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Natural Selection Quiz

Quiz by Macy Williams

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11 questions
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  • Q1
    Darwin conducted much of his research on
    Galapagos Islands
    Samoan Islands
    Manhattan Islands
    Hawaiin Islands
    30s
  • Q2
    The finches that Darwin studied differed in the shape of their beaks. According to Darwin, the finches probably
    all migrated to the same island
    could not adapt to a new environment
    ate the same diet
    all had a common ancestor
    30s
  • Q3
    The process by which a population becomes better suited to its environment is known as
    selection
    variation
    adaptation
    accomodation
    30s
  • Q4
    The law of superposition give the
    relative age of fossils
    exact age of fossils
    relative age of soil
    exact age of soil
    30s
  • Q5
    According to scientists there have been about___________mass extinctions on Earth.
    5-6
    1-2
    3-4
    2-3
    30s
  • Q6
    What leads to certain traits becoming predominant in a population over time?
    extinction
    migration
    mutations
    natural selection
    30s
  • Q7
    Those organisms that can adapt to changes in the environment
    will be come less common
    will survive and reproduce
    will migrate to other areas
    will becom extinct
    30s
  • Q8
    Humans influence certain characteristics of organisms by selective breeding. This process is called
    natural selection
    artificial selection
    genetic mutation
    gene supression
    30s
  • Q9
    Fossils are formed in...
    igneous rock
    metamorphic rock
    sedimentary rock
    30s
  • Q10
    Evidences that organisms have changed over time include
    embryology similarities
    both of these
    the fossil record
    neither of these
    30s
  • Q11
    The term evolution means that a species
    migrates
    changes over time
    becomes extinct
    becomes a predator
    30s

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