Biology- Evolution Review

This is a group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area.

• Environment
• Evolution
• Biological diversity
• Populations

Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.

• Evolution
• Natural Selection
• Extinction
• Artifical Selection

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The trees these moths used to live on were white, but have been covered in soot from coal factories. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?

• Dark moth
• Light moth
• Both will be equally successful
• Neither will be successful

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Change over time

• Natural Selection
• Selective Breeding
• Homeostasis
• Evolution

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What does Darwin's theory of evolution suggest?

• species change over time
• extinct species are not related to living species
• different species can interbreed
• animals that look alike are most closely related

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Which BEST helps a population from going extinct?

• low mutation rate

• small population

• genetic variation

• similar physical features

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Why are antibiotics used cautiously?

• Because they are expensive

• To avoid creating antibiotic-resistant bacteria

• To preserve them for future generations

• To prevent the spread of viruses

Similar structures with different purposes found in different species are known as _____

• vestigial structures

• DNA

• homologous structures

• the fossil record

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The difference in the physical traits of an individual from those of other individuals in a group is called a(n)

• change
• adaption
• species
• variation

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The death of every member of a species.

• Competition
• Population
• Extinction
• Evidence

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