Evolution Quiz

What do scientists use to compare anatomical features of extinct and current species?

Similar species can sometimes coexist and survive if they are not

Which of these processes can introduce variation within a species?

Bird wing and butterfly wing are examples of

Which is NOT a way for a population to become isolated and speciate into multiple species?

Analogous structures suggest a recent common ancestor.

During the Industrial Revolution, which moths became more camouflaged from predators?

What is a 3rd homologous structure to a human arm and bat wing?

Homologous structures suggest a recent common ancestor.

After the 1980's, what was used to help determine species relatedness?

The Industrial Revolution caused the trees in part of England to

What series of events is thought to drive evolution?

A change in the frequency of alleles(traits) over time in a population is called

Prior to the 1980's, what was used to create evolutionary trees?

During the Industrial Revolution, why did some moths survive and others did not?

Well-adapted species survive and reproduce passing on "good" traits is called 

Which of these process can introduce variation within a species?

All living things descending from a common ancestor is called

The specialization of different species, like lizards, is usually due to

Which of these is NOT part of the process of natural selection?

Resistant bacteria surviving, then reproducing offspring with this same trait is an example of

Which process can cause a change in the species found in a particular area?

What helps some individuals of a species to survive environmental changes?