Evolution

Who developed the theory of evolution?

• Ms. Schillig
• Darwin
• Newton
• Galileo

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Darwin and Wallace were ______________,  people who study nature.

• geologists
• chemists
• naturalists
• astrologists

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The theory of evolution is based on the belief that __________________________________.

• all living things share a common ancestor.
• humans started as whales.
• plants evolved.

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Adaptation is when ____________________________________________________________________.

• there are random mutations in an organisms DNA.
• our genes change.
• a characteristic develops to help an organism survive and reproduce.
• an organism migrates to another place.

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Vestigial describes a __________________________________.

• body part on an organism.
• once-useful structure in an organism.
• a part of the brain.

An example of a vestigial structure_______.

• a monkey's tail
• the pelvic bone found in a whale.
• our brains.
• a plant's stem.

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A mutation is a ______________________________.

• change in a gene found in DNA.
• when you become Wolverine.
• when you adapt to your environment.
• the pelvic bone found in a whale.

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An example of a mutation was seen in Darwin's study of __________.

• cardinals
• whales
• chimpanzees
• finches

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DNA is ________.

• made by chloroplasts.
• brain matter.
• hereditary material found in cells.
• dinosaur nucleic acid.

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When humans select which traits will be passed to the next generation, this is called _______________________.

• picky parenting.
• science fiction.
• selective breeding.
• genetic control.