Which statement best describes the process of evolution?

The traits of a species can change over time

Populations can survive in different locations on Earth

Environmental conditions can limit the number of species on Earth

Why did the population of peppered moths in England change from light to dark after the Industrial Revolution?

Light moths were easy to see against sooty trees & were eaten

Light moths were killed by the soot

The birds that ate the dark moths were killed by the soot

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

Only the fittest organisms can survive and reproduce

Organisms choose mates from other species to create new species

Breeders selectively cross organisms with desired traits

What does the fossil record tell scientists?

Only dinosaurs have formed the fossils scientists have discovered

There are very few organisms that have gone extinct

Which of the following best describes the concept of 'natural selection'?

A process where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring

A random change in the DNA sequence

The movement of individuals from one population to another

The intentional breeding of organisms for desired traits

What does the term 'speciation' refer to in evolutionary biology?

The formation of new and distinct species in the course of evolution

The adaptation of a species to its environment

The genetic variation within a population

Which of the following statements is true about genetic mutations?

They are the primary source of genetic variation

They always lead to harmful effects

They occur only in response to environmental changes

How does the fossil record support the theory of evolution?

It provides evidence of gradual changes in species over time

It shows that all species have remained unchanged over time

It proves that humans evolved from modern apes

It shows that species appear and disappear randomly

What is the significance of homologous structures in different species?

They indicate a common ancestry

They are structures that have the same function but different origins

They are structures that have different functions but similar origins

They are structures that have no function

Which of the following best explains the concept of 'adaptive radiation'?

The process by which a single species evolves into several different forms that live in different ways

The gradual change of a species over time

The extinction of a large number of species within a short period

The process by which unrelated organisms independently evolve similarities

What role do environmental changes play in the process of natural selection?

They determine which traits are favorable and thus influence which individuals survive and reproduce

They create new species instantly

They have no effect on natural selection

They cause all individuals in a population to evolve simultaneously

Changes Over Time

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

The Law of use/disuse was part of who's theory?

Darwin

Buffon

Lamarck

Tusi

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

Darwin's theory of evolution consisted of which of the following?

Genetic variation already exists in a population

Traits are inherited through genes passed down from parents

Change over time

Nature favors one gene over others (natural selection)

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

According to Darwin's Theory of evolution, Changes in a population occur

fast

slowly

once in a while

almost never

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MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

Lamarck and Darwin agreed that

Organisms have changed over time (evolved)

Genes are changed by an individual’s life experiences or activities

Organisms change to better fit their environment

Nature favors one gene over others (natural selection)

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following means "genetic change over time"

natural selection

speciation

evolution

fitness

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Change over time is ________.

Evolution

Biological Evolution

Extinction

Mass Extinction

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Scientists suspect that modern horses have different dietary habits than horses that lived long ago. Which of the following would be best for a scientist to do to determine whether the dietary habits of horses have changed over time?

compare the teeth of modern horses to fossilized teeth from ancient horses

study the overall anatomy of a modern horse

compare the teeth of modern horses to the teeth of modern donkeys

study the diet of modern horses

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The Law of use/disuse was part of who's theory?

Darwin's theory of evolution consisted of which of the following?

According to Darwin's Theory of evolution, Changes in a population occur

Lamarck and Darwin agreed that

Which of the following means "genetic change over time"

Change over time is ________.

Scientists suspect that modern horses have different dietary habits than horses that lived long ago. Which of the following would be best for a scientist to do to determine whether the dietary habits of horses have changed over time?

a change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment

the change in characteristics of a species over several generations and relies on the process of natural selection

occurs where the increment of change is very large, where there may not appear to be a change at all

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