Evolution Practice Quiz

The gradual change in species over time is...

• Evolution
• Nucleotide 
• Adaptation
• Natural Selection

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Darwin referred to this as survival of the fittest. Over time, it results in changes in the inherited characteristics of a population because organisms with adaptations that make them fit for their environment will survive and reproduce better than those without favorable traits.

• Natural Selection

• Genetic Variation

• Homologous Structures

• Struggle for Existence

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Which species’ DNA is most similar to the DNA of the toothed whale? 

• Hippopotamus 
• Baleen Whale
• Grazing Mammals
• Camels

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Two organisms that are closely related would have

• very similar DNA sequence
• exactly the same DNA sequences
• no proteins in common
• completely different DNA sequence

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What is this an example of?

• vestigial structures
• embryology
• homologous structures
• fossil record

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Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

• Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
• Because they come from dominant alleles.
• Because they come from recessive alleles.
• Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.

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The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?

• Fossil A and C are the same age
  
• Fossil B is older than fossil C
• Fossils A is older than fossil B
• Fossil D is older than fossil C

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Predict which moth would increase in population

• light 

• dark

• they would be 50:50 due to random variation

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Inherited trait that helps an organism survive is a(n) __________.

• Fossil
• Adaptation
• Ancestor
• Natural selection

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Which of the following is a factor in natural selection?

• Individuals of species compete with one another to survive.
• All species are genetically diverse.
• Individuals better able to adapt to changes leave more offspring.
• All are correct 

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