1-Evolution

Which best describes the phrase "survival of the fittest"

• strongest in a population are most successful

• fastest in a population are most successful

• those who can live the longest are most successful

• those that can survive and reproduce are most successful

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

• because they are more likely to survive and reproduce

• because they come from dominant alleles

• because the offspring chooses those traits

• because they come from recessive alleles

In natural selection ___ decides who survives and who does not.

• humans

• nature

• animals

• years

What is a normal distribution curve?

• a graph where the majority of individuals are in the average

• a graph where the majority of individuals are in both extremes

• a graph where the majority are in one extreme

• a graph with a flat line

What kind of selection is this?

• Directional

• Disruptive

• Stabilizing

• Selectional

Which best describes mutations?

• always harmful

• always beneficial

• always neutral

• changes in DNA that can be harmful or beneficial

What kind of selection is this?

• Directional

• Disruptive

• Stabilizing

• Selectional

Which of the following is the definition of , "better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring?

• Evolution

• Extinction

• Natural Selection

• Artificial Selection

What kind of selection is this?

• Directional

• Disruptive

• Stabilizing

• Selectional

Remains or traces left over of an organism from the past is called..."

• skeleton

• fossil

• ancestor

• imprints