Natural Selection, Adaptation, and Evolution

What is this an example of?

• diversity of species
• variation
• vestigial structures
• DNA studies

Predict which moth would increase in population

• light 
• dark

This scientist developed the theory of evolution as he studied the finches.

• Charles Darwin
• Isaac Newton
• Albert Einstein
• Marie Curie

Tail bones on a human is an example of a

• homologous structure.

• analogous structure.

• vestigial structure.

• mystery structure.

What is another name for natural selection?

• survival of the smartest
• survival of the fastest
• survival of the biggest
• survival of the fittest

Human arms and arms on an octopus are examples of

• homologous structures.

• analogous structures.

• vestigial structures.

• mystery structures.

Shark fins and dolphin fins are examples of

• homologous structures.

• analogous structures.

• vestigial structures.

• mystery structures.

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 

What is a change in an organism that allows for it to survive in its environment?

• homologous
• vestigial
• variation
• adaptation

Two organisms that are closely related would have

• very similar DNA sequence
• exactly the same DNA sequences
• no proteins in common
• completely different DNA sequence