Fossil Evidence & Natural Selection

Based on the data for 1850 to 1900, what inference can you make about  the white peppered moth and the mutant black peppered moth?

• White moths were easier for predators to see

• Black moths were unable to find sources of food

• White moths were unable to absorb heat from sunlight

• Black moths were less likely to migrate to other places

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Based on feature I in the diagram, what might you expect to see if you analyzed a fossil of an ancestor of dolphins?

• evidence that the ancestor made sounds

• evidence that the ancestor had arms

• evidence that the ancestor had legs

• evidence that the ancestor had feet

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If individuals of organism A with longer necks survive the season and breed, what would best describe their offspring

• They would only eat organisms E

• They would have their parents’ traits

• They would learn to eat organism F

• They would be unable to survive in the wild

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What would cause the change in the shapes of the feet of these animal to occur?

• Genes from both parents lead to genetically different offspring

• Extinction of animal A led to this change

• The environment caused selection of this trait over others

• Adaptation creates diverse animals like animals A and D

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What is the fossil record?

• Are the remains or evidence of once-living organisms

• Is the change over time in populations of related organisms

• Is made up of all the fossils ever discovered on Earth

• Occurs when the last individual organism of a species dies

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Surviving and reproducing shows that an organism

• is adapting
• is not adapting
• is forming fossils
• is not reproducing

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The gradual change in species over time is...

• Evolution
• Nucleotide 
• Adaptation
• Natural Selection

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The environment around Manchester, England, changed during the Industrial Revolution.  How did this change affect peppered moths living in the area?

• Natural selection favored moths with dark wings because predators could not see them on the soot-colored trees.
• Natural selection favored moths with white wings that were easy for predators to see.
• Natural selection favored moths with white wings because predators could not see them on the soot-colored trees.
• Natural selection caused moths with white wings to become extinct.

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Humans, birds, whales, and lizards all have similar arm bones. What is the reason for this?

• The function of these bones is the same in all animals
• They live in similar environments
• They have a common ancestor
• All organisms resemble humans

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According to this cladogram, primates are most closely related to -

• Amphibians
• Rodents and rabbits
• Crocodiles
• Birds

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