Evidence of Evolution and Natural Selection

The change in traits over time in a population is known as

• Evolution

• Mutation

• Selection

• Traits

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Body parts of organisms that are the same in structure and position but different in function and shared by a common ancestor.

• embryos

• homologous structures

• analogous structures

• vestigial structures

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Body parts that have lost their original function.

• embryos

• homologous structures

• analogous structures

• vestigial structures

Two organisms that are closely related would have

• Very similar DNA sequences

• Very different DNA sequences

• The same exact DNA sequences

• No similarity in DNA

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Images of the embryo and adult stages of three different organisms are shown.

Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be drawn from this evidence?

• Having similar embryos indicates that these organisms eat the same types of food.

• Having similar embryos indicates that these organisms share a recent common ancestor.

• Having similar embryos indicates that these organisms live in a similar environment.

• Having similar embryos indicates that a certain protein controls how many legs the adult organisms will have.

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What most likely caused the finches on the Galapagos Islands to have beaks that were different from the finches on the mainland?

• There were different types of predators on the islands.

• The finches on the mainland could not fly high enough.

• There was no water on the islands.

• There were different food types on each island.

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New traits (genetic variation) comes from

• Random Mutations

• The environment

• Adaptations

• Animals choosing new traits

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In order for Evolution to happen you need

• Genetic Variation, Selective Pressure, and Inheritance

• Mutations, predators, inheritance

• Predators

• Selection

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If a new trait DOES NOT help an organism survive, what may happen to it?

• Not survive or reproduce

• Survive & reproduce

• Survive

• Die

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Body parts that function like each other, but are different in structure and NOT shared by common ancestor

• embryos

• homologous structures

• analogous structures

• vestigial structures