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Evolution Unit Test Review
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The Gradual change over time
Evolution
Revolution
Natural Selection
Adaptation
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Which of these would be considered an adaptation of an animal that lives in the snowy tundra
green colored skin
large flat feet
webbed feet
A thick coat of fur and blubber
3
Which Earth Science Period is Pearce's favorite?
Per 8th
Per 6th
Per 7th
4
Structures that have lost all or some of their function.
Homologous Structures
Vestigial Structures
Evolution
Adaptations
5
Darwin noticed the beak variation of finches in different locations. He attributed this to
cold climate
diet
migratory habits
aggressive behavior
6
Flies being created from rotten meat is an example of
Primordial Soup
Evolution
Panspermia
Spontaneous Generation
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A vestigial structure in humans would be
kidneys
the appendix
the heart
the lungs
8
the bat wing and fore limb of a dog are similar shows that
Bats evolved from dogs
Dogs will have wings
they share a common ancestor
Different ancestry, same function
9
remainsof a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.
Rock
Stone
Bones
Fossils
10
The fact that most marsupials are only found on the Australian Continent is an probably due to
Climate
Migration
Biogeography
Biodiversity
11
Which statement about fossils is true?
Fossils provide evidence that evolution has occurred
All fossils are millions of years old
All organisms leave fossil traces
Fossils show that organisms have changed over time
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The change that makes an organism better suited for the environment
Evolution
Adaptation
Natural Selection
Survival of the fittest
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The idea that living things came from non living things is
Panspermia
Spontaneous Generation
Evolution
Primordial Soup
14
Leg bones found inside whales are an example of
Homologous Structures
Vestigial Structures
Bones
Adaptations
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Giraffes with long necks surviving over those with short necks is an example of
Natural Selection
Survival of the fittest
evolution
revolution
16
Evolution is a theory and not a law because...
Pluto isn't a planet
It cannot be proven
It does not have enough evidence
Scientists don't believe it
17
Which of the following is the best example of a good adaptation
a layer of scales on an animal living in the tundra
small delicate leaves living on a plant in the snow.
Green coloring in a lizard living on black rocks
a thick waxy cuticle to help store water in a desert plant
18
Which statement best reflects a general principle of evolution?
Those best adapted will survive and reproduce
All organisms will eventually adapt and change over time
All of the above
Most ogranisms will eventually mutate to adapt to regions
19
What adaptation on humans has helped us survive
Legs
Thumbs
Brain
Arms
20
The idea that life arrived on a meteorite from space is
Spontaneous Generation
Panspermia
Evolution
Primordial Soup
21
Life began in these deep sea openings near mid ocean ridges.
Primordial Soup
Spontaneous Generation
Hydrothermal Vents
Panspermia
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Are you ready for the test?
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Life came from a shallow pond with amino acids and proteins is
Evolution
Primordial Soup
Spontaneous Combustion
Panspermia
24
Process where organisms better adapted to their environment survive and produce more offspring
Survival of the Fittest
Revolution
Evolution
Natural Selection
25
The branch of biology that deals with the geographical distribution of plants and animals.
Biogeography
Biology
Evolution
Geography
26
What is Mrs. Pearce's favorite Color?
Pink
Green
Red
Blue
27
Why might a warm climate have led to mammoth's extinction
smaller organisms thrived and larger organisms died.
There was not enough food in the warmer climate
They didn't die,traits changed to match the new climate
their traits were best suited for cold climate
28
The hump on the camels back is an example of what?
Adaptation
Vestigial Structures
Homologous Structures
Evolution
29
The scientist who developed the idea of evolution
Charles Hawking
Charles Darwin
Charles Newton
Charles Einstein
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an organ or bone that appears in different animals.
Adaptations
Evolution
Homologous Structures
Vestigial Structures
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Cat arms resembling human arms is an example of
Fossils
Vestigial Structures
Homologous Structures
Adaptation