Evolution Quiz

Survival of the fittest refers to

• Natural selection

• Artificial selection

• Dichotomous key

• Homologous evolution

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​ (a)   was a naturist, who studied​ (b)   on the Galapogos island.

• Charles Darwin
• plants and animals
• Robert hooke
• Watson and Crick
• airplanes
• HMS Beagel

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​ (a)   selection is when humans choose traits of an organism like breeding dogs

• Artificial
• Natural
• Analogous traits

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How do adaptations help animals?

• to hide from predators
• to hunt for food
• to survive in their habitats
• All of these are correct

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To change over time is _____________.

• Evolution

• spontaneous generation

• aerobic

• anaerobic

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The process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well adapted individuals do 

• artificial selection
• natural selection
• genetic drift
• speciation

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A trait that improves an organism’s ability to survive and reproduce; the process of becoming adapted 

• selection
• drift
• speciation
• adaption

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Natural Selection

• Mutations cause new traits.

• The environment causes new traits.

• Allows only those with the best traits to survive.

• Mutations produce new traits and selection allows the best of those to survive.

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Natural selection is when ____________ decides who survives and who doesn't

• nature
• humans
• animals
• years

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Put the steps of natural selection in order.

• Variation

• Overpopulation

• Adaptation

• Selection