Evolution

Darwin studied....

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• finch beaks

• variations in species

• fossils on the Galapagos Islands

• all of the above

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The theory that organisms have slowly changed over time...

• fossil record

• relative dating

• evolution

• adaptation

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True or False? In Natural selection an animal chooses to adapt in a single generation, and survives.

• true

• false

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True or False? In Natural selection an animal chooses to adapt in a single generation, and survives.

• true

• false

When Darwin was studying the finches and noticed the different types of beaks, this was an example of ​ (a)  

• genetic variation
• genetic compounds
• Nucleotides
• Thiamine

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Who developed the theory of natural selection?

• Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

• Charles Darwin

• James Hutton

• Gregor Mendel

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Does evolution describe a change in an individual or a population?

• Individual

• Population

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Natural Selection is...

• selective breeding where humans decide which traits are desired

• a change in characteristics from one generation to the next

• the process where individuals with traits that make them better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce

• a trait that increases fitness

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Another name for natural selection is...

• hybridization

• bottleneck effect

• inheritable variation

• survival of the fittest

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What is an example of natural selection?

• tortoise population that eats tall cacti develops longer necks over time

• a dog breed becomes smaller because of human demand

• a white moth is predated on a dark tree

• a population of trees is killed by a large flood

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