Quiz: Natural Selection and Evolution

A bat wing and a butterfly wing are both used for flying but they are made differently. What type of structure is this?

• Homologous structure

• Analogous structure

• Vestigial structure

• Fossil structure

A human arm and a whale fin have similar bone structure but the whale fin is used for swimming and the arm is used for reaching and grabbing. What type of structures are these?

• Homologous structures

• Analogous structures

• Vestigial structures

• Fossil structures

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The moth wing and the bat wing are example of structures.

(a)  

• Analogous
• Homologous
• Vestigial
• Fossil

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Which of the pictures above would be examples of homologous structures? (pick 2)

• 1

• 2

• 3

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When looking at two tree frogs, a student noticed that one of the frogs had longer toes than the other. This is an example of

(a)  

• variation
• cloning
• replication
• fossil

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On Darwin's 5 year journey sailing around the world, he was amazed by the ___________________ of living things that he saw.

• diversity

• genes

• offspring

• evolution

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Consider what caused the variation in finch beaks on the Galapagos Islands. How did it bring about new species of birds?

• The finches all decided to change their beaks by themselves.

• The finches lost their beaks as they flew to different islands and regrew them.

• The finches adapted to the environment allowing them to survive in their new surroundings.

• All the choices.

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How do environmental factors contribute to evolution by natural selection?

• Environmental factors are ALWAYS negative and hurt animals.

• A change in the environment is always postive.

• Environmental factors do not affect populations to evolve.

• A change in the environment can affect an organism's ability to survive and may lead to natural selection.

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The peppered moth was originally light colored with some dark spots. It was well camouflaged from birds and bats on light colored trees. Over time, the light colored trees were covered in a layer of black soot due to industrial pollution. What happened to the peppered moth population?

• The moths were not affected by the change to the trees.

• The number of black spots on the moths increased.

• The number of white spots on the moths increased.

• The moths migrated to areas with less pollution.

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Two species of butterfly look almost identical, even though they are not related. One of the species is poisonous to birds, causing them to become ill, while the other species is not poisonous. What is the MOST LIKELY reason that the two species of butterfly look so similar?

• The two butterfly species have adapted to look like each other so that they could breed.

• Over time the non- poisonous butterfly has adapted to look like the poisonous butterfly to help protect it from predators.

• Over time the two butterfly species have adapted to look like each other because they eat the same food.

• The poisonous butterfly has adapted to look like the non- poisonous butterfly so that it can live in the same environment.

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