Evolution Critical Thinking
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- Q 1/10Score 0Which statement best explains how changes occurred leading from one species to the next?29Individuals of each species learned traits and passed them on to the offspring.Sudden environmental changes caused each species to develop in one generation.Small structural changes in each species were passed on to offspring over many generationsIndividuals of each species adapted to differences in environmental conditions
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- Q1Which statement best explains how changes occurred leading from one species to the next?Individuals of each species learned traits and passed them on to the offspring.Sudden environmental changes caused each species to develop in one generation.Small structural changes in each species were passed on to offspring over many generationsIndividuals of each species adapted to differences in environmental conditions120s
- Q2What can scientists learn about the past by studying sedimentary rocks?the color of leaves on a planthow a species changed over timethe number of chambers in a dinosaur's hearthow animals made a shelter120s
- Q3Which statement best describes a characteristic of the organisms in kingdom Animalia?They contain cells that have a nucleus and lack a cell wallThey thrive in extreme environments and lack a nucleusThey are classified by how they move and obtain foodThey are multicellular and use chlorophyll to manufacture food.120s
- Q4Why do scientists study fossils?to learn how the planet was formedto observe how droughts affected the landscapeto study how organisms changed over timeto understand how weathering affected the rock layers120s
- Q5Which rock layer contains the oldest fossils?BDCA120s
- Q6Wild Soay sheep live in a cold environment on a small Scottish island. The sheep used to be large because they gained extra weight during the summers in order to survive the harsh winters. A recent change in the island’s climate has caused grass to be available for a longer period each year, so survival conditions for the sheep have become less challenging. Researchers who study these sheep have most likely observed a decrease in the wild Soay’s -sizelife expectancybody temperaturereproduction rates120s
- Q7Populations of rabbits with which fur color will increase the most during winter months with deep snow cover?BlackBrownGrayWhite120s
- Q8A lizard species mostly eats fruit from one particular type of tree. If a virus kills most of these trees, which individual lizards will most likely survive?lizards that have darker colorationlizards that can climb higher in the fruit treeslizards that produce more offspringlizards that can find other types of food120s
- Q9A forest of trees with white bark is home to a species of gray moth and to birds which prey on them. Pollution made the bark of the trees go black. Several years later most of the moths found had wings that werelongerdarkershorterlighter120s
- Q10A fossil found in a surface rock layer is of the same species as a fossil found in a deeper rock layer. However, the two fossils differ slightly in structure. Differences in the structures of the fossils indicate thatthe species had many predatorsthe food supply of this species changedthe species changed over timethe life span of this species changed120s
