QUIZ: Intro to Evolution

These moths are all of the same species. The differences between their wings is an example of ________________

• Natural Selection

• Variation

• Homeostasis

• Extinction

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Which of the following best describes what the image represents?

• Genetic Drift

• Migration

• Mutation

• Natural Selection

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Which scientist is considered the father of evolution?

• Jean-Baptist Lamarck

• Hershey and Chase

• Charles Darwin

• Carleous Linnaeus

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What word describes a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment?

• natural selection

• mutation

• camouflage

• adaptation

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Mutations are important because they bring about

• death of the organism in which they develop

• genetic variation needed for a population to evolve

• benefits for the individual, not for the population

• changes in genotype, but not phenotype

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All rabbits of the same species living in a particular area would be an example of a(n)

• population

• species

• community

• ecosystem

Which organisms are most likely to survive?

• the best adapted to their environment

• the fastest

• the strongest

• the biggest

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A grizzly bear survives because he is well-adapted (best fit) to his environment. When he reproduces, he passes on his traits to his offspring. This process is called

• Natural Selection

• Selective Breeding

• Random mutations

• Variations in a species

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Predict which moth trait would increase in the population over time.

• light-colored trait

• dark-colored trait

• neither

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Which of the following statements make up Darwin's Theory of Evolution? Select all that apply.

• Organisms compete for resources.

• Organisms that are the most fit in their environment will survive and reproduce.

• Living species today descended with modification from ancient species in the distant past.

• More organisms are born into a population than can survive.

• All species have genetic variation.

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