Living Environment Regents Evolution

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following best describes 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 of an organism
The movement of individuals into or out of a population
The intentional breeding of organisms for desired traits
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2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the primary source of genetic variation in a population?
Mutations
Natural selection
Genetic drift
Gene flow
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3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of homologous structures?
The wings of a bat and the wings of a butterfly
The flippers of a whale and the wings of a bird
The forelimbs of a cat and the forelimbs of a human
The eyes of a human and the eyes of an octopus
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4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does the fossil record provide evidence for?
The existence of life on Mars
The gradual change of species over time
The constancy of species over time
The immediate creation of all species
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5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is a vestigial structure in humans?
The appendix
The heart
The brain
The liver
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the bottleneck effect?
A large population is suddenly reduced in size
A small group of individuals colonizes a new area
The random loss of alleles in a population
The increase in genetic diversity in a population
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7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is an example of adaptive radiation?
The development of antibiotic resistance in bacteria
The diversification of the finches on the Galápagos Islands
The extinction of the dinosaurs
The formation of the Grand Canyon
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