Change Over Time Review

What did Charles Darwin observe in finch populations of the Galapagos Islands?

• different species were found on different islands

• all species were found on one of the islands

• identical species were found on all the islands

• the same species were found as ones found in North America

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Genetic variation can arise from a random change in the DNA of a gene.  The change is called a(n)

• mutation
• gene flow
• gene pool
• allele

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The disappearance of a species is called

• Evolution

• Extinction

• Migration

• Mutation

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The variety of living things on Earth is called:

• Life
• Biodiversity
• Similarity
• Genetics

This image shows that

• These animals have no simliarities in their structures.

• Two different species may have evolved from a common ancestor.

• These animals are from the same species.

• These animals likely evolved from different ancestors due to their differences.

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Who is Charles Darwin?

• A Starbucks owner

• a bird

• an actor

• a naturalist

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Which statement best describes the process of evolution?

• Populations can survive in different locations on earth
• Environmental conditions limit the number of species on Earth
• Populations grow when resources are abundant
• The traits of a species can change over time

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Charles Darwin’s observation that finches of different species on the Galápagos Islands have many similar physical characteristics supports the hypothesis that these finches 
 

• have the ability to interbreed.
  have the ability to interbreed.
• acquired traits through use and disuse.
• all eat the same type of food.
• descended from a common ancestor.

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What is a trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce?

• variation

• adaptation

• species

• evolution

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Who developed the theory of evolution by natural selection (survival of the fittest)?

• Galapagos Islands

• Charles Dickens

• Charles Darwin

• Jay Wright

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