Module 14 Evolution

Who was the Scientist most famous for his study of natural selection and evolution?

• Theodor Schwann

• Robert Hooke

• Charles Darwin

• Rudolf Virchow

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What is the process in which populations CHANGE over time?

• evolution

• species

• variation

• competition

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What do you call similar structures that related species have inherited from a common ancestor?

• Natural Selection

• Analogous Structure

• Vestigial Structure

• Homologous Structure

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What do we call structures that no longer perform their original function?

• Natural Selection

• Analogous Structure

• Vestigial Structure

• Homologous Structure

What is Evolution?

• When only people change.

• When people change from a monkey to a person.

• The process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.

• When animals change to a human.

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Which of the following Best describes evolution?

• Rapid change within a species

• Gradual change over time

• A quick emergence of a new species

• Passing of Traits from parent to offspring

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The theory that organisms have slowly changed over time...

• fossil record

• relative dating

• evolution

• adaptation

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The theory of evolution states that

• species change over time, sometimes developing into new species

• species that are extinct have no biological relationship to living species

• the environment of Earth is constant over time

• different animal species always interbreed to form new and different species

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Match the following

• More individuals made than can survive

• Struggle for Existence

• Battle 4 resources makes hard to survive

• Charles Darwin

• Traveled to Galapagos and defined evolut

• Competition

• Individuals fight for resources

• Overproduction

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Evolution happens slowly.

• Yes, it does happen slowly

• No, it dose not happen slowly

• Evolution can happen slowly, and it can happen rapidly