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Darwin noticed that many organisms seemed well suited to
a) swimming from South America to Galapagos Islands
b) surviving the environment they inhabited
c) providing humans with food
d) being preserved as fossils

When lions prey on a herd of antilopes, some antelopes are killed and some escape. Which part of Darwin's concept of natural selection might be used to describe this situation?
a) descent with modification
b) reproductive isolation
c) acquired characteristics
d) survival of the fittest

When a farmer breeds only his or her best livestock, the process involved is
a) survival of the fittest
b) artificial variation
c) natural selection
d) artificial selection

An adaptation is an inherited characteristic that can be
a) physical or geographical
b) physical or bvehavioral
c) acquired during the organism's lifetime
d) the result of artificial selection

What is an example of variation?
a) all dogs in the litter have hair
b) each dog in the litter has legs
c) each dog in the litter has different coat patterns
d) none of the above

Snake venom is a:
a) Structural Adaptation
b) Functional Adaptation
c) Behavioral Adaptation
d) None of the above

Bird wings are a:
a) Structural Adaptation
b) Functional Adaptation
c) Behavioral Adaptation
d) None of the Above

The fin of a shark is a:
a) Structural Adaptation
b) Functional Adaptation
c) Behavioral Adaptation
d) None of the Above

A lion stalking its prey is a:
a) Structural Adaptation
b) Functional Adaptation
c) Behavioral Adaptation
d) None of the Above

Which of the following suggests a relation through a shared ancestor or evolution?
a) homologous structure
b) analogous structure
c) none of the above
d) all of the above

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