Evolution

What is the term for a feature that allows an organism to survive in its environment?

• adaptation
• variation
• homologous structure
• vestigial structure

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What is the process of which humans breed organisms for certain traits?

• artificial selection
• descent without modification
• inheritance of acquired characteristics
• natural selection

What animal is Darwin known for studying?

• dinosaurs

• tunicates

• finches

• horses

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Natural selection is

• survival of the fittest
• humans change
• two species are the same
• more animals survive

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What is one reason that strawberries are surviving in the winter season?

• they have larger leaves

• they have genetic variations allowing them to be resistant to cold

• they reproduce more

• the color is dark

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Who was Charles Darwin?

• A naturalist who came up with the theory of evolution

• A scientist who studied plants

• A geologist who looked at rocks and fossils

• A paleontologist who studied dinosaurs

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Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

• Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.

• Because they come from dominant alleles.

• Because they come from recessive alleles.

• Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.

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Genetic differences between organisms of the same species

• Variation
• Adaptation
• Behavior
• Environment

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Which of the following are examples of evidence for evolution?

• Fossils and Cellular Structure
• Biological Structures 
• Genetics/DNA
• All of the Above

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According to natural selection, light colored tree trunks would favor

• light colored moths

• dark colored moths

• red colored moths

• red and light colored moths

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