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Evolution and Natural Selection
Evolution and Natural Selection
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Middle school age quiz on the basics of Evolution by Natural Selection
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High amounts of_________ in common with another species also indicates common ancestry.
Vestigial Structures
Fossil evidence
DNA
Common Structures
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A(n) ___________________ is a group of individuals that can mate and have fertile offspring.
community
species
ecosystem
population
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____________is producing more offspring than are necessary to replace the parents.
Selection
Adaptation
Overproduction
Genetic Variation
4
The nearly identical_________of vertebrates earliest development supports common ancestry.
Fossil evidence
Embryology
DNA evidence
Common Structures
5
When organisms with beneficial variations survive and pass on those traits.
Adaptation
Overproduction
Selection
Genetic Variation
6
A number of different traits passed down to offspring making each slightly different.
Genetic Variation
Adaptation
Overproduction
Selection
7
Evolution is a very _________ process.
Quick
Slow
Kind
Easy
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_____ has occured when successful traits build up in a population, increasing survival chances.
Genetic Variation
Overproduction
Adaptation
Selection
9
What did Darwin observe in the Galapagos Islands?
sea fossils in the mountain
species adaptations
beautiful sunsets
rainforests
10
What did Darwin do after his voyage?
spent many years devoloping the Theory of Evolution
All of the above
researched his findings
Consulted other scientists
11
The ____________ explains why organisms seem to have changed over time.
Law of Natural Selection
Big Bang Theory
Theory of Evolution
Law of Universal Gravitation
12
_________ are left over structures or organs from the evolutionary past.
Fossil evidence
DNA evidence
Vestigial Structures
Common Structures
13
Who developed the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection?
Charles Darwin
Nikola Tesla
Issac Newton
Gregor Mendel
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A population is a group of ___________________________ living together in one place.
one species
many species
a few communities
extinct organisms
15
_________ indicates common ancestors using the remains or impressions of ancient organisms.
DNA evidence
Fossil evidence
Embryology
Common Structures
16
The flawless working of the Law of ______ is the driving force behind the Theory of______.
Space; Time
Evolution;Natural Selection
Overproduction; Adaptation
Natural Selection; Evolution
17
The ___________states that better adapted organisms are more likely to survive & reproduce.
Adaptation
Law of Natural Selection
Theory of Evolution
Common Structures
18
_________ (such as forelimbs) of many vertebrates indicate common ancestry in that group.
Fossil evidence
Embryology
Common Structures
DNA evidence
