Natural Selection Evolution Quiz

Changes in a population of organisms over time (in the wild) is best defined as

• natural selection

• Homologous Structures

• artificial selection

• vestigial structures

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Why would the numbers of a certain trait increase over time?

• They are NOT well adapted to the environment, meaning that trait is fit.

• They ARE well adapted to the environment, meaning that trait is fit.

• They are NOT well adapted to the environment, meaning that trait is not fit.

• They ARE well adapted to the environment, meaning that trait is not fit.

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The better fitness an organism has in its environment, the more it's population numbers will

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same

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What led to the many different species of anole lizards on the Caribbean islands that evolved from a common ancestor?

• Common ancestry

• Artificial Selection

• Speciation

• Aliens

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Biological fitness means an organism

• is the biggest and the strongest

• has a trait well adapted to it's environment

• has a trait well adapted to it's environment and passes on traits through reproduction

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2 Green lizards living in the rainforest have a yellow baby, a trait that has never shown up before in this species. What caused this?

• Cloning

• Natural Selection

• Random Mutation

• Purposeful Mutation

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What is a general term used for natural selection that was discussed in class?

• Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

• Survival of the Fittest

• Only the Best Win

• If You're Not First, You're Last.

The more related two species are the __________ similar their DNA.

• More

• Less

• impossible to tell

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Which of the following segments of DNA seem to have the most recent common ancestor to AAA AAT ACG GCA

• AAA AAT ATG AAA

• AAA AAT ACC CCA

• AAA AAT ACG CGA

• AAA AAT AAG AAA

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Wisdom Teeth no longer have their original function in humans. What type of evolutionary structure is this?

• Homologous Structure

• Vestigial Structure

• Analogous Structure