What is the correct explanation for what is happening in this graph?

There are a lot of small and large beaks, but not average-sized ones

There are a lot of average-sized beaks

There are a lot of small beaks only

The trees these moths used to live on were white, but have been covered in soot from coal factories. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?

Both will be equally successful

Jackrabbits have very large ears, which help them stay cool, and strong hind legs that help them escape predators. Rabbit species typically have shorter ears and legs than jackrabbits. Based on this information what is a valid conclusion about jackrabbit characteristics?

A greater number of jackrabbits with long hind legs survived and had offspring

A jackrabbit developed the trait of long hind legs as it grew older.

The strongest jackrabbits in the population developed the trait of large ears

A jackrabbit’s ears would grow shorter if it were released into a colder environment.

What characteristic could provide a species with a better chance of surviving a drastic environmental change?

Specialized cells within the body

Many individuals with the recessive trait.

A species of fish living in a stream displays variation in body color. Fifty years ago, most of the fish were light colored but a few were dark colored. Over time, the clear water of the stream became cloudy and the population of dark colored fish increased. Which statement explains why more dark colored fish were found after the water became cloudy?

More of the dark colored fish survived long enough to reproduce

The light colored fish began eating the eggs of the dark colored fish

The dark colored fish mated with other species of dark colored fish.

More of the light colored fish switched to sexual reproduction.

The trees a population of moths used to live on were white, but got covered in soot during the industrial revolution. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?

Both will be equally successful

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

Because they are more likely to survive/reproduce

Because they come from the dominant gene

Because they come from the recessive gene

Because the trait is an acquired property

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What was the name of the scientist who had the theory of evolution?

Lamarck

Einstein

Washington

Darwin

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All rabbits living in a particular area would be an example of a(n)

population

species

fossil

individual organism

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"Survival of the Fittest" describes which theory

a) natural selection

b) gravity

c) heredity

d) string theory

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Modern whales developed their traits through natural selection. What occurs during the process of natural selection?

Organisms choose mates from other species to create new species

Breeders selectively cross organisms with desired traits

Only the fittest organisms can survive and reproduce

Organisms remain exactly the same over time.

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The example of the peppered (brown) moths living near English industrial cities demonstrates that

A change in an environment can result in the evolution of species living there

Evolution occurs so slowly that is it not possible to determine that it has happened in less than a million years

The environment near these cities has always favored dark colored moths

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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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The difference in the physical traits of an individual from those of other individuals in a group is called a(n)

change

adaption

species

variation

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Natural Selection

What was the name of the scientist who had the theory of evolution?

All rabbits living in a particular area would be an example of a(n)

"Survival of the Fittest" describes which theory

Modern whales developed their traits through natural selection. What occurs during the process of natural selection?

The example of the peppered (brown) moths living near English industrial cities demonstrates that

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

The difference in the physical traits of an individual from those of other individuals in a group is called a(n)

The ability of an organism to survive and reproduce is known as...

Any variation that can help a species survive in a given environment is called...

When every organism of a species has died.

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