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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
adaptation
B
evolution
C
dominant trait
D
vestigial organ
3) A farmer's use of the best livestock for breeding is an example of
A
common descent
B
natural selection
C
artificial selection
D
extinction
4) The bones of the front limb of birds, dogs, and dolphins are examples of
A
innate tendency toward perfection
B
embryological similarities
C
homologous body structures
D
artificial selection of traits
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
survival of the fittest
C
struggle for existence
D
inheritance of acquired traits
7) Who observed variation in the characteristics of animals and plants on the different islands of the Galapagos?
A
Darwin
B
Lyell
C
Lamarck
D
Hutton
8) In addition to living organisms, Darwin studied the preserved remains of ancient organisms called
A
fossils
B
vestigial organs
C
homologous structures
D
adaptations
9) Which idea propsed by Lamarck was later found to be incorrect?
A
Organisms are adapted to their environments.
B
Living things can change over time.
C
Acquired characteristics can be inherited.
D
All species descended from other species.
10) Fitness is a result of
A
homologies
B
adaptations
C
variation
D
common descent
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