Evolution and Classification

The theory of evolution was proposed by _______ ______. (first and last name)

If two species have very similar structures, they may have evolved from a ______ ________. (2 words)

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One thing a branching tree diagram shows is the _____ in which specific characteristics may have evolved. (1 word)

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Structures with the same parts have different functions; suggests that organisms share a common ancestry

• vestigial structures

• homologous structures

• adaptive radiation

• fossil

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Organisms are classified based on ________.

• the number of them that exists in a species

• their Greek names

• similarities and evolutionary relationships

• the year their fossils are discovered

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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?

• Dark moth

• Light moth

• Both will be equally successful

• Neither will be successful

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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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Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.

• Evolution

• Natural Selection

• Extinction

• Artifical Selection

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What does Darwin's theory of evolution suggest?

• species change over time

• extinct species are not related to living species

• different species can interbreed

• animals that look alike are most closely related

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Which of these best represents a time period in which an organism could evolve?

• 5 days

• 100 years

• 10,000 years

• 2 decades

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