Evolution Review Quizizz

Which of the following is a term for a group of similar organisms that can reproduce and produce fertile offspring?

• individual
• population
• species
• fossil

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Many of the farm animals and crops we have today for human consumption were developed through ___.

• natural selection

• artificial selection (selective breeding)

• sexual selection

• acquired selection

When certain fish escape and survive while others die as a result of an eating frenzy by a bear, which of the following supports Darwin’s theory of natural selection?

• survival of the fittest
• acquired characteristics
• descent with modification
• artificial selection

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The remnant of an organ that had a function in an early ancestor, such as the appendix in humans and hind leg bones in whales is known as a(n)

• vestigial structure
• analogous structure
• homologous structure
• fossil structure

What is evolution?

• a frog changing to a lizard over a one year period
• rapid change in characteristics of species over a year
• developing major characteristics from one generation to the next
• gradual change in characteristics of species over a period of time

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Individuals that are well adapted to their environment will survive and produce

• fewer mutations
• more offspring.
• stronger genes
• better traits

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How does the data in the chart indicate that humans and Rhesus monkeys share the most recent common ancestor?

• Humans and Rhesus monkeys have the least number of similar amino acids and therefore share the most common ancestor.
• Humans and Rhesus monkeys have the most number of similar amino acids and therefore share the most common ancestor.
• Humans and Rhesus monkeys do not share any amino acids and therefore share the most common ancestor.
• Humans and Rhesus monkeys have all the same amino acids and therefore share the most common ancestor.

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Darwin proposed that natural selection occurs in an environment by

• heritable features that make an organism better suited to survive and reproduce.
• producing a constant number of offspring while in that environment.
• surviving for a fixed amount of time.
• resisting the environment and keeping the environment from changing.

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While digging in the western hills of China, an archaeologist finds fossils of two different organisms. Which fossil is older?

• The fossil found in layer 2 is older than the fossil found in layer 4.

• The fossil found in layer 4 is older than the fossil found in layer 2.

• Layers of earth have nothing to do with dating fossils.

• They are probably the same age.

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Homologous structures occur in organisms that have the same shared ancestor. They have similar features, but may have different functions. Analogous structures serve similar functions but do not have similar features and arise in organisms that are not closely related. Using the diagram, Which claim is supported by the information in the diagram?

• Human limbs and cat limbs are homologous structures because they share the same features.
• Human limbs and cat limbs are analogous structures because they share the same features.
• Human limbs and cat limbs are homologous structures because they share the same function.
• Human limbs and cat limbs are analogous structures because they share the same function

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