Evolution Test Review

The process by which animals or plants are bred for specific traits or a specific outcom

• Natural Slection

• Selective Breeding

• Evolution

• Random Mating

Which type of rock do most scientists find evidence for evolution?

• Igneous

• Sedimentary

• Metamorphic

• Molten

Change in the hereditary features of a type of organism over time is known as what?

• Evolution

• Growth

• Biogenesis

• Spontaneous Generation

Scientists use radiometric and carbon dating to find the age of fossils based on an element's half life, which is known as what?

• Relative age

• Absolute age

• Experimental Age

• Timed Age

In the phrase "survival of the fittest," what does the term "fittest" refer to?

• The best adapted organisms

• The biggest organisms

• The smartest organisms

• The fastest organisms

When an individual has a trait that helps it survive in an environment, the trait is a

• Speciation

• Preferential

• Adaptation

• Neutral

What part of the Galapagos finches appear to have been most modified by natural selection?

• Beaks

• Webbed Feet

• Wings

• Color of Eyes

Which is an example of environmental pressure?

• Tire pressure

• Fight between 2 members of the same species

• Lack of resources, predator, or natural disaster

• Breeding between 2 members of the same species

A trait that makes an individual successful in its environment is known as a/an

• Evolution

• Wings

• Natural Selection

• Adaptation

Scientists found a fossil and knew it was younger than another fossil because its location in layers. This is...

• Relative Dating

• Absolute Dating