3.2 Evolution and Natural Selection Quiz

What animal is Darwin well known for studying?

• Finches

• Fishes

• Seagulls

• Butterflies

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What island did Darwin study?

• Galapagoes

• Galapagos

• Galapiggies

• Golopogoes

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What effect does a drought have on a species?

• It doesn't affect them at all

• It can cause them to starve to death

• Weather doesn't impact animals

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Which statement must be present for evolution to occur?

• Genetic variation in a population must be present

• Resources must be abundant

• Variation that does not affect the survival of a species must be present

• A stable environment must be present

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Darwin studied _________.

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What is natural selection?

• survival of the fittest

• survival of the fattest

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What is artificial selection?

• When humans pick the traits that are passed on

• When humans pick the animals that will live or die

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Match the following

• a group of organisms

• Offspring

• forever dead

• DNA

• deoxyribonucleic acid

• Population

• baby

• Drought

• lack of water

• Extinct

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What happens if an amino acid chain has a STOP protein?

• Mutation occurs

• Nothing happens

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DNA contains ​ (a)   that is passed from ​ (b)   to ​ (c)   .

• hereditary information
• parent
• offspring

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