Type of Evolution

Two organisms that are closely related would have

• Very similar DNA sequences

• Very different DNA sequences

• The same exact DNA sequences

• No similarity in DNA

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The hypothesis that evolution of a species occurs gradually over time as a slow and constant process is known as

• coevolution

• punctuated equilibrium

• gradualism

• microevolution

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Convergent evolution is when

• Species share traits due to a common ancestor

• Species have similar traits because of similar environment

• Species have same traits due to different environments

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What do you call similar structures that related species have inherited from a common ancestor?

• Natural Selection

• Analogous Structure

• Vestigial Structure

• Homologous Structure

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What do you call a characteristic that allows an organism to survive in an environment?

• variation

• adaptation

• selection

• overproduction

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Select ALL that show evidence of evolution.

• DNA

• mutations

• fossils

• skeletal structures

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Select ALL of the steps to forming a new species.

• variation

• adaptation

• division

• separation

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Who was the Scientist most famous for his study of natural selection and evolution?

• Theodor Schwann

• Robert Hooke

• Charles Darwin

• Rudolf Virchow

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What is the process in which populations CHANGE over time?

• evolution

• species

• variation

• competition

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Beak shape, camouflage, and webbed feet are all examples of which type of adaptation?

• Behavioral Adaptation

• Physical Adaptation

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