Evolution Unit Review

The Law of Superposition states

Why did birds on the Galapagos Islands have different beaks than birds on the mainland?

Peppered moths vary in color from light gray to black. In an area without factories which color is more common

The phenotype of an organism shows its

Belonging to a period of time before recorded history

A punnett sqaure helps a person find

Fossils form when

A species is

Darwin's theory of evolution is supported by

What is a preserved remain or traces of a living thing

The large ground finch obtains food by cracking seeds. Its short, strong beak is an example of

The fossil record is incomplete

Why is artificial selection used?

Both pig and rabbit embryos have gill slits. This suggests that

Which of these is a common example of selective breeding

An inherited characteristic that increases an organisms ability to survive is

natural selection

Species that have evolved from a common ancestor should have certain characteristics in common

Evidence for evolution only occurs only in the fossil record

The geologic time scale shows

A dominant allele is

An example of a heterozygous genotype is

What is artificial selection

Structures shared by organisms that come from a common ancestor are called

In Darwin's time, many people thought the Earth was a few thousand years old

Fossils are just rocks, they were never alive

A recessive allele is

In a muddy pool, light colored fish are more likely to be eaten than dark fish. The dark fish are showing an example of

A bird's wings are homologous to

The 4 types of fossils are

Evolution generally happens over long periods of time

An example of a homozygous dominant genotype is

One individual in an environment

What would be a favorable trait for a rabbit trying to avoid predators in a snowy environment

Environmental change is

Fossils are

Both bats and mosquitos have wings. Wings are an example of

Heredity is the passing of traits from

Which of these would an animal breeder use to increase the number of cows producing the most milk

Body parts that are used for the same function but are NOT the same structure

The age of the earth is

Similar bone structures in cats, humans, and whales suggest that

An example of a homozygous recessive genotype is

Ice can preserve an organism's soft and hard parts

The scientist that is credited with the theory of evolution

Fossils found in lower rock layers are usually older

In natural selection, humans select the variations of traits to be passed down to offspring

Camouflage is

Genotypes are

Where is artificial selection mostly used?