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Scientists use a modern naming system called the...
Nomial Nomenclature
Nameous Clature
Kingdomial Nomenclature
Binomial Nomenclature
2
The scientist that said individuals evolve based on their use and disuse of traits was...
Carolus Linnaeus
Carson Wentz
Charles Darwin
Jean Baptiste Lamark
3
Who said that Earth is extremely old, ever changing & convinced Darwin that life can evolve?
Aristotle
Malthus
Hutton & Lyell
Lamarck
4
Evidence of common ancestors can be found in ____________________ and living organisms.
natural selection
fossils
reproductive isolation
speciation
5
Evolution is...
the result of extinction
the result of a mutation
an accumulation of changes over time
a change in one organism, rather than a population
6
Evolution is a gradual process.
True
False
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organisms with traits best suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce
Unnatural Selection
Natural Selection
Evolution
Big Bang
8
The development of heredity allowed organisms to store and pass on
energy
information
UV radiation
radioisotopes
9
_________ is when members of pop.s compete for food, living space, & other necessary resources.
survival of the fittest
inherited traits
struggle for existence
acquired traits
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Principle that living species descend with changes from other species overtime is called..
artificial selection
acquired traits
struggle for existence
descent with modification
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Mutations...
are always beneficial
are always harmful
intentionally random and have no effect on natural selection
can be either harmful, helpful, or neutral
12
Body parts that perform a similar function but differ in structure are called...
Homologous Structures
Vestigial Structures
Analogous Structures
Comparative Anatomy
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Body parts that are similar in structure and position but difference in function are called
Homologous Structures
Analogous Structures
Vestigial Structures
Comparative Anatomy
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Darwin conducted much of his research on
the Hawaiian Islands.
the Galapagos Islands.
Manhattan Island.
the Samoan Islands.
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A Eukaryotic cell...
has a nucleus
has two nuclei
does not have a nucleus
has no membrane bound organelles
16
Populations of all species are LIMITED by
starvation, disease, competition, and predation.
breeding, selection, sediment, and ancestry.
natural selection, evolution, and division.
genetic change, speciation, adaptation, and separation.
17
Artificial selection = humans choose which organisms breed - to produce desired traits.
false
true
18
survival of the fittest means ONLY the strongest, fastest, and smartest survive.
true
false
19
Biological fitness is the ability of an organism to
eat and die at an old age
run fast and be capable of lifting a lot of weight
survive and reproduce
survive and become intelligent
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Artificial selection has given us...
various human societies
breeds of domesticated dogs
the many rainforest species
the many species of wild cats
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Traces or remains of organisms that lived long ago are called
fossils.
adaptations.
offspring.
genetics.
22
Determining the age of a fossil by looking at nearby fossils is called
Radioactive Dating
Absolute Dating
Law of Superposition
Relative Dating
23
The fossil record gives us evidence that over time, organisms have evolved to become more...
plentiful
colorful
simple
complex
24
The core ideas of evolutionary "success" are oriented around... (there are 2 answers, choose 1)
surviving
reproducing
homologous structures
intelligence
25
A trait found in a population that increases that population's chance of survival is called an
analogous structure
homologous structure
Hibernation
adaptation
26
Approximately how old is the Earth?
4.6 billion years old
1.5 million years old
It is unknown
4 million years old
27
Which of these is NOT used as evidence of evolution?
embryos
environment
homologous structures
fossils
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Embryos of different animals
are called homologous embryos
have the same DNA
have no similarities
show common lineage
29
What order does an insect with two pairs of scaly wings belong?
Heteroptera
Diptera.
Coleoptera.
Lepidoptera
30
All of the following are examples of vestigial structures EXCEPT for which?
wisdom teeth in humans
the wings of ostriches
spinal chord in humans
eyes of a blind cavefish
31
Certain dinos have been proven to be ancestral to birds b/c they share homologous structures.
true
false
32
True of False: The first living things to appear on the Earth were prokaryotes.
False
True
33
Over a period of years, the rainfall decreases significantly. Which population survives?
a population with the least amount of genetic variation
a population with the greatest amount of genetic variation
a population with the smallest population size
34
In the theory natural selection, species are most likely to survive if they:
have variations that make them adapted to their environment
underproduce
don't reproduce
are adapted to a different environment than their own.
35
A spider may produce hundreds of eggs, only a few of which may survive. This is an example of..
more organisms are born than will survive and reproduce
speciation
genetic change
division
36
_________ said that when birth rate exceeds death rate, it will lead to over crowding.
Aristotle
Hutton
Darwin
Malthus
37
Scientists compare organisms’ anatomy and DNA to support the theory that species share common..
environments
separation
ancestors
populations
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Why is the Kingdom Animalia different than all the other kingdoms?
it does not have a cell wall
it does not have a nucleus
it has a cell wall
It is the only eukaryotic kingdom
