Evolution and Natural Selection

He developed the theory of evolution

• Linnaeus

• Lamarck

• Darwin

• Aristotle

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He believed that traits acquired during an organism’s lifetime could be passed onto offspring

• Linnaeus

• Lamarck

• Darwin

• Aristotle

The theory of evolution states that humans evolved directly from monkeys.

• True

• False

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A(n) _____ is any variation that makes an organism better suited to its environment.

• variation

• mutation

• adaptation

• evolution

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A(n) _____ is a trait that makes an individual different from other members of its species.

• variation

• mutation

• adaptation

• evolution

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Immigration is when organisms move _____ a population.

• at a 45 degree angle to

• into

• out of

• purple

Emigration is when organisms move _____ a population.

• at a 45 degree angle to

• into

• out of

• purple

What is relative dating?

• when you use radioactive isotopes

• when you find a fossil’s exact age

• when you take your cousin to prom

• when you estimate a fossil’s age in sedimentary rock

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_____ is referred to as survival of the fittest.

• natural selection

• mutating

• evolution

• adapting

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Most fossils are found in _____ rock.

• igneous

• basalt

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

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