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Biology Natural Selection Quiz - The basics
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1
A trait that makes a living thing able to survive in its surroundings is called a/an
modification
mutation
adaptation
variation
2
What is a group of living things that can mate together to produce fertile offspring?
ecosystem
species
community
population
3
Which would
most likely
be an adaptation of humans in Alaska before technology?
faster metabolism
thinner hair
smaller brains
more fat cells
4
In natural selection, what determines if an organism will be likely to survive?
the organism's intelligence
something in the environment
humans
the organism's genes
5
Which of the following is a vestigial structure of a human?
appendix
intestines
spine
thumbs
6
Natural Selection is the _______ evolution.
precursor to
opposite of
mechanism of
same thing as
7
In order for mutations to affect natural selection, what must be true?
all of the above
occur in metaphase of mitosis
passed on to offspring
occur on the mRNA
8
What is the source of variation in a population?
Mitosis
DNA
Mutation
parasites
9
Which of these is NOT a part of Darwin's theory of Natural Selection?
variation and adaptation
survival of the fittest
selective breeding
struggle for existence
10
What is the changing over time of a species to be more suited to its environment?
variation
adaptation
evolution
competition
11
Survival of the fittest means which of the following?
Individuals that are strongest survive
Individuals that are smartest survive
Individuals that are best adapted survive
Individuals that are fastest survive
12
Which two structures are analogous structures?
wing of chick, arm of human
wing of bat, wing of butterfly
arm of human, wing of butterfly
wing of bat, arm of human
13
This says: organisms better suited to environment will live longer & produce more offspring
artificial selection
decent with modification
Lamarck's Hypothesis
natural selection
14
Which of the following could select for different members of a beetle population?
the vegetation
other beetle species
ALL of the above
the birds
15
Which two structures are homologous structures?
arm or human, wing of butterfly
wing of bat, arm of human
wing of chicken, wing of butterfly
wing of bat, wing of butterfly
