Evolution and Natural Selection

Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist?

• Charles Darwin
• Albert Einstein
• Steven Hawking
• Isaac Newton

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What was the name of the ship Darwin traveled the world on?

• HMS Beagle
• SS Beagle
• HMS Bugle
• SS Bugle

What are the most studied animals in the galapagos?

• Finches
• Tortoises
• Turtles
• Lizards

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Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

• Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
• Because they come from dominant alleles.
• Because they come from recessive alleles.
• Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.

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Mutations are a change in what?

• DNA
• tRNA
• genotype
• phenotype

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All rabbits living in a particular area would be an example of a(n)

• population
• species
• fossil
• individual organism

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Modern whales developed their traits through natural selection.  What occurs during the process of natural selection?

• Organisms choose mates from other species to create new species
• Breeders selectively cross organisms with desired traits
• Only the fittest organisms can survive and reproduce
• Organisms remain exactly the same over time.

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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 ability of an organism to survive and reproduce is known as...

• Adaptation
• Trait
• Fitness
• Variation

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Which of the following means "genetic change over time"

• natural selection
• speciation
• evolution
• fitness

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