Adaptation and Evolution

Most of the oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere is the result of

• Respiration
• Fossil fuels burning
• Volcanic eruptions
• Photosynthesis

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The pointed beak that a woodpecker uses to remove insects from a tree trunk is an example of

• a mechanical adaptation

• a biological adaptation

• a genetic mutation

• a circulatory system

What happens if a species’ traits do not allow for survival of that species in a changing environment?

• The species will thrive
• The species will evolve rapidly
• The species may face extinction.
• The species will become immortal

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Which list identifies three populations in the diagram?

• Insectivores
• Herbivores, Carnivores, Omnivores
• Piscivores
• Detritivores

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The diagram below represents a natural process that occurs over a long period of time. The process is best identified as

A selective breeding

C ecological succession

B genetic engineering

D metamorphosis

• selective breeding

• ecological succession

• genetic engineering

• metamorphism

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  A single unit of hereditary information is called

• chromosome
• gene
• allele
• nucleotide

Darwin's finches and honey creepers of Hawaii are examples of

• Adaptive radiation
• Punctuated equilibrium
• Convergent evolution
• Genetic drift

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Each branch of a phylogenetic tree is caused by

• Speciation event
• Genetic drift
• Mutation event
• Natural selection

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State the evidence in the diagram that supports the inference that the rock layer that contains graptolite formed more recently than the rock layer that contains trilobite fossils.

• The rock layer containing graptolite fossils is the same age as the rock layer containing trilobite fossils.
• The rock layer containing graptolite fossils is located above the rock layer containing trilobite fossils, following the principle of superposition on top of older layers.

• The rock layer containing graptolite fossils is located below the rock layer containing trilobite fossils.
• The rock layer containing graptolite fossils is missing key geological features found in the rock layer containing trilobite fossils.

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Adaptation in relation to animals is...

• How an animal adapts to survive in its environment

• What an animal eats

• How an animal breeds

• How animals manage to eat more than one type of food

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