Evolution and Adaptation Quiz

Who was the scientist that traveled to the Galapagos Islands and observed how similar species adapted to a particular environment?

• Lamarck

• Charles Darwin

• Gregor Mendel

• Louis Pasteur

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What is the term for the change of organisms over time?

• Mutation

• Adaptation

• Evolution

• Natural Selection

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Which scientist believed that organisms altered their behaviors and organs in response to environmental change, and then their offspring would inherit those improved structures?

• Charles Darwin

• Lamarck

• Gregor Mendel

• Louis Pasteur

What is an adaptation?

• A change in an organism that makes it better suited to its environment

• A random mutation with no specific purpose

• A process that decreases an organism's chances of survival

• A temporary change that does not affect the organism's survival

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Artificial selection is:

• A natural process of selection

• A process where humans select for desirable traits

• A random process of evolution

• A method of genetic mutation

Fossils are:

• Remains of ancient organisms

• Types of rocks

• Modern artifacts

• Living plants

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Homologous structures are:

• Structures that are similar in different species because of common ancestry

• Structures that serve the same function but are not derived from a common ancestor

• Structures that are found only in extinct species

• Structures that have no function in modern species

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Vestigial structures are:

• Functional organs

• Non-functional remnants of organs

• Newly evolved structures

• Organs in development

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Embryology is the study of:

• Plants

• Animals

• Embryos

• Cells

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What might explain why bones and fossils of vertebrates are similar to vertebrates that are currently living today?

• Evolutionary relationships

• Random chance

• Environmental factors

• Dietary habits

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