Evolution (Change Over Time)

True or False?

Homologous structures are similar body parts in different species.

• True

• False

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Different shaped bird beaks that collect different types of food are examples of _______

• homologous structures

• species

• variations

• adaptations

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"Survival of the Fittest" means

• the strongest animals survive

• the most popular plants survive

• lions are better than snakes

• the species best adapted to its environment survives

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The naturalist who is credited with the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection is named

• Samuel Clemens

• Charles Darwin

• Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

• Albert Einstein

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A species of mouse having a fur color to camouflage in its environment is an

• adaptation

• variation

• natural selection

• stimulus and response

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Giraffes with the longest necks reaching maturity and reproducing more successfully than giraffes with short necks is an example of

• growth and development

• genetic engineering

• good luck

• Natural Selection

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The gradual change in a species over time is called_________.

• selective breeding

• evolution

• genetic disorder

• genetic engineering

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a group of similar organisms whose members can mate with one another and produce fertile offspring is a ___________.

• community

• breeders

• population

• species

a trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment is known as an

• adaptation

• mutated feature

• characteristic

• species

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different features among individuals of the same species are know as

• dynamics

• natural selections

• variations

• adaptations

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