Evolution Voc #1

What is the term for the variety of organisms that inhabit the Earth?

• Biodiversity

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

• Population

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What is any difference between organisms of the same species called?

• variation

• mutation

• adaptation

• evolution

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What is a behavior or physical characteristic that allows an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment?

• adaptation

• mutation

• migration

• hibernation

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What is any change in the DNA of an organism called?

• mutation

• transcription

• translation

• replication

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What is the gradual change in a species over time called?

• evolution

• mutation

• adaptation

• speciation

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What is the process in which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than others that are not?

• natural selection

• genetic drift

• mutation

• gene flow

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Who was the British naturalist who formulated the theory of evolution by natural selection?

• Charles Darwin

• Alfred Russel Wallace

• Gregor Mendel

• Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

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What is the disappearance of all members of a species from Earth called?

• extinction

• migration

• evolution

• adaptation

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What are gaps in the fossil record called?

• missing links

• fossil voids

• record gaps

• evolutionary breaks

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What are similar structures that related species have inherited from a common ancestor called?

• homologous structure

• analogous structure

• vestigial structure

• convergent structure

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