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Created by Terri StreetCopyright, 2000
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A. soil type
C. DNA comparison
B. fossil record
D. amino acid sequencing
Which of the following is not evidence of evolution:
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A. Soil type
A. mutation
C. Charles Darwin
B. camouflage
D. natural selection
The founder of modern evolutionary theory was
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C. Charles Darwin
A. natural selection
C. mutation
B. artificial selection
D. homologous structures
A technique in which a breeder selects particular
traits is called
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B. Artificial selection
A. mutation
C. homologous structures
B. Charles Darwin
D. analogous structures
Change in DNA/gene sequence that may be passed on to subsequent
generations.
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A. mutation
A. analogous structures
C. natural selection
B. artificial selection
D. homologous structures
Body structures similar in structure but different in
function
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D. Homologous structures
A. artificial selection
C. natural selection
B. Charles Darwin
D. mutation
Nature selects the members of a species with the best
adaptations.
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C. Natural selection
A. individuals change over time
C. populations remain the same over time
B. populations change over time
D. individuals remain the same over time
By definition evolution says that:
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B. populations change over time
A. genetic flow
C. fossil records
B. genetic drift
D. mutations
Which of following is not a mechanism or cause of
evolution?
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C. fossil records
A. a mutation occurs
D. enough differences accumulate between two populations that they can no longer interbreed
Speciation occurs when:
C. two populations become geographically isolated
B. one population moves to a different area
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D. enough differences accumulate between
two populations that they can no longer interbreed
Organisms get their adaptations from
A. their surroundings
C. their education D. the environment
B. parents/ancestors
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B. parents/ancestors
A. structural adaptation
Ducks have webbed feet and this helps them better survive in their environment.
This is an example of:
C. behavioral adaptation
B. restriction enzymes
D. functional adaptation
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A. structural adaptation
B. both a and c
In a herd of zebras, some are large and strong while others are weak and slow. The stronger and faster ones are more
likely to survive. This supports the idea of:
A. natural selection
C. survival of the fittest D. survival of the weakest
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B. both a and c
C. natural selection
Nature says that some members of a species will live and reproduce more than other members of that
species. The term that describes this phenomenon is
A. vector B. recombinant DNA
D. evolution
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C. natural selection
D. vestigial
Some organs, like the appendix in humans, no longer have a useful function but it is believed that once upon a time they had a specific function. These type of organs are
called:
A. analogous
C. homologous
B. recombinant
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D. vestigial
A. adaptation
A structure, function, or behavior that improves an organisms ability to survive is called an/a:
B. transgenic gene
D. clone C. evolution
A. adaptation
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