Evolution and Classification Test

fossils

• The remans or traces of ancient life that have been preserved by natural process

• the state of continuing to live or exist

• a characteristic of an organism that makes it fit for its environment or for its way of life

• choosing parents with particular characteristics to breed together and produce offspring with more discernable traits

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the process where an organism better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring

• selective breeding

• adaptation

• variation

• natural selection

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Based on this photo, which number would represent the layer of the oldest rocks?

• 7

• 3

• 1

• 5

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Based on this photo, which number would represent the layer of the youngest rocks?

• 1

• 7

• 6

• 2

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This photo represents one animal over 3 time periods. Which word best represents the image shown?

• competition

• adaptation

• evolution

• natural selection

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The gradual change in species over time is...

• Evolution
• Nucleotide 
• Adaptation
• Natural Selection

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To adjust to a changing environment

• Mutation
• Adapt

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

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

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What is the study of organisms at the early stages of development?

• DNA studies
• embryology 
• extinction
• fossil record

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