Biology Remediation Evolution and Natural Selection Review

Father of Evolution

• Gregor Mendel

• Charles Darwin

• Adam Smith

• Pea plants

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Evolution is defined as a(n)

• Idea that organisms better suited for their environment will survive and reproduce

• Any physical or behavioral characteristic that helps an organism to better survive

• Theory that organisms have changed gradually over a long period of time to form mew organisms

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Natural Selection is the idea that

• Organisms better suited for their environment will survive and reproduce

• Any physical or behavioral characteristic that helps an organism to better survive

• Theory that organisms have changed gradually over a long period of time to form mew organisms

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An adaptation is

• Organisms better suited for their environment will survive and reproduce

• Any physical or behavioral characteristic that helps an organism to better survive

• Theory that organisms have changed gradually over a long period of time to form mew organisms

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Mutations are

• Long Time evolutionary events

• Short time evolutionary events

• Mistakes in the genetic code

• When an organism looks very similar win physical resemblance to other objects

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Mimicry is

• Long Time evolutionary events

• Short time evolutionary events

• Mistakes in the genetic code

• When an organism looks very similar win physical resemblance to other objects

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An example of high fitness (the ability to survive and reproduce) is

• A man with 1 child and 10 grandchildren

• A man with 10 children ad 80 grandchildren

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Natural selection is the process that passes down ____________________ traits.

• Same

• Old

• Useless

• Favorable

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The process in which an animal cannot reproduce any more and dies out is known as _________________________.

• Speciation

• Extinction

• Evolution

• Natural Selection

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When there is a difference in population based on genes, it is said to be a _______________.

• Mutation

• Speciation

• Extinction

• Genetic Variation

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