Evolution and Classification Review

The difference in the physical traits of an individual from those of other individuals in a group is called a(n)

• change
• adaption
• species
• variation

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Over time, adaptions can lead populations to experience 

• environmental changes
• genetic changes
• geological changes
• extinction

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

• population
• species
• fossil
• individual organism

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a bird that can easily outcompete other birds for food and that can produce many eggs has a high

• population

• mutation rate
• fitness
• adaptability

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which of the following is true of how evolution functions?

• Evolution acts on individuals within a lifetime
• Traits that are acquired in a lifetime can be passed on 
• Evolution acts on species over long periods
• Evolution does not rely on variation

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The more genetic variation  a population has, the more likely it is will

• evolve
• migrate
• survive
• mutate

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Genetic variation can arise from a random change in the DNA of a gene.  The change is called a(n)

• mutation
• gene flow
• gene pool
• allele

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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
• Hardey-Weinberg equilibrium within a population

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An earthquake causes an ocean channel to open and separate an island into two.  the species on each section are now in

• geographic isolation

• behavioral isolation
• disruptive selection
• temporal isolation

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What is the term for a feature that allows an organism to survive better in its environment?

• variation
• adaption
• homologous structure
• vestigial structure

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