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Natural Selection Vocab Quiz
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Question 1
1.
Who was Charles Darwin?
He was a naturalist and biologist published the idea of natural selection in his book
“The Origin of Species”
inventor, scientist, and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone
He created the first microscope and studied the gunk on his teeth discovering bacteria which he named animalcules
He flew a kite in a storm with a key attached to it which people think lead to the discovery electricity
Question 2
2.
What is a community in relation to natural selection?
The humans in your neighborhood
A small local ecosystem
By encouraging competition between all members of one organism for resources
A comedy show staring Donald Glover and Chevy Chase
Question 3
3.
What is a niche?
A small local ecosystem
Biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
The role an organism plays in its community
The ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment, often measured by how many offspring it can produce
Question 4
4.
What is an ecosystem?
A biological community of interacting organisms and the biotic and abiotic factors that affect them
A small local community
The ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment, often measured by how many offspring it can produce
A group of organisms of one species that interbreed and live in the same place at the same time
Question 5
5.
What is a population in relation to natural selection?
Biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
Competition between all members of one organism for resources
A group of organisms of one species that interbreed and live in the same place at the same time
The ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment, often measured by how many offspring it can produce
Question 6
6.
What is an example of reproductive isolation?
Female moose rarely give birth to more than one offspring per year
Bald eagles mate for life
Domestic cats find a secluded place to give birth
The Florida panther is the only populations of cougar(
Puma Concolor)
on the East Coast
Question 7
7.
What is the definition of fitness in the context of natural selection?
The natural consequence of an organism being able to run, jump, climb, et cetera
Having good cardio vascular health
Having muscles that provide high-quality nutrition to predators
The ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment
Question 8
8.
What is variation in relation to natural selection?
Differences in traits within a population of organisms
Environmental changes that happen over a brief period of time
The same traits within a population of organisms
A mathematical method that is used to approximately calculate the energy levels of difficult quantum systems
Question 9
9.
In the context of natural selection, what is a generation?
A machine that produces electricity
The 7th Star Trek movie
All of the offspring that are at the same stage of descent from a common ancestor
A change in traits within a population over time
Question 10
10.
What is survival of the fittest in the context of natural selection?
Environmental changes that happen over a brief period of time
The role an organism plays in its community
The ability of individuals in a generation to overcome challenging environmental factors
The process where individuals with traits that enhance survival and reproduction are more likely to pass on their genes
Question 11
11.
What is an adaptation in the context of natural selection?
Any heritable trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment
The eye's adjustment to light
A sudden change caused by environmental disasters
A behavior learned during an organism’s lifetime
Question 12
12.
What is the definition of natural selection?
The passing of all traits equally to offspring
The process by which predators choose which prey to hunt
The process of humans choosing which organisms reproduce to pass on desired traits
The process by which the natural environment causes different organisms to survive and reproduce based on their different traits that are best suited
Question 13
13.
In the context of natural selection, what is speciation?
The process of a species reproducing
When two different species can breed with each other and have viable, fertile offspring
A process by which harmful mutations are selected for a specialized environment
A process that leads to the formation of new, distinct species that are reproductively isolated from one another
Question 14
14.
What is the definition of evolution?
The growth and development of an individual organism
The life cycle of certain insects that goes from egg to larva to pupa to adult
A change in the heritable characteristics of a population over succeeding generations
A sudden change within a single organism’s lifetime
Question 15
15.