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Miller Levine College Prep review
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Male cardinals are bright red. Even though it increases being seen and eaten, why did they evolve this way?
It increases chance of survival
It increases their chance at reproduction
All of the above
It increases their ability for food
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Populations compete for food, living space, and other necessities. This is known as
survival of the fittest
variations & adaptations
natural selection
struggle for existence
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Darwin’s theory of evolution is supported by
DNA evidence
all of the above
fossil evidence
embryology
4
Ancient peoples only planted the largest and sweetest plants of maiz to eventually produce corn. This is an example of:
Artificial Selection
Natural Selection
Gene Pool
Genetic Drift
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Mating calls and dances would be an example of what type of adaptation?
Prenatatl
Structural
Geographical
Behavrioral
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The picture below is a result of:
Reproduction
Competition
Mimicry
Common Ancestry
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If many species develop the same trait, one could assume that the trait:
Is a mutation
None of the above
Decreases fitness
Increases fitness
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Mutations, gene shuffling and reproduction are sources of:
Gene Flow
Artificial Selection
Genetic Drift
Genetic Variation
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If a dark vs. light color fish is more likely to survive, what is dark coloring an example of?
artificial selection
acquired characteristics
fossil evidence
adaptation
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What would be a favorable trait for a rabbit trying to avoid predators in a snowy climate?
white fur
short ears
brown fur
long ears
11
Both bats and mosquitoes have wings. This is an example ofa(n)
vestigial structure
homologous structure
analogous structure
none of the above
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Some whales have small leg bones inside of their skeleton, this is most likely because
They are a mutation
It's all a consipracy
Their ancestors had legs
They walk when they are babies
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The picture below illustrates:
Homologous Structures
Competition
Vestigial Strucrues
Mimicry
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Organisms that are better suited for their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce is known as:
Speciation
Extinction
Artificial Selection
Natural Selection
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A pop. of frogs eventually evolves into two separate species because they are separated by a canyon. This is due to
Behavioral Isolation
Sporadic Speciation
Temporal Isolation
Geographic Isolation