Evolution Speed Study Challenge
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- Q1What is the term for a group of organisms that can reproduce and have fertile offspring?GenomesHybridsSpeciesMutations30s
- Q2As explained in the Theory of Evolution through Natural Selection, organisms with better adaptations are more likely to survive and _____________________.go extinctreproducecreate hybridsmutate30s
- Q3Darwin noticed that the Galapagos finches had small differences, mainly different kinds of beaks in areas with different food sources. What term best explains this?SelectionVariationAdaptationOverproduction30s
- Q4Tortoises that live on the Galapagos Islands that have short necks and short legs live in areas of low vegetation, while the tortoises with long necks and long legs live in areas with tall vegetation giving them an advantage in their environment. This is an example of…MutationSelectionOverproductionAdaptation30s
- Q5What are the 4 Principles of Natural Selection?Variation, mutation, resistance, selectionOverproduction, mutation, adaptation, selectionOverproduction, variation, adaptation, selectionVariation, adaptation, selection, extinction30s
- Q6Sometimes different species look quite similar in early stages of development. What type of evidence is this description referring to?EmbryologyAnalogous structuresHomologous structuresVestigial structures30s
- Q7The picture shows examples of what type of leftover structures?Analogous structuresVestigial structuresEmbryological structuresHomologous structures30s
- Q8The picture shows an example of _________________ structures because they share the same structure showing evidence of a common ancestor.molecularvestigialanalogoushomologous30s
- Q9The wings of a butterfly and the wings of a bird are examples of ___________________ structures because they have the same function.vestigialfossilhomologousanalogous30s
- Q10When humans choose to breed particular animals/plants to have specific desirable traits that is called ___________________________.creating hybridsgenetic modificationartificial selectionnatural selection30s
- Q11By comparing the DNA sequences below, you can tell whether the two species are closely related or not. What type of evidence is this?Molecular biologyHomologous structure comparisonAbsolute datingFossil recording30s
- Q12Comparing the skeletons of modern whales to the skeletal remains of their ancestors provides evidence of evolution through ______________________.fossilsanalogous structureshomologous structuresembryology30s
- Q13The first thing that triggers the process of biological evolution is that the organism responds to _____________________________________________.available resourcesgenetic mutationsbehavioral patternsenvironmental demands30s
- Q14Several zebras are eliminated during a lion hunt. They are most likely the weaker members of the herd. This scenario represents which concept?Artificial selectionOverproductionSurvival of the fittestSpeciation30s
- Q15The speciation event in the picture is a direct result of __________________________.genetic variationnatural selectiongeographic isolationbiodiversity of life30s
