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_________ selection occurs when human choose which organisms reproduce in order to obtain certain desirable traits.
a) mitosis
b) natural
c) artificial
d) phalanges

a trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce
a) transpiration
b) adaptation
c) mitosis
d) oligarchy

________ is a measure of an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in its environment.
a) fitness
b) maturation
c) salivation
d) secretion

Process by which organisms that are better adapted to their environment survive and produce more offspring.
a) condensation
b) metamorphosis
c) extinction
d) natural selection

__________ is gradual change in an species over time.
a) photosynthesis
b) evolution
c) transpiration
d) half life

Who developed the theory of natural selection?
a) Albert Einstein
b) Gregor Mendel
c) Rachel Carson
d) Charles Darwin

Which of these is a vestigial structure?
a) an eagle's claw
b) the color of a male peacock
c) the teeth of a shark
d) the muscles that pull the hair on human's arms

A _______ is a structure that no longer serves its original purpose.
a) homologous
b) analogous
c) vestigial
d) hepatic

___________ structures are similar because they evolved from common ancestors
a) analogous
b) homologous
c) Darwin
d) lateral

________ structures are similar because the organism needed to fill similar needs in their envornments.
a) homologous
b) analogous
c) Darwin
d) dorsal

The similar bone structure in the forelimbs of humans, bat, and whales is an example of _______
a) homologous structures
b) radial symmetry
c) analogous structures
d) indigenous people

The development of fins in penguin, fish, and whales is an example of ________
a) homologous structures
b) radial symmetry
c) analogous structures
d) appendectomy

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