Evolution and Darwin Review

What does fitness refer to in the context of evolution?

• An organism's strength

• An organism's speed

• An organism's ability to survive and reproduce

• An organism's size

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What does the presence of a backbone in the diagram suggest about the animals?

• They are all invertebrates

• They share a common evolutionary trait

• They cannot evolve

• They are unrelated

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What do homologous structures indicate about different species?

• They evolved independently

• They have a common ancestor

• They are unrelated

• They are identical

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What is the significance of homologous structures in evolution?

• They show species are unrelated

• They show common ancestry

• They show random mutation

• They show environmental adaptation

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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 the following is a key concept in Darwin's evidence for evolution?

• Sudden appearance of species

• Gradual change over time

• Unrelated species development

• Instantaneous evolution

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Which islands did the HMS Beagle visit that were crucial to Darwin's discoveries?

• Canary Islands

• Galapagos Islands

• Hawaiian Islands

• Fiji Islands

What type of evidence is anatomical evidence?

• Evidence of evolution

• Evidence of relativity

• Evidence of gravity

• Evidence of photosynthesis

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Which concept is directly related to the survival of organisms?

• Natural selection

• Photosynthesis

• Gravity

• Relativity

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What characteristic is shared by the animals in the diagram?

• Ability to fly

• Ability to purr

• Retractable claws

• Backbone

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