Evolution Ch. 10 & 11 Vocabulary Quiz

What is the idea that organisms have adaptations that allow them to be best suited for the environment where they will survive to reproduce?

• spontaneous generation

• law of biogenesis

• common ancestor

• natural selection

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What is a group of similar organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring?

• species

• ancestry

• population

• common ancestor

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What is the history of ancestors, e.g. parents, grandparents, great grandparents, that traces back all previous generations for any given organism?

• endosymbiotic theory

• ancestry

• chemical evolution

• symbiotic relationship

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What is the total number of different gene variations available to a species?

• gene flow

• genetic diversity

• gene pool

• competition

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What is the gradual change of living organisms over time?

• allopatric speciation

• temporal isolation

• adaptive radiation

• evolution

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What is the interaction among organisms to better obtain resources or mating opportunities over others in order to survive?

• genetic drift

• competition

• bottleneck effect

• overproduction

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What is the movement of genes or alleles into or out of a population?

• variation

• genetic diversity

• gene flow

• gene pool

What is the gradual formation of life from nonliving chemicals?

• chemical evolution

• adaptive radiation

• geographic isolation

• behavioral isolation

What is the process that changes the gene pool just because of chance and affects small populations the most?

• genetic drift

• immigration

• emigration

• founder effect

What is the rapid diversification and speciation from a single common ancestor often seen on islands?

• adaptive radiation

• allopatric speciation

• behavioral isolation

• geographic isolation

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