Vocabulary Quiz

Which biotic factors would an organism compete in an underwater ecosystem? (Choose 2)

• Water

• Seaweed

• Sand

• Rocks

• Coral

Which layer has the oldest fossils?

• Layer A

• Layer B

• Layer C

• Layer D

• Layer E

What are other example you can think of natural selection in living organisms?

What are other examples of organisms that went through selective breeding?

Which answer choice explains what homology is?

• Similar strcture and function

• A bone in the hand

• Similar structure and not the same function

• DNA found in the organism

When an animal ______ to its surroundings.

Gradualism is an organism that changes over time. Draw an example of an organism that gradually changed over time.

Punctuated equilibrium proposes that species can remain largely unchanged for long periods, punctuated by short bursts of rapid evolution or the formation of new species.

In your own words explain what punctuated equilibrium is

What is genetic drift?

• Genetic drift is a random change in genes in a population

• Genetic drift is when a new gene is created

• Genetic drift is when a gene is mutated

• Genetic drift is when an organism dies to a disease

What is gene flow?

• Gene flow is the transfer of physical traits between populations.
• Gene flow is the movement of individuals between populations without any genetic exchange.
• Gene flow is the process of genetic mutation within a single population.
• Gene flow is the transfer of genetic material from one population to another through interbreeding or migration.