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Why did birds on the Galapagos Islands have different beaks than birds on the mainland?
Had different food to eat
They had different ancestors
They thought it looked prettier
Had different predators
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Movement of genes between populations as a result of migration.
Immigration
Migration
Genetic Drift
Gene flow
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What do we call similar bone structures that indicate a link to a common ancestor?
Analogous Structures
Homologous Structures
Evolved Structures
Vestigial Structures
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We are all humans but look slightly different due to...
variations
replication
fossis
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Similar bone structures in cats, humans, and whales suggest that...
They all fly
They all swim
They have different ancestors
They had similar ancestors
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No longer in existence.
Extant
Extinct
Exone
Execute
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A characteristic that increases the fitness of an organism.
Adaptation
Genetics
Mutation
Anatomy
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What are humans doing today that is causing the sixth mass extinction event?
Overexploitation
Climate Change
Habitat Destruction
Pollution
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Structures with little or no function in the organism are called
Vestigial Structures
Analogous Structures
Homologous Structures
Variation Structures
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Two species of lizards developed on either side of the grand canyon. The variations are due to
Geographic Isolation
Temporal Isolation
Disruptive Selection
Behavioral Isolation
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Genetic diversity is the result of
bananas
DNA
mitosis
mutations
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The gradual change in a population over a period of time is called.
Evolution
Adaptation
Genetics
Morphism
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Which of the following organisms is the most fit?
The one with the most offspring
The strongest
the coolest
The fastest
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A species is
A bunch of organisms living together
A group of the same organisms living together
A group of organisms able to reproduce and have fertile kids
Organisms that came from the same ancestor species
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Which of the following is a misconception?
Humans and Apes are 'cousins'
Evolution is fueled by reproduction
Humans Evolved from Apes
Organisms evolve over generations of time
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Which trait do ONLY the leopard and house cat share?
hair
purring
carnivorous
retractable claws
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When two populations become so different they can not reproduce, that is called:
diversity
speciation
variation
extinction
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An explanation of the natural world backed by evidence and widely accepted by the scientific community.
Explanation
Theory
Fact
Phenomena
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Humingbirds reproduce in April and Medow Larks reproduce in July. This is an example of
Sexual Selection
Geographic Isolation
Natural Selection
Reproductive Isolation
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A characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment is called
Adaptation
Divergence
Homologous Structure
Variation
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What might be the best adaptation to living in the jungle?
Ability to live without water
Green color to blend in with leaves
Flippers
Sharp claws
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Which of these is a requirement of natural selection?
passing of genes
different survival
variability
more offspring than can survive
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In early development, vertebrates look highly similar because they share a common ancestor.
DNA
embryology
vestigial structures
analogous structures
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Evolutionary changes show in
Abiotic factors
A community
An individual
A population
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According to natural selection, an organism will likely survive and reproduce if
It is the biggest, strongest, or fastest
It is suited to the environment
It can change over its life time
It has the most children
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Which group is most biodiverse?
Few of the same organism
Many of the same organism
Many different organisms
Few different organisms
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Which organism is most closely related to the horse?
wolf
house cat
tortoise
leopard
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Organisms are selected for traits due to greater chance of mating.
abnormal selection
natural selection
artificial selection
sexual selection
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The organisms that are best adapted for their environment survive and reproduce. This is called
Artificial Selection
Natural Selection
Selective Breeding
Genetic Variation
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Which organisms are most closely related to humans?
cats
dogs
elephants
chimpanzees
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The process by which favourable heritable traits become more common in successive generations.
Natural Selection
Evolution
Fitness
Founder Effect
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No longer in existence.
Exone
Extant
Extinct
Execute
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Organisms with more ________ in common are more closely related.
functions
structures
DNA
appearance
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Random changes in allele frequency. Usually detrimental to small populations
exploitation
Genetic drift
Mutations
Extinction
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Which of these are evidence for evolution?
Color
Intelligence
Sunlight
Fossils
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Which organisms share a common ancestor?
trees and cats
mammals and mammals
all of the answers are correct
bacteria and koalas
