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Natural Selection and Adaptation

Quiz by Maddy Smith

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  • Q1
    This theory states that organisms with the best traits will survive and reproduce
    Natural selection
    acquired characteristics
    MVP
    embryology
    30s
  • Q2
    Variations are important in populations because they can lead to __________.
    more fossils
    less evolution
    new species
    better environments
    30s
  • Q3
    Most fossils are found in _________________?
    mollusks
    wood
    sedimentary rock
    bones
    30s
  • Q4
    Scientists can estimate the age of a fossil by comparing the amount of _________ in non- radioactive element
    radioactive element
    fossils
    variation
    sediment
    30s
  • Q5
    What is embryology?
    structures—structures that don’t seem to have a function.
    Body parts that are similar in origin and structure
    The study of embryos and their development
    30s
  • Q6
    The muscles above the human ears are..
    Vestigial Structures
    Homologous Structure
    30s
  • Q7
    Mutations produce large changes in a population in a short period of time is an example of
    geographic isolation
    punctuated equilibruium
    gradualism
    30s
  • Q8
    What is a feature that these eight embryos have that support evolution?
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    scientists have concluded that more than 99 percent of all organisms that have ever existed on Earth are now extinct.
    Indirect evidence does not provide proof of evolution
    Fish, birds, and reptiles keep their tails, but many mammals lose theirs.
    30s
  • Q9
    This is an example of evidence of evolution
    Fossils
    Darwin
    Ratios
    Genetics
    30s
  • Q10
    What is it called when over time, the two populations of a species become so different that they no longer can breed with each other.
    geographic isolationism
    punctuated equilibrium
    Darwin
    Punnet Squares
    30s

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