Which is NOT an example of natural selection?

dog owners breeding their pets to produce friendly offspring

male birds developing extremely colorful feathers

elephants passing long tusk traits to their offspring

a characteristic parents give to offspring

Which of the following is NOT an example of natural selection?

insects developing resistance to certain pesticides

male birds developing colorful feathers to attract female mates

What will happen if two different species occupy the same niche for a long period of time?

The species better suited in the environment will thrive

Both species will move to another environment

What is punctuated equilibrium?

Evolution in a short time, and then no change for a long time

How does the story of the peppered moth relate to natural selection?

It is an example of natural selection

It happened over millions of years

Which is an example of convergent evolution?

A bird's wings and a bee's wings

Development of a bird's feet and wings

A cow and a buffalo have a common ancestor

What is the bottleneck effect?

An animal species declines and then rebounds

An animal species become overpopulated and then becomes extinct

An animal species adapts to a changing environment

What is genetic drift?

Any change in the allelic frequency in a population that results from chance

Any change in the allelic frequency in a population that results from adaptation

Any change in the allelic frequency in a population that results from speciation

An example of disruptive selection is what?

A population of turtles develop in which only the huge and very small survive

A population of moose move to a different location for food

A population of geese stay in one location for hundreds of years

An example of directional evolution is the __.

dominance of dark colored moths over light colored moths

dominance of humans over primates

How did Darwin believe the finches had gotten to the Galapagos Islands?

Blown out to sea during a storm

Which is not a beneficial evolutional trait?

the time it takes for a human baby to be self supportive

the hundreds of spider eggs that hatch at one time

What did Darwin determine about earthquakes?

They could move the Earth's surface in a short amount of time

They could create adaptation in sea life

They could cause fossils to form

Essay Question: What adaptation did Darwin's finches develop and why?

different shape beaks because each island had different food source and they ate different things

different shape beaks because each island had different habitats to make nests from

different shape beaks because each island had different predators to protect themselves from

Essay question: How do fossils provide evidence of evolution? Select all correct answers

Shows us evidence by comparing organisms to ancient organisms

Shows us common ancestry in species

Shows us the name of the organism

What are Lamarck's three incorrect assumptions about evolution? (Choose all 3)

organisms have a desire to change

a body can change by use and disuse

organisms pass on aquired traits

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1 min • 1 pt

What is the process by which organisms that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than others do?

Genetic change

Speciation

Natural Selection

Inherited veriation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What did Charles Darwin help to explain?

Genetics

The age of Earth

How species change over time

Both a and b

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If two organisms have similar traits and DNA, they probably have a __.

different vestigial structure

common ancestor

common environment

different ancestor

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What are two signs that different species may have a common ancestor?
(two answers)

similar DNA

similar traits

similar fossils

different traits

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NGSS.MS-LS4-3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The fact that an organism's offspring are not identical is known as what?

Genetics

Adaptation

Inherited Variation

Natural Selection

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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What process would a farmer use to produce vegetables that will grow in a specific climate?

select breeding

genetic variation

ancestors

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What can two different species have in common?

poplulation

ancestors

offspring

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Module 14 Evolution Test 2023

43 questions

What is the process by which organisms that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than others do?

What did Charles Darwin help to explain?

If two organisms have similar traits and DNA, they probably have a __.

What are two signs that different species may have a common ancestor?
(two answers)

The fact that an organism's offspring are not identical is known as what?

What process would a farmer use to produce vegetables that will grow in a specific climate?

What can two different species have in common?

A characteristic that improves an organism's ability to survive is what?

The process consisting of separation, adaptation, and division is __.

What does speciation create?

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43 questions

What is the process by which organisms that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than others do?

What did Charles Darwin help to explain?

If two organisms have similar traits and DNA, they probably have a __.

What are two signs that different species may have a common ancestor? (two answers)

The fact that an organism's offspring are not identical is known as what?

What process would a farmer use to produce vegetables that will grow in a specific climate?

What can two different species have in common?

A characteristic that improves an organism's ability to survive is what?

The process consisting of separation, adaptation, and division is __.

What does speciation create?

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