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Unit 7: Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection

Quiz by Tina McCollum

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  • Q1

    Idea that only the best adapted organisms survive

    extinction

    survival of the fittest

    genetic variation

    theory of evolution

    30s
  • Q2

    the gradual change in a species over time

    Theory of Evolution

    Charles Darwin

    preserved remains of once-living organisms

    natural selection

    30s
  • Q3

    Preserved remains of once-living organisms

    fossils

    fossil record

    adaptation

    similar structures

    30s
  • Q4

    the process by which organisms better suited to their environment survive and reproduce

    survival of the fittest

    natural selection

    adaptation

    theory of evolution

    30s
  • Q5

    shared body structures suggest that organisms had a common ancestor

    fossil record

    fossils

    environmental factors

    similar structures

    30s
  • Q6

    the disappearance of all members of a species from Earth

    survival of the fittest

    common ancestor

    extinction

    adaptation

    30s
  • Q7

    a behavior or physical trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce

    natural selection

    survival of the fittest

    common ancestor

    adaptation

    30s
  • Q8

    everything outside of DNA that affects an organism's ability to survive

    fossils

    environmental factors

    extinction

    genetic variation

    30s
  • Q9

    British natural scientist who developed the theory of evolution by natural selection

    Charles Darwin

    extinction

    fossils

    environmental factors

    30s
  • Q10

    one type of evidence of evolution, to look at the remains of an organism

    fossil record

    theory of evolution

    fossil

    extinction

    30s
  • Q11

    a range of inherited traits within a species

    extinction

    natural selection

    survival of the fittest

    genetic variation

    30s
  • Q12

    the shared ancestor of two or more different organisms

    fossil record

    common ancestor

    similar structures

    environmental factors

    30s

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