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Adaptation and Natural Selection
Adaptation and Natural Selection
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Species that have evolved from a common ancestor should have certain characteristics in common.
False
True
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What causes variation?
Mutation
Change in the environment.
Isolation
The amount of scented pinecones in the area.
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10
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Within populations divergence lead to speciation.
False
True
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The theory of natural selection is...
Charles Darwin's imaginary friend's name
the remains or imprints of once-living animals found in rock
The process of birds that use warm patches of air to fly.
process in which better adapted animals survive.
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what did charles darwin do to study plants and animals?
Sail around the world on a 3 day cruise.
Absolutely nothing.
He flew to the Bahamas.
Sail around the world on a five year voyage.
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In relation to natural selection, evolution is the...
mechanism
outcome
porpuse
process
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Three of the four parts of natural selection are...
there are 2 parts of natural selection
under production, non-inherited variation, struggle to die.
over production,inherited variation, struggle to survive.
over production,struggle to survive, adaption
9
which book did Charles Darwin base his theory on ?
principles of geology
ideas about earths history
natural selection in action
Darwin's theory of natural selection
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the theory of evolution states that species change over time.
False
True
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If two species have similar DNA, what hypothesis is supported.
They are the same species.
They have a common ancestor.
They share the same habitat
12
The human forelimb and the bat forelimb are homologous structures.
True
False
13
The similarity's between the elephant and the woolly mammoth imply they...
Were a brother species
Both went to school.
Both evolved from a common ancestor.
Both were dominate in there environment.
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A term used by paleontologists to refer to a total number of fossils that have been discovered.
Natural selection
Fossils
The fossil record
The fossil timeline
15
If all the tree's bark in the area is black which squirrel is most likely to survive?
a dead squirrel
a red squirrel
a spotted squirrel
a black squirrel
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The fossil record suggests that species have become less complex over time.
False
True
17
For how long did Charles Darwin explore the galopogas islands?
5 weeks
5 seconds
5 months
5 years
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Darwin's finches beaks adapted based on their ...
Age
Size
Intellegence
Diet
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Overproduction is a part of...
Adaptation
Natural Selection
Evolution
Speciation
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The inheritance of acquired characteristics was one mechanism of evolution supported by Darwin.
True
False
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Homologous is...
A type of fruit
Containing two complete sets of chromosomes.
Having the same relation, relative position, or structure.
Breeding certain plants and animals for desired traits.
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Why do insects develop resestinces to insesdicides so quickly?
They have a longer life-span.
They are further evolved than humans.
They have a very short generation time.
They have more memes.
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A example of adaption is...
A Rattata evolving into a Raticate
finches dying off
lady bugs can fly
A bacteria resisting to a antibiotic
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how long was Charles Darwin's voyage across the world?
A 3-hour tour
5 years
2 years
7 years
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Before natural selection can occur there must be __________ within a population.
Natural selection
Death
genetic variation
mutation
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The formation of a new species as a result of evolution
Evloution
Adaptation
Galopogas Finches
Speciation
