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Evolution Vocabulary
Test Description: Evolution vocab review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is a characteristic that improves an individual's ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment?
A
trait
B
adaptation
C
natural selection
D
speciation
2) What is a group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring?
A
family
B
colony
C
genus
D
species
3) What is the process in which inherited characteristics within a population change over new generations such that new species sometimes arise?
A
selective breeding
B
inheretence
C
genetic engineering
D
evolution
4) What are trace remains of an organism that lived long ago, most commonly preserved in sedimentary rock?
A
organic impressions
B
fossil record
C
fossils
D
bones
5) What is the historical sequence of life indicated by fossils found in layers of the Earth's crust?
A
fossil record
B
evolution tracing
C
fossil selection
D
generation time
6) What is a genetically determined characteristic?
A
gene
B
learned behavior
C
DNA
D
trait
7) What is the process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well adapted individuals do?
A
natural selection
B
selective breeding
C
learned behavior
D
artificial selection
8) What is the period between the birth of one generation and the birth of the next generation?
A
evolution
B
generation gaps
C
generation time
D
lifespan
9) What is the formation of a new species as a result of evolution?
A
artificial selection
B
speciation
C
species formation
D
adaptation
10) What is the process by which humans breed other animals and plants for particular traits?
A
genetic engineering
B
selective breeding
C
evolution
D
natural selection
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