Regents Evolution

What is Evolution?

• The change of climate over time

• The change of genetic information of a population over time

• The change of geological formations over time

• The change of technology over time

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Evolution is the widely held notion that all life is related and has descended from a common ancestor: the birds and the bananas, the fishes and the flowers
 -- all related That is, complex creatures evolve from more simplistic ancestors naturally over time.

• Fact

• Theory

• Law

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The theory of evolution states that...

• Change happens rappidly

• Genes point to common ancestry

• Change happens to individuals

• Change happens gradually, over time

• Change happens in populations

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What is natural selection?

• A) A process where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring

• B) A process where organisms choose their mates based on appearance

• C) A process where organisms migrate to new environments

• D) A process where organisms randomly mutate

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Which of the following is an example of an adaptation?

• A) A bird's beak shape that allows it to eat specific types of food

• B) A tree losing its leaves in winter

• C) A fish swimming in water

• D) A mammal breathing air

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What does the fossil record provide evidence for?

• A) The existence of dinosaurs

• B) The gradual change of species over time

• C) The age of the Earth

• D) The extinction of certain species

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Which scientist is known for the theory of evolution by natural selection?

• A) Isaac Newton

• B) Albert Einstein

• C) Charles Darwin

• D) Gregor Mendel

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What is genetic drift?

• A) A change in the frequency of an allele in a population due to random sampling

• B) A change in the frequency of an allele due to natural selection

• C) A change in the frequency of an allele due to mutation

• D) A change in the frequency of an allele due to migration

What is the significance of homologous structures in evolution?

• A) They indicate common ancestry

• B) They indicate different ancestry

• C) They indicate similar functions

• D) They indicate different functions

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Which of the following is a vestigial structure?

• A) Human appendix

• B) Bird wings

• C) Fish gills

• D) Elephant trunk