Semester 2 Review

Which scientists came up with the theory of evolution?

• Darwin

• Lamarck

Change over time is

• an adaptation

• evolution

• homology

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What is the human most closely related to?

• Fish

• mouse

• Salamander

• Human

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Which group of animals on this tree are most closely related to birds?

• Saurischian dinosaurs

• Ornithischian dinosaurs

• Crocodiles

• None of these are related to birds

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Where is the alligator and T. rex's common ancestor?

• Point A

• Point B

• Point C

• Point D

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The different sizes and shapes of the birds, beaks, and claws allowed finches to do what?

• Eat different types of food from one another

• Survive in different habitats

• Survive gladiator battles

• Dig larger holes

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Which layer contains the oldest fossil?

• Layer 1

• Layer 2

• Layer 3

• Layer 4

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Which layer is the youngest

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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According to this data, the unknown bacterial species is most closely related to: 

• Species I
• Species II
• Species III
• Species IV

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An organisms with the “best” traits (adaptations) will live longer and

reproduce more than others, causing changes in the population over time by acting on traits that are heritable

• Evolution

• Natural Selection

• Fitness

• Variation

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