Evolution Quizizz Study Guide (BIO)

Natural selection results in change in a population's _____________ traits over time.

• inherited

• acquired

Brown mice survive and reproduce in their desert environment better than white mice because owls can see and eat the white mice more easily. In this situation, what part of the environment is doing the selecting?

• predator

• soil composition

• mouse fur color

• sexual preferences

Over generations of time apart on different islands with different food sources, the separated populations of Galapagos finches accumulated genetic differences until each group had different beaks. This is an example of _____.

• natural selection

• genetic drift

• adaptation

• speciation

Individuals undergo evolution.

• True

• False

the process by which organisms that are best adapted to their environment are most likely to survive and reproduce.

• adaptation

• natural selection

• niche

• competition

an inherited behavior or physical characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.

• adaptation

• natural selection

• niche

• competition

how an organism makes its living and interacts with the biotic and abiotic factors in its habitat.

• adaptation

• natural selection

• niche

• competition

the struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resources in the same place at the same time.

• adaptation

• natural selection

• niche

• competition

an interaction in which one organism kills another for food or nutrients.

• predation

• prey

• predator

• symbiosis

What is a common ancestor?

• An animal that has a lot of offspring.

• An animal from which two or more different species evolved.

• An animal that is related to many other species.

• An animal that's good at escaping from predators.