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What did Darwin notice during his voyage about many of the animals on the Galapagos Isands were

• similar but not identical to those on the mainland

• much smaller than all other animals he observed

• identical to those on the mainland

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Who developed the theory of evolution by natural selection?

• Watson

• Lamarck

• Darwin

• Hooke

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A characteristic that helps an organisms survive and reproduce in its environment is called

• genetic mutation

• adaptation

• response to stimuli

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When organisms are better adapted to their environment they will survive and reproduce more successfully than organisms less adapted. What is this process called?

• Selective breeding

• Natural Selection

• Evolution

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By studying fossils, scientist have developed a timeline of life on earth. What is this timeline called?

• Theory of Evolution

• Natural Selection

• The Fossil Record

• Cladogram

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Scientist believe that the bone structure of a cat's leg, a human's arm a whale flipper and a bat's wing are biologically similar. What do these similarities suggest?

• they can only survive if they live together

• they have the same bone used to fly

• they were born during the same time period

• they have a common ancestor

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When looking at two tree frogs of the same species, Thomas noticed one of the frogs was a little darker in color than the other frog. Olivia noticed that one of the frogs had longer toes. These slight differences observed within members of the same species are called -

• adaptations

• fossils

• replication

• variations

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What did Darwin observe about the Finches in the Galapagos Islands?

• They beaks were adapted to the food they ate

• they were all identical

• their feathers helped them camouflage into their environment

• their DNA was identical

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Consider what caused the variation in finch beaks on the Galapagos Islands. How did it bring about new species of birds?

• the finches all decided to change their beaks by themselves

• adapted to the environment allowing them to survive in their new surroundings

• their beaks as they flew to different islands and regrew

• all finches had the same beaks

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Helpful variations may __________ in a population leading to dominate unfavorable traits.

• increase

• decrease

• remain neutral

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