Evolution Preview Test

Darwin studied....

Select all that apply

• finch beaks

• variations in species

• fossils on the Galapagos Islands

• all of the above

Vocab check:

The theory that organisms have slowly changed over time...

• fossil record

• relative dating

• evolution

• adaptation

The following evidence supports the theory of evolution: Check all that apply.

• similar body structures in organisms

• Similar DNA in organisms

• population trends

• ancient fossils revealing adaptations of organisms

• natural selection

Charles Darwin’s observation that finches of different species on the Galápagos Islands have many similar physical characteristics supports the hypothesis that these finches 
 

• have the ability to interbreed.
  have the ability to interbreed.
• acquired traits through use and disuse.
• all eat the same type of food.
• descended from a common ancestor.

What is survival of the fittest?

• It is where the fittest die out and therefore reproduce and pass on their genes
• It is where the fittest die out and therefore can't reproduce and pass on their genes
• It is where the fittest don't die out and therefore can't reproduce and pass on their genes
• It is where the fittest don't die out and therefore reproduce and pass on their genes

The formation of a new species is called

• Natural selection

• Struggle for existence

• Speciation

• Darwinism

A new river forms and splits two populations, causing ______________ speciation

• Sympatric

• Allopatric

• Extreme

• Convergent

What causes genetic variations?

• random genetic mutations

• changes in the environment

• overproduction of offspring

• finite resources

What was the genetic variation being studied in the Peppered Moth?

• Dark colored moths

• Light colored moths

• Different colored moths

• Tree color

What adaptation prevented moths from being eaten by birds?

• camouflage coloring

• fast flying

• long necks

• bright colors