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Biology Natural Selection Quiz - The basics
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1
What is a group of living things that can mate together to produce fertile offspring?
species
population
community
ecosystem
2
What is the source of variation in a population?
DNA
Mitosis
parasites
Mutation
3
This says: organisms better suited to environment will live longer & produce more offspring
Lamarck's Hypothesis
decent with modification
natural selection
artificial selection
4
A trait that makes a living thing able to survive in its surroundings is called a/an
adaptation
modification
variation
mutation
5
In natural selection, what determines if an organism will be likely to survive?
humans
something in the environment
the organism's intelligence
the organism's genes
6
What is the changing over time of a species to be more suited to its environment?
evolution
variation
competition
adaptation
7
Which of the following could select for different members of a beetle population?
ALL of the above
the vegetation
other beetle species
the birds
8
In order for mutations to affect natural selection, what must be true?
passed on to offspring
occur in metaphase of mitosis
occur on the mRNA
all of the above
9
Which would
most likely
be an adaptation of humans in Alaska before technology?
smaller brains
thinner hair
faster metabolism
more fat cells
10
Survival of the fittest means which of the following?
Individuals that are fastest survive
Individuals that are strongest survive
Individuals that are best adapted survive
Individuals that are smartest survive
