Natural Selection Test Review

Who was the naturalist that studied evolution?

• Albert Einstein

• Charles Darwin

• Abraham Lincoln

• Roy Gilbert

A change in the heritable (inherited) characteristics of a population over time

• evolution

• genetics

• natural selection

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a change or process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment

• evolution

• adaptation

• genetics

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organisms better adapted to their environment tend to reproduce and have more offspring

• natural selection

• evolution

• advantageous trait

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The inability to camouflage is considered...

• advantageous

• disadvantageous

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A marine iguana's long tail and sharp claws are ___ that allow it to survive in its environment.

• advantageous traits

• natural features

• embryos

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For algae-feeding reptiles near the ocean, which trait is more favorable?

• the ability to climb

• the ability to swim

• a sticky tongue

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A similarity between a fish and human embryo is that they both...

• have legs

• are mammals

• have gills

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All of the pictured embryos maintain _____ throughout their entire development.

• tails

• eyes

• fins

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Where did Charles Darwin study finches?

• The Galapagos Islands

• The Dominican Republic

• Guadalupe