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Charles Darwin traveled to the ____________ Islands where he observed the result of natural selection in finches.
a) Canary
b) Galapagos
c) Hawaiian
d) Caribbean

Natural Selection is the theory that
a) organisms can interbreed to create a new species.
b) animals that are smarter won't die because they can outsmart their predators and get away.
c) individuals that have traits that better suit their environment are more likely to survive and will reproduce.
d) stronger people will rule the world.

Which one of these is not one of the four factors of natural selection?
a) Individuals tend to produce more offspring than the environment can support.
b) Individuals that are better able to cope with the challenges presented by their environment tend to have more offspring.
c) All populations have genetic variation.
d) Individuals in a population who have an advantage over others will take over and kill off the weaker individuals.

Genetic variation is caused by
a) Mutations
b) Random Fertilization
c) Independent Assortment
d) All of the above

The model of evolution in which periods of rapid change in species are separated by periods of little or no change is called
a) Gradualism
b) Speciation
c) Punctuated Equilibrium
d) Evolution

Finger bones in whale fins are an example of
a) Homologous Structures
b) Vestigial Structures
c) Fossils
d) None of these

Tonsils are an example of
a) Homologous Structures
b) Vestigial Structures
c) Fossils
d) None of these

Which of these shares homologous structures with humans?
a) Frogs
b) Alligators
c) Bats
d) All of the above

Why did M. tuberculosis become resistant to the antibiotics isoniazid and rifampin?
a) They were vaccinated.
b) A mutation in the bacteria's DNA made it resistant and it was able to reproduce without being affected by the antibiotics.
c) The bacteria mixed with other bacteria that was resistant to the antibiotics.
d) The bacteria came back to life because the antibiotics were too weak.

Divergence is
a) forming a subspecies through interbreeding.
b) belonging to more than one group.
c) the accumulation of differences between groups.
d) the last step in the formation of a new species.

At what point does a subspecies become a new species?
a) Once the subspecies looks completely different from each other.
b) Once the subspecies can no longer interbreed.
c) Once the subspecies decides to move away.
d) Once the subspecies begin to kill each other.

Which of these is not a barrier that can prevent certain species from reproducing?
a) Mortality of the parents
b) Geographic Isolation
c) Different mating times
d) Physical differences

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