Evolution Week 1

Process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest.

• Extinction
• Speciation
• Natural Selection
• Artificial Selection

A variation is . . .

• when organisms have camouflage like spots or stripes

• an organism from a different dimension

• when you order different food than your friend

• differences between organisms in the same species

Who was the naturalist that traveled the world to study plants and animals?

• Albert Einstein
• Charles Darwin
• Charles Barkley
• Isaac Newton

Which word best describes the following definition?

The process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than other members of the same species.

• Trait

• Generation

• Adaptive Trait

• Natural Selection

The phrase "Survival of the Fittest" would best describe...

• Natural selection

• Artificial selection

• Selective breeding

• None of the above

What characteristic did Darwin observe about the finches on the Galapagos Islands?

• Their feathers 
• Genotypes 
• Their beaks
• Their body sizes

Genetic differences between organisms of the same species

• Variation
• Adaptation
• Behavior
• Environment

According to the theory of natural selection, why are some individuals more likely than others to survive and reproduce? 

• Some individuals pass on to their offspring new characteristics they have acquired during their lifetimes. 
• Some individuals are better adapted to exist in their environment than others are. 
• Some individuals do not pass on to their offspring new characteristics they have acquired during their lifetimes. 
• Some individuals tend to produce fewer offspring than others in the same environment. 

Who developed the theory of evolution?

• Charles Darwin

• Mike Tyson

• George Washington

• Patton Manning

What is a change in an organism that allows for it to survive in its environment?

• homologous
• vestigial
• variation
• adaptation