Evolution & Genetics Vocabulary Quiz
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- Q1The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.biodiversity
natural selection
genetic variation
taxonomy
30sEditDelete - Q2Differences among individuals of a population in the composition of their genes or other DNA segmentsgenetic variation
biodiversity
taxonomy
natural selection
30sEditDelete - Q3A random error in gene replication that leads to a change
genetic diversity
mutationnatural selection
biological evolution
30sEditDelete - Q4A group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring
genetic variation
biodiversity
biological evolution
species30sEditDelete - Q5The science of classifying organisms
species
taxonomybiodiversity
extinction
30sEditDelete - Q6How Earth/land has changed over time
plate tectonics
natural selection
geological evolutionbiological evolution
30sEditDelete - Q7The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
geologic evolution
Pangaea
biological evolution
plate tectonics30sEditDelete - Q8A term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals.
species
biological evolution
natural selection
extinct30sEditDelete - Q9The change over time in populations of related organisms
mutation
geologic evolution
biological evolutiontaxonomy
30sEditDelete - Q10States that organisms change and develop over time to adapt and increase rate of survival
biodiversity
genetic variation
Theory of EvolutionLaw of Superposition
30sEditDelete - Q11The principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generationsnatural selection
biological evolution
continental drift
plate tectonics
30sEditDelete - Q12Structures in different species that are similar because of common ancestry.
vestigial structures
homologous structuresnatural selection
evolution
30sEditDelete - Q13A structure that is present in an organism but no longer serves its original purpose
extinction
vestigial structureshomologous chromosomes
natural selection
30sEditDelete - Q14The name of the single landmass that broke apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents
The Law of Superposition
North America
PangaeaPlate Tectonics
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Pangaea
The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
How earth/land has changed over time
The name of the single landmass that broke apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents
The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
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Vestigial Structures
The science of classifying organisms
The name of the single landmass that broke apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents
Structures in different species that are similar because of common ancestry.
A structure that is present in an organism but no longer serves its original purpose
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Homologous Structures
A random error in gene replication that leads to a change
A structure that is present in an organism but no longer serves its original purpose
Structures in different species that are similar because of common ancestry.
The change over time in populations of related organisms
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Natural Selection
The science of classifying organisms
A species that no longer has any known living individuals.
A random error in gene replication that leads to a change
Organisms that are more adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and pass on the genes that aided their success.
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Theory of Evolution
States that organisms change and develop over time to adapt and increase rate of survival
The principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations
How earth/land has changed over time
The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
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Biological Evolution
A random error in gene replication that leads to a change
The change over time in the Earth/land
The change over time in populations of related organisms
Organisms that are more adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and pass on the genes that aided their success.
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