Zoology Unit 1 Assessment

Which of the following best describes the concept of natural selection?

• The process by which organisms with favorable traits are more likely to survive and reproduce

• The ability of an organism to adapt to new environments quickly

• The competition between organisms to acquire resources

• The random changes in the genetic makeup of a population

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Select all that are true about Darwin:

• married his 1st cousin, Emma, and had 10 kids with her!

• buried in a church (Westminster Abbey)

• Almost became a doctor but couldn't stand sight of blood

• Used to get anxiety when he was stressed

• Liked eating strange meats and sampled many while on his voyage!

Which of these animals played a significant role in Darwin's studies?

• Finches

• Frogs

• Beetles

• Iguanas

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Fossils primarily represent species that are _______________. 

• Currently living

• No longer existing

Example of a survival trait is... (more than 1 answer)

• something that helps an organism EAT

• something that helps an organism escape predators

• something that helps an organism mate

• something that helps an organism die

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Where did Charles Darwin travel while developing this theory?

• Galapagos Islands

• Philippines

• Channel Islands

• Hawaiian Islands

Do populations or individuals evolve?

• Individuals

• Populations

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Darwin's ship?

• HMS Finch

• HMS Beagle

Charles Darwin’s observation that finches of different species on the Galápagos Islands have many similar physical characteristics supports the hypothesis that these finches 
 

• have the ability to interbreed.
  have the ability to interbreed.
• acquired traits through use and disuse.
• all eat the same type of food.
• descended from a common ancestor.

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Which class do birds belong to in the animal kingdom?

• Aves

• Amphibia

• Mammalia

• Reptilia