Evolution Review

What is the term for a change in organisms over time?

• Natural Selection

• Evolution

• Variation

• Homologous Structures

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Fill in the blank: ________ are body parts that have the same basic structure.

• Variations

• Homologous Structures

• Natural Selection

• Evolution

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What is the modern theory of evolution that involves the survival of offspring with favorable traits?

• Variation

• Evolution

• Natural Selection

• Homologous Structures

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Differences in traits among individuals of a species are known as what?

• A) Evolution

• B) Homologous Structures

• C) Variations

• D) Natural Selection

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Who made observations of organisms on a five-year voyage around the world?

• Charles Darwin

• Gregor Mendel

• Isaac Newton

• Albert Einstein

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is the term for groups of organisms that look alike and can reproduce with one another?

• Fossil

• Species

• Extinction

• Adaptation

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A trait that helps an organism survive in its environment is called a(n) ________.

• Fossil

• Species

• Extinction

• Adaptation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is a remain or trace of a once-living organism called?

• Fossil

• Species

• Extinction

• Adaptation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Organisms that are no longer found as living species are said to be ________.

• Fossil

• Species

• Extinct

• Adaptations

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Which of the following is NOT a type of evidence for evolution?

• Fossils

• Homologous Structures

• Similarities in DNA

• Photosynthesis