Microevolution

Darwin noticed that finches had similar but unique

• beaks

• feet

• sizes

• language (songs)

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Genetic fitness means that an organism's ability to do what is high?

• lift weights really well

• reproduce effectively

• attract other members of their species

• survive environmental disasters

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Microevolution happens in

• species

• individuals

• populations

• households

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An ancestral species is

• a species that is the "parent" of many others

• your ancestor

• a human's predecessor

• still living today

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Different beak sizes indicates

• same diets

• different environments

• similar environments

• different diets

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The scientists noticed that finches with _______ beaks had higher survival rates after the 1977 drought.

• small

• large

• yellow

• brown

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Finches with thin beaks eat:

• insects

• seeds

• nuts

• other birds

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Finches with thick beaks eat:

• insects

• nuts and seeds

• other birds

• small mammals

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The scientist in the video said beaks are:

• unimportant

• not useful

• really pretty

• tools

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How many finch species are on the islands?

• 1

• 5

• 13

• 28