Evolution and Natural Selection EOC

Which organisms are most likely to survive?

• the best adapted

• the fastest

• the strongest

• the most domesticated (tamed)

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The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called

• genes.

• variations.

• traits.

• theories.

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Where is the alligator and T. rex's common ancestor?

• Point A

• Point B

• Point C

• Point D

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The gradual change in species over time is...

• Evolution

• Nucleotide 

• Adaptation

• Natural Selection

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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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What is another name for natural selection?

• survival of the smartest

• survival of the fastest

• survival of the biggest

• survival of the fittest

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What is the human most closely related to?

• Fish

• mouse

• Salamander

• Human

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Which letter represents the most recent common ancestor of sponges and mushrooms?

• A

• B

• C

• D

• E

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Which trait should go where A is on the cladogram?

• eyes

• feet

• lips

• hat

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Which organism goes in the B position?

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