Evidence of Evolution and Natural Selection

The gradual change in species over time is...

• Evolution

• Nucleotide 

• Adaptation

• Natural Selection

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Darwin wrote that organisms with traits that are best suited to the environment will ________________

• increase in number
  

• become extinct
  

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Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring? 

• Evolution 

• Variation 

• Adaptation

• Natural Selection 

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Predict which moth would increase in population

• light 

• dark

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What type of evidence for evolution is provided by the fossil record?

• Direct observation of species change

• Genetic similarities between species

• Physical remains of organisms from the past

• Behavioral similarities between species

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Which of the following is an example of evidence for evolution?

• The presence of similar bone structures in the limbs of different vertebrates.

• The existence of different languages among human populations.

• The use of tools by some animal species.

• The migration patterns of birds.

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Describe how fossils provide evidence for evolution.

• Fossils show that species have always remained the same.

• Fossils demonstrate that species have changed over time.

• Fossils indicate that all species appeared at the same time.

• Fossils prove that evolution is not occurring.

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Which fossil evidence supports the theory of evolution?

• Fossils of the same species found on different continents

• Fossils of different species found in the same location

• Fossils that show no change over time

• Fossils that are identical to modern species

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What is the significance of the fossil record in understanding evolution?

• It shows the random distribution of species over time.

• It provides evidence of the gradual change in species over time.

• It demonstrates the occurrence of natural disasters.

• It shows the migration patterns of ancient species.

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Which of the following is an example of evidence for evolution from comparative anatomy?

• Similar bone structures in the limbs of humans, whales, and bats

• The presence of similar DNA sequences in different species

• The fossil record showing gradual changes over time

• The observation of natural selection in action

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