Evolution 2023

What is the name of the group of organisms that share the characteristics of opposable thumbs, binocular vision, and flexible shoulders?

• Hominidae

• Homo sapiens

• Mammalia

• Chordata

• Primata

The process in which members of a species become so different that they can no longer interbreed to produce fertile offspring is called ???

• acquired traits

• speciation

• ancestors

• natural selection

• selective breeding

Body parts that are similar in structure and order in different organisms, and can indicate two or more species share common ancestors are ???

• homozygous

• fossils

• vestigial

• embryology

• homologous

Changes in inherited characteristics of species over time is called ???

• variations

• evolution

• mutations

• genes

• adaptations

This refers to the genetic differences within species and makes for healthier individuals of that species?

• inbreeding

• gradualism

• interbreeding

• genetic diversity

• punctuated equilibrium

What is the family name of "humans"?

• Primata

• Homo sapiens

• Chordata

• Primata

• Hominidae

The type of evidence for evolution that scientists of the 1800s did not have was

• homologous structures

• embryology

• variations

• vestigial structures

• DNA

Offspring that can continue to produce their own offspring are said to be ???

• genetic diversity

• biologically diverse

• genetically diverse

• not fertile

• fertile

This stated that characteristics gained by an organism throughout its lifetime can be passed on to its offspring.

• acquired traits

• speciation

• ancestry

• natural selection

• selective breeding

A change in the DNA code of an organism that produces a trait different from what was expected is called a ???

• variation

• evolution

• mutation

• gene

• adaptation