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Evolution Vocabulary
Test Description: Vocabulary practice for Evolution test
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) inherited characteristic that increases an organism’s chance of survival
A
survival of the fittest
B
evolution
C
fitness
D
adaptation
2) principle that all living things have a common ancestor
A
descent with modification
B
common descent
C
survival of the fittest
D
evolution
3) ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment
A
survival of the fittest
B
fitness
C
adaptation
D
evolution
4) changes in an organism over long periods of time
A
adaptation
B
evolution
C
fitness
D
descent with modification
5) process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully
A
adaptation
B
evolution
C
survival of the fittest
D
fitness
6) principle that each living species has descended, with changes, from other species over time
A
descent with modification
B
adaptation
C
common descent
D
evolution
7) differences among individuals of a species
A
natural variation
B
divergent evolution
C
natural selection
D
artificial selection
8) process by which unrelated organisms independently evolve similarities when adapting to similar environments
A
divergent evolution
B
convergent evolution
C
homologous structures
D
analogous structures
9) process by which one species evolves into two or more different forms
A
analogous structures
B
convergent evolution
C
divergent evolution
D
homologous structures
10) preserved remains or evidence of an ancient organism
A
vestigial structures
B
fossils
C
homologous structures
D
analogous structures
11) process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully
A
natural variation
B
divergent evolution
C
natural selection
D
artificial selection
12) selection by humans for breeding of useful traits from the natural variation among different organisms
A
natural selection
B
fitness
C
natural variation
D
artificial seclection
13) a trait or organ that appears similar in two unrelated organisms
A
fossils
B
analogous structures
C
homologous structures
D
vestigial structures
14) organs that serve no useful function in an organism
A
vestigial structures
B
homologous structures
C
analogous structures
D
fossils
15) competition among members of a species for food, living space, and other necessities of life
A
fitness
B
survival of the fittest
C
natural selection
D
struggle for existence
16) well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations
A
prediction
B
law
C
theory
D
guess
17) structures that have different mature forms in different organisms but develop from the same embryonic tissues
A
analogous structures
B
vestigial structures
C
fossils
D
homologous structures
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