AP Bio Common Ancestry

Which word refers to the process by which populations change over time?

• Evolution

• Natural Selection

• Adaptation

• Darwinism

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What is the process by which organisms that inherit advantageous traits tend to reproduce more successfully than other organisms do?

• Evolution

• Natural Selection

• Artificial Selection

• Darwinism

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An inherited trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment is known as?

• adaptation

• genetic variation

• natural selection

• mutation

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All of the fossils that have been discovered make up the what?

• fossils

• sediment

• sedimentary rock

• fossil record

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The remains or imprints of once-living organisms are called

• mutations

• fossils

• fossil record

• extinction

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______________ is another word for an evolutionary tree.

• pictogram

• histogram

• cladogram

• phenogram

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Which fossil in the diagram is the oldest?

• shell

• mollusk

• plant

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The diagram provided is a phylogenetic tree. It shows how groups of organisms are related through a shared evolutionary history. The fossil's remains of a creature that is the common ancestor of amphibians, primates, rodents, crocodiles, and birds is discovered. This fossil represents an organism represented by which labeled location on the diagram?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Lily is comparing the bones of the forelimbs (wing or arm) of three animals. An illustration of the three is shown. Even though birds and bats both have wings, the skeletal structure is more similar between bats and humans. What is the most reasonable conclusion that can be drawn from these observations?

• Birds and bats are closely related to each other, while humans are unrelated to both.

• The common ancestor of birds and bats must have had wings and flown.

• Humans live in habitats very different from the habitats of both birds and bats.

• Humans and bats share a closer evolutionary history with each other than with birds.

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The phylogenetic tree is one tool used to show how varying species may have evolved over time. A phylogenetic tree diagram is provided. A fossil that shares a common ancestor with birds and crocodiles, but not primates, would belong in which labeled location on the diagram?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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