According to Darwin’s theory of natural selection, the individuals that tend to survive are those that have

variations best suited to the environment.

characteristics their parents acquired by use and disuse.

the greatest number of offspring.

characteristics that plant and animal breeders value.

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 mass of the food eaten in its life

Which of the following is an example of the founder effect ?

Small group of iguanas floats to an island, starts a new population.

Bald Eagles are hunted until near extinction, population recovers.

Red fox pups are more likely to survive in a snowy environment if they are born white.

Farmer chooses seeds from largest apples to plant next year. This results in larger apples from year to year.

A population of cockroaches was sprayed with an insecticide. Some cockroaches survived and produced a population of cockroaches that was resistant to this spray. What can BEST be inferred from this example?

Individuals with favorable variations survive and reproduce

species will adapt no matter what the environment

environment has no effect on the survival of an organism

Insecticides cause mutations that are passed on to the next generation

Why is the mouse population changing over time?

The hawks eat more light mice than dark mice because they can see the light mice more easily

The light mice can reproduce more successfully than the dark mice

The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because the dark mice taste better

The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because they can see the dark mice more easily

The extreme population phenotypes are favored by the environment.

Disruptional (Diversifying) Selection

Species A and species B share 94% of their DNA with each other, and species C shares only 75% of its DNA sequence with A and B. Which statement is true?

Species A & B share a more recent common ancestor than species C

Species C evolved more recently

Species C is most closely related to species B

Species A & B do not have a common ancestor with species C

Fossil evidence indicates that several kinds of flightless dinosaurs possessed feathers. If some of these feather-bearing dinosaurs incubated groups of eggs in carefully constructed nests, this might be evidence supporting the claim that...

their feathers originally served as insulation to keep the eggs warm, and only later were used for flight

dinosaurs were warm-blooded like modern mammals

the earliest reptiles could fly, and the feathers of flightless dinosaurs were vestigial flight structures

all fossils with feathers are actually some kind of bird

Evolution

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

____ is when members of a species that are best suited for their environment survive and reproduce at a higher rate than other members of the species

natural selection

artificial selection

speciation

adaptation

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NGSS.HS-LS4-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of evolutionary pace is represented in the picture?

Punctuated Equilibrium

Gradualism

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of evolutionary pace is represented in the picture?

Punctuated Equilibrium

Gradualism

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which two numbers are most likely to share a resent common ancestor?

1 & 2

5 & 6

3 & 4

7 & 8

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following means "change over time"

natural selection

speciation

evolution

isolation

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called

theories

variations

adaptations

genes

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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NGSS.HS-LS4-4

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____ is when members of a species that are best suited for their environment survive and reproduce at a higher rate than other members of the species

What type of evolutionary pace is represented in the picture?

What type of evolutionary pace is represented in the picture?

Which two numbers are most likely to share a resent common ancestor?

Which of the following means "change over time"

The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called

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?

According to Darwin’s theory of natural selection, the individuals that tend to survive are those that have

Natural selection and evolution work on what level of life organization?

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

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