Evolution and Extinction

Gigantopithecus were very large primates that lived 500,000 years ago. Since none of these mammals are still today, they are said to be....

• Extinct

• Threatened

• Endangered

• Declining

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Which of these describes a species that has become extinct?

• fewer members of the species are dying than being born

• more members of the species are dying than being born

• very few members of a species are alive

• all members of a species have died

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

• Selective breeding

• Natural Selection

• Cloning

• Evolution of all species

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Scientists have collected millions of fossils of different organisms, and have developed a timeline of life on Earth. What do we call this?

• Mutation

• Natural Selection

• The theory of evolution

• Fossil Record

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A term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals

• Generation Time

• Fossil Record

• Extinct

• Speciation

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Which species are extinct? (Check all that apply.)

• A

• D

• E

• H

• J

Answer explanation

Any species that does not appear in present time (at the top of the diagram) is extinct.

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Which of the following species is extinct?

• woolly mammoth

• giant panda

• bald eagle

• green sea turtle

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Suppose a pond dries up. What will most likely happen to the fish that lived there?

• They will learn to live on land.

• They will move to another pond.

• They will learn to breathe air.

• They will not survive.

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A remnant or trace of an organism from the past is called a _______.

• Ancestor

• Skeleton

• Fossil

• Imprints

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This occurs when no more of a species is living.

• Fossilization

• Adaptation

• Extinction

• Natural selection

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