Variations vs Adaptations

Who is the father of evolution?

• Darwin
• Mendel
• Newton
• Einstein

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When all of the organisms of a species have died it is called

• evolution
• extinction
• adaptation
• natural selection

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The goal of every species on earth is...

• to survive and reproduce 
• divide and conquer 
• survive and conquer 
• reproduce and die 

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This is a process by which organisms inherited advantageous traits that tend to reproduce more successfully than the other organisms do. 

• Artificial selection
• Natural selection
• Populations
• Environment

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An inherited trait or behavior that makes one

organism different from others of the same species is called a(an)

_____________.

• natural selection

• variation

• coevolution

• evolution

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A shark's long gills, fins, and teeth make it a superior underwater predator. These are all examples of ___________ critical to the shark's survival.

• coevolutions

• adaptations

• variations

• characteristics

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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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What is this an example of?

• diversity of species
• variation
• vestigial structures
• DNA studies

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Another word for adapt is ____________.

• change
• create

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A parent generation passes on genetic information to their offspring with a few _____ changes.

• minor

• random

• predictable

• negligible

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