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Which is an inherited trait that increases an organism’s chance of surviving and reproducing in its environment?

• adaptation

• camouflage

• natural selection

• variation

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Wisdom teeth have no purpose and are often removed to make room for the other teeth. Wisdom teeth are

• homologous structures

• vestigial structures

• analogous structures

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Why do woodpeckers have long beaks to dig into trees for insects?

• As insects became more common, birds that ate more insects grew longer beaks.

• The long beak is an adaptation that helps the bird eat more insects.

• A harmful mutation occured.

• The long beak helps woodpeckers fight off predators.

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Many animals who live where it snows have fur. Explain how white fur makes surviving in the snowy environment easier.

• Orange fur make them easier to spot.

• White fur allows them to better blend in with their habitat.

• The color of fur doesn't effect an animals chance of survival.

• White fur is cooler then other fur colors.

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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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What type of evidence is the absolute best proof that supports the Theory of Evolution?

• important evidence

• concrete evidence

• fossil evidence

• worldly evidence

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A theory is...

• a specific explanation of how the faux events may be modified with new evidence.

• A scientific theory is an explanation of the natural world that can be repeatedly tested and verified in accordance with the scientific method.

• an explanation of what is happening in the natural world that can be modified by new evidence.

• a generated out come that explains how the natural world functions through empirical evidence.

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How can plate tectonics contribute to evolution?

• Separating plates can divide groups of a population.

• Radition from plate tectonics can cause genetic change.

• Volcanic eruptions can cause species to become extinct.

• The movement of plates forces some animals underground.  

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Which is a change to DNA that forms new alleles?

• selective breeding

• evolution

• natural selection

• a mutation

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Which of the following means "change over time"

• natural selection

• speciation

• evolution

• isolation

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