Evidence of Evolution

Which description is natural selection

• Organisms select the mate that has the desired characteristics

• Humans select and breed organisms with the desired characteristics

• Organisms best adapted to the environment survive and reproduce more

• Organisms that developed advantageous features (like stretched necks) pass these features onto their offspring

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Which is the best evidence listed for the theory of evolution

• fossil record

• climate change

• numerical data

• religious information

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Which statement is correct about the evidence in this picture?

• similar bones indicate a similar diet

• similar bones indicate a similar habitat

• similar bones indicate a common ancestor

• similar bones indicate evolution happened quick

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What is the most likely cause for the change in the mice population over time?

• hawks eat more dark mice because they taste better

• hawks eat more white mice because they are easier to see

• hawks eat more dark mice because they are easier to see

• hawks eat more white mice because they reproduce better

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The same species lives in the same area and have different appearances. What term can be used to describe this?

• overpopulation

• population

• extinction

• variation

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Polar bears live in the Arctic. Ice in the Arctic in melting rapidly, reducing the range in which the polar bear can live. If polar bears do not have adaptation that allow them to survive these changes, what might happen to them?

• become another speices

• overpopulation

• change the enviornment

• become extinct

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Which statement best explains adaptations in context of the Theory of Evolution.

• adaptations are critical to the survival of a species by providing ways to adjust

• adaptations allow a single surviving organism to choose its traits and then reproduce

• adaptations are when an organism changes is environment to make it easier to live

• adaptations allow organisms to learn how to survive in any environment

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Which of the following is a correct statement about the relationship between natural selection and evolution?

• Natural selection results from evolution.

• Natural selection includes evolution as a part of it.

• Natural selection is the mechanism of evolution.

• Natural selection and evolution are the same thing.

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The picture shows the fossil of Archaeopteryx. Does this fossil support the theory of evolution?

• yes, because it is a complete fossil and only complete fossils can be used to prove the theory of evolution

• yes, because it shows evidence of feathers, indicating that it might be a distant relative of birds

• no, because it is so different that it cannot be compared to any modern day organism

• no, because it dates back more than one hundred million years ago beyond the scope of dating techniques

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The changes of species over time

• Embryonic 
• Natural selection 
• Mimicry 
• Evolution 

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