Evolutionary History Quiz

What is an adaptive trait?

• A trait that makes it more likely that an individual will survive in a specific environment

• A trait that decreases an individual's chance of survival

• A trait that has no effect on survival

• A trait that is only found in extinct species

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What does the term "ancestor" refer to?

• A related organism from a previous generation

• A completely unrelated organism

• A future generation organism

• An organism that is extinct

What is meant by "body structure"?

• A part of an organism, such as one or more bones

• The entire organism

• Only the internal organs

• Only the external features

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What is a common ancestor population?

• An older population from which two or more newer species descended

• A population that is unrelated to any species

• A population that has no descendants

• A population that is extinct

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What does "descendant species" mean?

• A more recent species that evolved from an ancestor population

• A species that has no ancestors

• A species that is extinct

• A species that did not evolve

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What does it mean to "diagnose" in a scientific context?

• To classify based on scientific examination

• To guess without evidence

• To ignore scientific evidence

• To classify based on personal opinion

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What is the definition of "environment"?

• Everything (living and nonliving) that surrounds an organism

• Only the living things around an organism

• Only the nonliving things around an organism

• Only the climate around an organism

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What is "evolution"?

• The process by which species adapt to environmental changes over a very long time

• The process by which species become extinct

• The process by which species remain unchanged

• The process by which species decrease in number

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What does "evolutionary time" refer to?

• The very long time that spans the history of Earth, from the very first cellular life to the present

• A short period in Earth's history

• The time it takes for a single organism to evolve

• The time it takes for a species to become extinct

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What does "extinct" mean?

• Having died out completely and no longer alive anywhere on Earth

• Being alive but in small numbers

• Being alive in only one location

• Being alive but not reproducing

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