REVIEW -- Evolution by Natural Selection

Why is the mouse population changing over time?

• The light mice can reproduce more successfully than the dark mice

• The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because the dark mice taste better

• The hawks eat more light mice than dark mice because they can see the light mice more easily

• The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because they can see the dark mice more easily

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What process is being shown in this image?

• Variation

• Natural Selection

• Selective Breeding

• Homeostasis

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The image shows light and dark colored moths that live on a tree. Which result is most likely to occur to the moth population over time due to predation?

• The number of light colored moths in the population will increase

• There will be more dark colored moths than light colored moths

• The number of light colored moths will decrease

• The dark colored moths will move to a different type of tree

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Changes in inherited characteristics can cause a species to change into a new one. This change over time is called?

• Graduation

• Selective Breeding

• Revolution

• Evolution

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What did Charles Darwin propose in his theory of evolution?

• Organisms can inherit acquired characteristics during their lifetime.

• Only the strongest organisms will survive and reproduce.

• Species change over time through natural selection.

• Life forms do not change over time.

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What is an adaptation in biology?

• A temporary change in an organism's behavior.

• A physical or behavioral trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.

• A rapid evolution in response to environmental changes.

• A disease that affects a large number of species.

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Which of the following is a key component of natural selection?

• All individuals in a species are identical.

• There is no competition for resources among organisms.

• Individuals with better adaptations produce more offspring with the same traits.

• Mutations do not occur in organisms.

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Which of the following is considered evidence of evolution?

• The differences in cell structure between plants and animals.

• The constant climate conditions on Earth.

• The similarity in DNA among different species.

• The lack of fossils in the fossil record.

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What is speciation?

• The process by which new diseases are created.

• The process by which new species are formed.

• The extinction of a species.

• The migration of a species to a new environment.

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What can lead to the extinction of a species?

• An increase in the species' population.

• All individuals have similar traits (not enough genetic variation in the population).

• The development of good mutations.

• An increase in the species' habitat size.

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