Evolution/Natural Selection Quiz

What theory proposes that organisms with traits better suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce?

• Acquired Characteristics

• Embryology

• Survival of the Smartest

• Natural Selection

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The fur of the snowshoe rabbit changes to a lighter color in the winter. This allows the rabbit to blend in with its surroundings. This change is an example of:

• Adaptation

• Extinction

• Competition

• Succession

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When every organism of a species has died.

• Evolution
• Natural Selection
• Extinction
• Artificial Selection

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Evolution typically happens...

• in a few weeks
• over millions of years
• never
• in 100 years

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Bird's beaks evolve mainly due to the type of ___________________ available.

• food
• water
• shrubs
• mates

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Match the following terms with their definitions

• a change in a species DNA over time because of natural selection

• Evolution

• An inherited trait that makes and individual different

• Mutation

• A permanent change in the DNA

• Variation

• Any variation that makes an organism better able to survive

• Adaptation

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Whales and dolphins both descended from a dog-like creature. What would we call the dog-like creature?

• Great-Grandparent species

• Old Species

• A common ancestor

• A common descendant

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In the phrase "survival of the fittest," the term "fittest" refers to:

• The best-adapted organisms

• The biggest organisms

• The smartest organisms

• The fastest organisms

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

• adaptation

• natural selection

• niche

• competition

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

• adaptation

• natural selection

• niche

• competition

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