ability to survive cold weather

A yellow morph and green morph of an insect lives in the rainforest canopy. You would expect:

the green population to increase and the yellow to decrease

both populations should stay the same

the green population to decrease and the yellow to increaseThis is a wrong answer

The trees these moths used to live on were white, but have been covered in soot from coal factories. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?

Both will be equally successful

Why is the mouse population changing over time?

The hawks eat more light mice than dark mice because they can see the light mice more easily

The light mice can reproduce more successfully than the dark mice

The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because the dark mice taste better

The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because they can see the dark mice more easily

ability to survive and reproduce in a specific environment

organisms with traits well suited to their environment survive and reproduce at a greater rate

a growing population causes a scarcity of resources

differences in the DNA sequence

How would you describe a horse population composed of horses of different colors?

The population of horses has different traits for color. Some horses are brown. Some are gray, some are black, and some are white

All of the horses have the same traits because they are in the same population

None of the horses in the population have similar traits because they are all individuals.

These horses must not be in a population because they have different traits.

The praying mantis has few predators. Yet it is adapted to look just like the twigs and small branches where it is usually found. Explain how this adaptation helps the praying mantis survive.

It hides better in its environment to be a better predator.

It hides better in its environmet to be harder prey to find.

It eats twigs and you are what you eat.

The diagram shows the beaks of four Finches that developed over time from one parent species. Explain why the beak shape of each species of Finch developed differently.

They adapted to better eat the different foods available to them in the region they live in.

They adapted to look better, so they could reproduce and pass on traits.

Their beaks adapted to help them hide from predators.

They adapted so they could smell better.

Which of the following most likely supports how giraffes evolved long necks?

More long-necked giraffes survived to pass on their genes.

More short-necked giraffes survived to pass on their genes.

Short-necked giraffes grew longer necks to reach higher leaves.

Short-necked giraffes modified their diets to evolve into a new species.

1000 red and 1000 white ground beetles are placed in a cage on red clay containing beetle eating birds. The beetles are counted after 2 days. What is expected?

Equal number of red and white beetles are left

Darwin's studies of finches on the Galapagos Island suggests that the finches' differences in beak structure were most directly due to:

geographic isolation and adaptations of the finches to different environments

acquired characteristics in the parent finches

the size of the island where the finches live.

mating behaviors of the different finch species

The diagram below represent stages in the embryonic development of four organisms. The similarities in embryonic development shown in the diagram suggests that these oranisms

may have evolved from a common ancestor

all undergo external development

have adaptations for the same enviroment

are all members of the same species

Definition: natural selection

organisms with traits well suited to their environment survive and reproduce at a greater rate

inherited characteristic that increases chances of survival

a growing population causes a scarcity of resources

differences in the DNA sequence

Which best describes the role of mutations in natural selection?

A mutation may result in an adaptive trait that makes an organism more likely to survive and reproduce

Mutations help an organism to better survive in their environment

An organism may acquire a helpful mutation by interacting with the environment

Organisms with certain traits are more likely to win competitions for mutations

The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?

Fossil D is older than fossil C

Fossil A and C are the same age

Fossil B is older than fossil C

Fossils A is older than fossil B

What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?

To be able to eat the food readily available in the environment.

To look different from other species.

To protect itself against predators.

To protect itself against prey.

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Who was the naturalist that traveled the world to study plants and animals?

Albert Einstein

Charles Darwin

Charles Barkley

Isaac Newton

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The gradual change in species over time is...

Evolution

Nucleotide

Adaptation

Natural Selection

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Evolution typically happens...

in a few weeks

over millions of years

never

in 100 years

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Bird's beaks evolve mainly due to the type of ___________________ available.

food

water

shrubs

mates

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Darwin said that within a species there will be _________________________

nothing different

variation/differences

some differences and similarities

Darwin didn't look at species

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What can happen to a species over time if some of the organisms have an advantage?

The population will decrease

The population will become extinct

The population will slowly increase

Nothing, it will stay the same

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The change over time in populations of related species.

biological evolution

transition

variation

adaptation

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Evolution Test

Who was the naturalist that traveled the world to study plants and animals?

The gradual change in species over time is...

Evolution typically happens...

Bird's beaks evolve mainly due to the type of ___________________ available.

Darwin said that within a species there will be _________________________

What can happen to a species over time if some of the organisms have an advantage?

The change over time in populations of related species.

A slight difference in an inherited trait between individual members of the same species.

When an organism of a species has an adaptation, it will compete for resources better, survive longer and pass that adaptation on to it's offspring. This process is called

Adaptations can be:

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