Evolution, Natural Selection, Adaptation

What is a difference in the same trait called?

• Variation

• Mutation

• Selection

• Adaptation

Organisms that are better able to survive are more likely to do what?

• Hibernate

• Reproduce

• Migrate

• Mutate

Who is the scientist famous for his work on natural selection?

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

• Charles Darwin

• Gregor Mendel

What are changes in an organism’s genetic material called?

• Adaptations

• Variations

• Mutations

• Evolutions

An organism’s ability to survive and reproduce can affect the entire population by:

• leading to extinction

• causing overpopulation

• spreading certain genes

• reducing diversity

What might a model explaining the shift from light-colored to dark-colored mice show?

• Change in diet

• Change in habitat

• Change in predators

• Change in color

What did Carolus Linnaeus develop?

• Theory of natural selection

• System of classification

• Geological change theory

• Fossil study methods

What is the significance of fossils in the study of evolution?

• They are decorative

• They provide clues about species change over time

• They are irrelevant

• They only show plant life

What is key to evolution according to the text?

• Uniformity

• Variation

• Stagnation

• Isolation

What did Charles Lyell's ideas influence?

• Darwin's thinking about species evolution

• The invention of the wheel

• The development of agriculture

• The discovery of electricity