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Evolution Test

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Last updated almost 8 years ago
23 questions
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Question 1
1.

The change in populations over time.

Question 2
2.

A priest who served as a naturalist on the H.M.S. Beagle. Formed Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection.

Question 3
3.

A group of small islands near the equator, about 1000 km off the west coast of South America. Observations of the island fauna lead to the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection.

Question 4
4.

A body structure in a present day organism that no longer serves its original purpose

Question 5
5.

A British naturalist who proposed a similar theory of evolution but did not get much credit for his work.

Question 6
6.

A mechanism for change in populations where an organism with a favorable trait survives, reproduces, and pass the favorable phenotype to the next generation. Organisms without the favorable phenotype are less likley to survive and reproduce.

Question 7
7.

Body parts that do not have a commom evolutionary origin but are similar in function

Question 8
8.

Evidence of Evolution.......

Question 9
9.

Speciation can occur when a physical barrier divides a population.

Question 10
10.

Structural features with a common evolutionary origin

Question 11
11.

Evolution occurs in......

Question 12
12.

What is the term for a feature that allows an organism to survive better in its enviroment?

Question 13
13.

All the individuals of a species that live in a particular area are called a

Question 14
14.

The remnant of an organ that had a function in an early ancestor is known as a(n)

Question 15
15.

The hind leg bones in a whale are examples of

Question 16
16.

What is the process in which humans breed organisms for certain traits?

Question 17
17.

When the DNA of an organism is altered it is referred to as...

Question 18
18.

Which of the following is not an example of natural selection?

Question 19
19.

The enviroment around Manchester, England changed during the Industrial Revolution. How did this change affect peppered moths living in the area?

Question 20
20.

Two organisms that are closley related would have

Question 21
21.

Inherited trait that helps an organism survive is a(n)

Question 22
22.

Why are advantageous traits more likley to be passed onto offspring?

Question 23
23.

The ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its specific enviroment