Evolution and Natural Selection Review

What is an example of a vestigial structure of a HUMAN?

• Femur

• Wisdom Teeth

• Brain

• Finger

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Mistakes or changes that occur int he DNA sequence are called....

• adatations

• Darwinism

• mutations

• natural selection

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The preserved remains or physical evidence of an organism that lived in the past are called...

• evolutionary features

• fossils

• mutations

• variations

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Hibernation is an example of which type of adaptation?

• Behavioral Adaptation

• Physical Adaptation

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William discovered that two modern-day species have very similar DNA. He concludes that the two species are closely related. What type of evidence did William MOST LIKELY use to reach his conclusion?

• fossil evidence

• DNA evidence

• structural evidence

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Which is true about the Theory of Natural Selection?

• Not all organisms that are born survive to reproduce,

• Organisms compete with each other to survive.

• Variations exist among organisms.

• All of answers are true.

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Explain how the fossil record is evidence for the scientific theory of evolution.

• It proves what future species of animals will look like in the future.

• It shows that extinct animal have become a fossil through selection.

• It shows that extinct species share similarities with current species.

• It allows scientist to compare fossils from the past to undiscovered fossils.

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The pictures are from different types of animals. What can be said about them that is true?

• They all have different bones, which implies that they all share a different ancestor.

• They all have different bones, which implies that they all share a common ancestor.

• They all have similar bones, which implies that they all share a different ancestor.

• They all have similar bones, which implies that they all share a common ancestor.

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Which of the following means "change over time"

• natural selection

• speciation

• evolution

• isolation

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Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist?

• Charles Darwin

• Albert Einstein

• Steven Hawking

• Isaac Newton

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