Evolution Test
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| Evolution can be defined as a genetic change in? | Species
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| Which phrase best defines evolution by natural selection? | a process of change in species over time
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| When lions prey on a herd of antelopes, some antelopes are killed and some escape. Which part of Darwin's concept of natual selection might be used to describe this situation? | survival of the fittest
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| Natural selection could not occur without? | genetic variation in populations
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| Evidence that supports the theory of evolution includes all of the following except? | punctuated sedimentation
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| Which of the following describes fossils? | Traces of organisms that lived in the past.
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| The same kinds of cells that grow in similar patterns in different but related organisms produce? | homologous structures such as wings and arms
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| Which of the following phrases best describes the results of natural selection? | Changes in the inherited characteristics of a population over time.
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| Which statement is in agreement with Darwin's theory of evolution? | More offspring are produced than can possibly survive
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| When farmers select animals or plants to use for breeding, they look for? | Natural variations that are present in a species
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| A trait that allows organisms to survive and reproduce better than others without the trait in a specific environment is an? | Adaptation
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| The number and location of bones of many fossil vertebrates are similar to those in living vertebrates. Most biologist would probably explain this fact on the basis of? | A common ancestor
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| The Galapagos finches are adapted to their environment because they have | Evolved
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| Darwin's theory of evolution suggests that? | Species change over time.
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| According to Darwin, evolution occurs? | Because of natural selection
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| Layers of rock give evidence of? | The great age of earth
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| Natual selection is the process by which? | organisms with traits well-suited to their environment reproduce at a greater rate than less well-adapted organisms in the same environment.
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| Biogeography is the study of? | The location of organisms on earth
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| According to Darwin's theory of natural selection, the individuals that tend to survive are those that have? | Variations best suited to the environment
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| According to Darwin's theory of natural selection, individuals who survive are the ones best adapted for their environment. Their survival is due to the? | Possession of inherited adaptations that maximize fitness.
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| Darwin began to formulate his concept of evolution by natural selection after? | Observations of many species and their geographical location.
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| Modern sea star larvae resemble some primitive vertebrate larvae. This similarity may suggest that primitive vertebrates? | Share a common ancestor with sea stars.
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| Which statement about the members of a population that live long enough to reproduce is consistent with the theory of natural selection? | They are the ones that are best adapted to survive in their environment.
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| According to Darwin's view of natural selection, overproduction means producing? | More offspring than can survive.
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| When a farmer breeds only his or her best livestock, the process involved is? | Artificial Selection
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| An Adaptation is an inherited characteristic that can be? | Physical or behavioral
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| Which of the following is the result of artificial selection? | The recognized breeds of dogs.
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| Charles Darwin viewed the fossil record as? | A detailed record of evolution.
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| Darwin's theory of evolution is based on the idea(s) of? | Heritable variation and natural selection.
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| The study of developmental biology shows that? | Closely related species will show similarities in embryos.
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