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WorksheetsEvolution Vocabulary
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Variation is
Difference in the physical traits of an individual from those of other individuals.
Remnants of organs or structures that had a function in an early ancestor.
incorporates the theory of gradualism plus the idea that what happened in the past can be observed occurring today
something mustbeheritabletoundergo artificial selection
What is an example of adaption?
homologous and vestigial structures are both evidence of common descent
Beneficial feature that helps survival
allows an organism to better survive in its environment
there must be variation in a population for adaptation to occur
What are some examples of vestigial structures
Humans selecting variations they found useful and bred animals and plants for those traits is an example of
Variation
Natural Selection
Artificial Selection
Evolution
Which word BEST describes the theory of slow change over long time periods
adaptive radiation
gradualism
convergent evolution
punctuated equilibrium
The Colorado potato beetle is widely regarded as
the major pest of the potato crop. This insect has
a complicated and a diverse life history, which is
well-suited to agricultural environments, and
makes it a complex and a challenging pest to
control. This beetle has developed resistance to
52 different compounds belonging to all major
insecticide classes.
Which of the following choices would explain why
the Colorado potato beetle has developed
resistance to all major insecticide classes?
Natural selection
an increase in the range of locations where the
Colorado potato beetle lives
an increase in the number of Colorado potato
beetle with gene mutations coding for pesticide
resistance
artificial selection
Analogous structures are
Study of fossils
Features with the same function in two organisms but different recent ancestors
Choosing particular traits for breeding
Theory that processes that can be seen today also occurred in the past
What word best describes the beneficial feature that helps survival
uniformitarianism
adaption
vestigial structures
catastrophism
Catastrophism means
Measure of ability to survive and produce offspring
Traces or remains of an organism that existed in the past
Process of biological change over generations
Theory of dramatic natural events changing Earth
Theory that processes that can be seen today also occurred in the past
catastrophism
uniformitarianism
gradualism
evolution
Members of a group that can interbreed are called species
true
false
A biome is a community of individuals of the same species.
true
false
Pick the word that does not fit
biogeography
heritability
artificial selection
Pick the word that does not fit
catastrophism
gradualism
uniformitarianism
Evolution is theory of slow change over long time periods
true
false
Fitness is the measure of ability to survive and produce offspring.
true
false
Theory that processes that can be seen today also occurred in the past
uniformitarianism
gradualism
catastrophism
These are organs or parts that seem to have no function
vestigial structures
analogous structures
homologous structures
