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Evolution Part One
Test Description: Evolution part one
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Who did not influence Darwin?
A
Thomas Malthus
B
Charles Lyell
C
James Hutton
D
Gregor Mendel
2) An inherited characteristic that increases an organism's chance of survival is a (an)
A
dominant trait
B
adaptation
C
evolution
D
vestigial organ
3) A farmer's use of the best livestock for breeding is an example of
A
extinction
B
common descent
C
natural selection
D
artificial selection
4) The bones of the front limb of birds, dogs, and dolphins are examples of
A
artificial selection of traits
B
homologous body structures
C
innate tendency toward perfection
D
embryological similarities
5) The ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment is
A
artificial selection
B
selective use
C
natural selection
D
fitness
6) Which is not part of Darwin's theory of evolution?
A
descent with modification
B
inheritance of acquired traits
C
survival of the fittest
D
struggle for existence
7) Who observed variation in the characteristics of animals and plants on the different islands of the Galapagos?
A
Lyell
B
Darwin
C
Hutton
D
Lamarck
8) In addition to living organisms, Darwin studied the preserved remains of ancient organisms called
A
vestigial organs
B
fossils
C
adaptations
D
homologous structures
9) Which idea propsed by Lamarck was later found to be incorrect?
A
Living things can change over time.
B
All species descended from other species.
C
Organisms are adapted to their environments.
D
Acquired characteristics can be inherited.
10) Fitness is a result of
A
adaptations
B
homologies
C
variation
D
common descent
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