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These are terms related to Ideas about evolution and clues about evolution. #evolution
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What is the name of the theory that Jean Baptiste Lemark explained
Natural Selection
Acquired Characterisitics
Cell
Evolution
2
_______________is responsible for variation within a species.
sexual reproduction and mutuation
mutation
adaptation
sexual reproduction
3
Why are there no fossils found in volcanic rock?
extreme heat
extreme whining
extreme moisture
extreme pressure
4
Name the scientist who created the theory of natural selection
Lemark
Crick
Mendel
Darwin
5
Type of fossil that most insects are preserved in
cast
imprint
frozen
amber
6
A mule is not a true ______________ because it cant reproduce.
process
organism
gene
species
7
A permanent change in an organisms DNA is known as
Genetic Engineering
Mutation
Recombinant DNA
Gene therepy
8
A good example of a homologous structure is
pharengial pouches
appendix
fins of whales and bat wings
similar genes
9
Name of the President who ordered the release of the atom bomb on Japan.
Dwight Eisenhower
Harry Truman
Franklin Roosevelt
Grover Cleveland
10
The type of fossil mammoths have been found in
imprint
cast
frozen
amber
11
Youngest layers of rock are found at the
bottom
middle
side
top
12
Study and comparison of developing fetus
radiometric
homologous
embryology
vestigial
13
What is a characteristic of a primate?
all terms
oposable thumbs
binocular vision
flexiable shoulders
14
When bacteria become resistant to antibiotics within a human life time is known as
punctuated equilibrium
gradulaism
adaptation
variation
15
Number of years that both cro-magnon and neanderthal shared on earth.
30,000
40,000
5,000
10,000
16
Human evolution is largely measured by
increased intelligents
increased height
increased bone density
nasal opening
17
Changes in the inherited characteristics of a species over time.
binomial nomenclature
evolution
homologous
embryology
18
There are __________ types of fossils.
6
4
3
5
19
Aging a rock based upon its position in earths crust is known as
blind dating
radiometric dating
relative dating
casual dating
20
Organism and trait studied by Darwin on the Galapogos Islands
Ant eaters tongue
Lizards skin
Finch Beaks
Tortoise Legs
21
Ship Darwin sailed on to the Galapogos Islands
Constituiton
HMS Beagle
Plymouth
Pinta
22
There are ____ forms of evolutionary speed
1
4
2
3
23
Which is an adaptation of a fish
camouflage
nocturnal
wings
echo location
24
Which organism will evolution take place in most rapidly?
humans
bacteria
birds
fish
25
How many principles of Darwins theory of natural selection are there?
1
4
2
3
26
A bison's ability to lose their winter coat as the temperature increases is a good example of
mutation
embryology
adaptation
natural selection
27
Which is the correct order of mankinds evolution timeline?
hominid, neanderthal, homo habilis
hominid, homo erctus, cro-magnon
cro-magnon, hominid, homo erectus
homo erectus, hominid, cro-magnon
28
Homo habilis means
handy
got game
walk upright
wise
29
Naturalist who wrote the book "The Origin of a Species by Means Natural Selection."
Theodore Schwann
Jean Lemark
Robert Hooke
Charles Darwin
30
Homo Erectus means
dragging nuckles
handy
ugly
walking upright
31
Which is an example of direct evidence
observing bacteria resist antibiotics in a human life time
comparing homologous structures
comparing chromosomes
investigating vestigial structures
32
Name the island that Darwin studied on.
Galapogos
Cuba
Hawaii
Virgin
33
The appendix is an example of a
fossil
embryology
homologous structure
vestigial structure
34
Mr. Hughes favorite President
Theodore Roosevelt
Ronald Reagan
FDR
JFK
35
The Galapagos Islands are off the coast of main land
Australia
Japan
South America
Africa
