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Natural Selection
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1) The father of the theory of evolution
A
Charles Darwin
B
Gregor Mendel
C
Carl Linnaeus
D
Stephen Hawking
2) Changes in populations that occur when conditions favor one variation over another is
A
homologous structures
B
artificial selection
C
mimicry
D
natural selection
3) A structural adaptation that enables one species to resemble another species
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biochemistry
B
artificial selection
C
mimicry
D
fossils
4) A body structure in present day organism that no longer serves it original purpose, but was probably useful to an ancestor
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biochemistry structure
B
homologous structure
C
analogous structure
D
vestigial structure
5) The hypothesis that species originated through a gradual change in adaptations
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homologous structures
B
analogous structure
C
speciation
D
gradualism
6) When a species evolves into an array of species to fit a number of diverse habitats
A
polyploidy
B
ecology
C
covergent evolution
D
adaptive radiation
7) Structural features with a common evolution such as the bones in a bird's wing, a whale flipper, or a human arm
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vestigial structure
B
analogous structures
C
genetic drift
D
homologous structures
8) an adaptation that enables species to blend with their surroundings
A
adaptive radiation
B
mimicry
C
camouflage
D
fossils
9) the place where Darwin studied many species of animals and plants in his study of evolution
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Australia
B
Africa
C
Galapagos
D
Madagascar
10) Alteration of allele frequency by chance events where one gene becomes more common
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speciation
B
mimicry
C
genetic drift
D
ecology
11) the term that means change is
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camoflauge
B
polyploidy
C
ecology
D
evolution
12) a pattern of evolution in which distantly related organisms evolve similar traits like insect wings and bird wings
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mimicry
B
speciation
C
reproductive isolation
D
convergent evolution
13) the idea that evolution occurs relatively quickly , in rapid burss, with long periods of genetic equilibrium in between
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gradualism
B
punctuated equilibrium
C
reproductive isolation
D
geographic isolation
14) when nattural selection favors one of the extreme variations such as longer than average bird beaks
A
artificial selection
B
geographic isolation
C
directional selection
D
speciation
15) when a population gets separated into 2 or more groups by a physical barrier
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gradualism
B
speciation
C
geographic isolation
D
natural selection
16) when the frequency of alleles remains the same over generations
A
genetic drift
B
geographic isolation
C
genetic equilibrium
D
disruptive selection
17) A king snake looking like a coral snake is an example of
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adaptive radiation
B
natural selection
C
camoflauge
D
mimicry
18) The peppered moths change from mostly white moths to mostly black moths due to the darkening of the tree bark is an example of
A
artificial selection
B
adaptive radiation
C
natural selection
D
genetic equilibrium
19) The lab we did with the beans for bunnies was to demonstrate
A
natural selection
B
speciation
C
mimicry
D
ecology
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