Unit 6 Evolution Study Guide
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- Q1Rocks formed from the piling up of layers of dust, dirt, sediment, and sand are called ___________ rocksIgneousGraniteMetamorphicSedimentary30s
- Q2Most Fossils are found in ______________ rocks.SedimentaryGraniteMetamorphicIgneous30s
- Q3How do scientist determine the age of fossils?They smell themThey look at themThey date them using radioactive materialsThey burn them30s
- Q4Why are few fossils found in igneous rock and metamorphic rock?They turn to diamondsThey get eatenThey get destroyedThey turn to pearls30s
- Q5Identify two types of fossils:Soot and sand; flour and mealImprint and Amber; Petrification and FrozenMold and Mildew; Poop and urinegas and diesel; kerosene and motor oil30s
- Q6The Father of Evolution is ________ _________.George BushCharles DarwinGregor MendelBill Cosby30s
- Q7When an organism has a variation that gives it an advantage over other organisms it ismore likely to survive to reproducethey will all dieless likely to survive to reproduceIt will not make a difference30s
- Q8Helpful variations allow an organism a/n (decreased or increased) chance of survivaldecreasedno differenceincreased30s
- Q9Over time, the variations that survive and are passed onto offspring are calledsimilaritiefossilscormorantsadaptations30s
- Q10The change in the genetic composition of a population over successive generationsDiffusionEvolutionMigrationnTransportation30s
- Q11While studying the Galapagos islands, Darwin noticed that there were several species of ground finches that had unique _____ that helped the birds _____.eyes; see a specific kind of predatorbeak shapes; acquire a specific kind of foodclaws; perch on different treeswings; fly a specific altitude30s
- Q12Which of the following explains how natural selection causes a trait to become predominant in a population?Individuals with traits that are favorable to the environment reproduce more than other individuals.Organisms "select" which traits they wish to inherit, thereby choosing more favorable traits.Traits of an individual change in order to adapt to the changing environment.30s
- Q13Which of the following is an example of adaptation to environmental change within a population?Stink bugs have evolved to taste delicious to their avian predators.The peppered moth evolved black color to hide in the sooty trees during the industrial revolution.Tikiguanas tend to be bright yellow in color in order to hide among green bamboo leaves.Song birds, such as the speckled dove, sing to each other at frequencies their mates cannot hear.30s
- Q14Which of the following provides scientific evidence for the theory of evolution?Some structures have no function and are vestigial parts from a common ancestor.Different species have evolved very distinct pathways of embryonic development.Related groups of organisms have very different DNA sequences.Species that evolved before and after the breakup of the supercontinent are distributed worldwide.30s
- Q15Which of the following pairs of organisms would be considered to be of the same species?A horse mates with a donkey, producing a viable mule, which is infertileA lion mates with a tiger, producing a hybrid "liger" which is occasionally fertileAn eagle mates with a hawk, which produces no viable offspringA chihuahua mates and produces fertile puppies with a Boston Terrier, a different breed of dog30s