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Env. Bio Chapter 15- Darwin's Evolution Vocab
Test Description: 15- Darwin's Evolution
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) change in a kind of organism over time; process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms
A
theory
B
evolution
C
none of the answers
D
survival of the fittest
2) well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations
A
theory
B
fact
C
hypothesis
D
thesis
3) selection by humans for breeding of useful traits from the natural variation among different organisms
A
natural selection
B
artificial selection
C
none of the answers
D
survival of the fittest
4) ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in its environment
A
survival
B
none of the answers
C
fitness
D
selection
5) inherited characteristic that increases an organism's chance of survival
A
trait
B
fitness
C
adaptation
D
selection
6) process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called natural selection
A
survival of the fittest
B
artificial selection
C
common descent
D
coevolution
7) sructures that have different mature forms in different organisms but develop from the same embryonic tissues
A
vestigial structure
B
homologous structures
C
none of the answers
D
analogous structures
8) organ that serves no useful function in an organism
A
none of the answers
B
vestigial organ
C
vestigial structure
D
homologous structure
9) Proposed that if the human population grows unchecked there will not be resources to support them
A
Lamarck
B
Malthus
C
Darwin
D
Lyell & Hutton
10) Propes that organisms adapt in their lifetime though the selective use and disuse of traits
A
Lyell & Hutton
B
Darwin
C
Malthus
D
Lamarck
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