wwtbam evolution game

Created by Terri StreetCopyright, 2000

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A. soil type

C. DNA comparison

B. fossil record

D. amino acid sequencing

Which of the following is not evidence of evolution:

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A. Soil type

A. mutation

C. Charles Darwin

B. camouflage

D. natural selection

The founder of modern evolutionary theory was

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C. Charles Darwin

A. natural selection

C. mutation

B. artificial selection

D. homologous structures

A technique in which a breeder selects particular

traits is called

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B. Artificial selection

A. mutation

C. homologous structures

B. Charles Darwin

D. analogous structures

Change in DNA/gene sequence that may be passed on to subsequent

generations.

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A. mutation

A. analogous structures

C. natural selection

B. artificial selection

D. homologous structures

Body structures similar in structure but different in

function

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D. Homologous structures

A. artificial selection

C. natural selection

B. Charles Darwin

D. mutation

Nature selects the members of a species with the best

adaptations.

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C. Natural selection

A. individuals change over time

C. populations remain the same over time

B. populations change over time

D. individuals remain the same over time

By definition evolution says that:

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B. populations change over time

A. genetic flow

C. fossil records

B. genetic drift

D. mutations

Which of following is not a mechanism or cause of

evolution?

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C. fossil records

A. a mutation occurs

D. enough differences accumulate between two populations that they can no longer interbreed

Speciation occurs when:

C. two populations become geographically isolated

B. one population moves to a different area

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D. enough differences accumulate between

two populations that they can no longer interbreed

Organisms get their adaptations from

A. their surroundings

C. their education D. the environment

B. parents/ancestors

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B. parents/ancestors

A. structural adaptation

Ducks have webbed feet and this helps them better survive in their environment.

This is an example of:

C. behavioral adaptation

B. restriction enzymes

D. functional adaptation

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A. structural adaptation

B. both a and c

In a herd of zebras, some are large and strong while others are weak and slow. The stronger and faster ones are more

likely to survive. This supports the idea of:

A. natural selection

C. survival of the fittest D. survival of the weakest

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B. both a and c

C. natural selection

Nature says that some members of a species will live and reproduce more than other members of that

species. The term that describes this phenomenon is

A. vector B. recombinant DNA

D. evolution

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C. natural selection

D. vestigial

Some organs, like the appendix in humans, no longer have a useful function but it is believed that once upon a time they had a specific function. These type of organs are

called:

A. analogous

C. homologous

B. recombinant

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D. vestigial

A. adaptation

A structure, function, or behavior that improves an organisms ability to survive is called an/a:

B. transgenic gene

D. clone C. evolution

A. adaptation

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