Evolutionary Biology

Who was the naturalist that traveled the world to study plants and animals?

• Albert Einstein

• Charles Darwin

• Charles Barkley

• Isaac Newton

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Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring? 

• Evolution 

• Variation 

• Adaptation

• Natural Selection 

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Darwin wrote that organisms with traits that are best suited to the environment will ________________

• reproduce

• become extinct

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The separation of a group of individuals from the rest of the population is referred to as 

• genetic drift

• natural selection

• geographic isolation

• survival of the fittest

Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

• Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.

• Because they come from dominant alleles.

• Because they come from recessive alleles.

• Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.

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Predict which moth would increase in population

• light 

• dark

• they would be 50:50 due to random variation

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Evolution is considered to be one of the most important theories in science, because it

• was developed more than 100 years ago.

• is not supported by the fossil record.

• unites the fields of biology, geology, chemistry, and ecology.

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What is the definition of variation in the context of evolutionary biology?

• The process by which new species are created.

• The differences in physical traits among individuals of the same species.

• The gradual change of a species over time.

• The ability of an organism to change its traits in response to environmental changes.

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What is the definition of competition in evolutionary biology?

• The cooperation between different species to ensure survival.

• The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resources.

• The process by which species adapt to their environment.

• The movement of organisms from one habitat to another.

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Genetic differences between organisms of the same species

• Variation

• Adaptation

• Behavior

• Environment

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