

The process of ​ ​ (a)   leads to the formation of a new species by ​ (b)  

• Natural selection
• Evolution
• Variation
• Baking a cake
• Charles darwin

The changing of genetic makeup, appearance, and behaviors over time

• Evolution

• Charles darwin

• Time

• A brick

Who used finches as an example to support the theory of evolution

When Darwin looked at the different finch species on the Galapagos, he noticed they all had beaks of different sizes and shapes. Why are they different?

• Because they adapted

• They wanted to look different

• Because They had a mutation

• Because they just bought a new beak

Explain why it is better for prey to have the same coloration and pattern as their environment.

Bacterial populations often become resistant to antibiotics because there are random mutations that make a very small number of bacterial cells resistant. What principle of natural selection is responsible for this?

• Mutation

• Genetic variation

• Natural selection

How are mutations related to evolution?

What did Darwin mean by “fitness” in a species?

• Some species work out more

• Some species go to the gym a lot

• Some organisms are more likely to reproduce

• A beneficial mutation makes them stronger

Hummingbirds are pollinators. Why might a plant have adapted with a bright pink color?

• Its actually a chameleon

• To be less noticeable

• To look better

• To attract hummingbirds

Why did the white peppered moths become less common during the industrial revolution?

• They migrated down south

• Soot covered the trees making the trees darker and the moths more easily spotted

• They were starring in an action movie

• They all got killed by the soot on the trees