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Natural Selection
Evidence for change
Taxonomy
The 4 Factors
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Inherited characteristics that allow organisms to survive and reproduce in different environments are called _________. 
Mutations
Adaptations
Species
Diversity
Adaptations

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Different types of a characteristic (trait) that we find in a population. 
A-Adaptations
B-Species
C-Variations
D-Extinctions
Variations

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What is the process of survival and reproduction of organisms that are best adapted to their environment.
A-Acquired Characteristics
B-Breeding
C-Natural Selection
D-Artificial Selection
C-Natural Selection

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A change in a population of organisms over time is best described as. 
A-Evolution
B-Extinction
C-Mutation
D-Variation
A-Evolution

6. 1 - $500 What is the order of events that results in speciation?
A-mutationsvariations adaptations
B-variationsmutationsadaptations
C-adaptationsinheritancemutations
D-adaptationvariationDiversity
A-mutationsvariations adaptations

7. A-Humans and Pigs are more closely related
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Humans share more embryonic similarities with Pigs than Salamanders. What does that tell scientists about the ancestry of these three organisms? 
A-Humans and Pigs are more closely related
B-Humans and Salamanders are more closely related.
C-Pigs and Salamanders are more closely related.
D-Pigs, Salamanders and Humans are not related.
A-Humans and Pigs are more closely related

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Use the DNA evidence to describe which Species is more closely related to Humans
Percentage DNA Shared with Humans
A-Chimpanzee
98%
B-Gorilla
94%
C-Trout
80%
D-Fruit Fly
60%
A-Chimpanzee

9. 2 - $300 C-Frog, Chicken, Cow A-Cow, Frog, Chicken
Based on the physical characteristics of the embryos, place the following organisms in order from the least related to humans to the most related to humans. 
A-Cow, Frog, Chicken
B-Frog, Cow, Chicken
C-Frog, Chicken, Cow
D- Chicken, Frog, Cow
Human
Chicken
Frog
Cow
C-Frog, Chicken, Cow

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Paleontologists Collect fossils from different strata layers of the earth. What aspect of their work shows evidence for evolution?
A- Modern Species are found in older strata levels
B- Modern Species are not found in older strata levels
C- Fossils found in higher strata levels more closely resemble modern species
D-Both B and C
Both B and C

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__________ is a structure that has no clear function in the living organism. 
A-Homologous
B-Vestigial
C-Hominid
D-Embryo
B-Vestigial

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Ursus americanus and Ursus maritimus are two types of organisms, what conclusions can you make about these two species based on their scientific names? 
A-They are in a different taxonomic genus and could produce fertile offspring
B-They are in a different taxonomic genus and could not reproduce a fertile offspring
C-They are in the same taxonomic genus and could produce fertile offspring
D-They are in the same taxonomic genus and could not reproduce a fertile offspring
D-They are in the same taxonomic genus and could not reproduce a fertile offspring

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Protists are part of the ___________ Kingdom because they are single cell organisms that have a nucleus
A-Archaea
B-Eubacteria
C-Eukarya
C- Eukarya

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What is the most recent common ancestor of the Kangaroo and Koala?
A- Mammalia
B-Eutheria
C-Marsupialia
C-Marcupialia

15. 3 - $400 A-Lion Which Species is most closely related to the Bat?
B-Koala
C-Kangaroo
A-Lion

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Using the table of traits, choose which evolutionary tree diagram best describes the evolutionary relationships amount vertebrates.
Trait
Fish
Amphibians
Reptiles
Birds
Mammals
Backbone
Yes
Four limbs No
Water-tight egg
Warm-blooded
Fur C

17. A-Increase exponentially in number
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In an environment that lacks predators and has unlimited resources populations will_______.
A-Increase exponentially in number
B-Stabilize
C-Decrease in number
D-Go Extinct
A-Increase exponentially in number

18. 4 - $200 Most populations are stable due to______.
A- Limited Resources
B- predation
C-Competition for resources
D-All of the Above
D-All of the Above

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Variation of traits exist in populations. These variations are caused by
A-Species choosing to change
B-Mutations
C-Sexual reproduction
D-Both B and C
D-Both B and C

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Nature selects traits of populations that are better suited for their environment. These traits are called.
A- Variation
B- Evolution
C- Adaptations
D-None of the Above
C- Adaptations

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Adaptations are passed down to offspring. If there are not enough favorable traits it can lead to __________.
A-Speciation
B-Extinction
C- No Change
B- Extinction

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If enough traits change through time due to Natural Selection it can lead to_______.
A- A new species
B- Extinction
C-Mutation
A- A new species

23. A- Evolution, generations
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____________ happens over long periods of time to ___________ of a population. 
A-Evolution, generations
B-Nothing, generations
C-Evolution, individuals
D-Mutation, individuals
A- Evolution, generations

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______________ body parts have a similar structure but different function, for example a wing of a bat, a human arm, and a whale flipper. 
A-Vestigial
B-Embryo
C-Hominid
D-Homologous
D-Homologous

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When an environment changes, populations of species that lack diversity are more likely to______.
A-Evolve
B- Choose to adapt
C-Go extinct
D-Thrive
C-Go extinct

26. By the way this theory has been disproven!!! Darwin was right
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A Giraffe wants to stretch its neck another 6 inches to reach food other Giraffes cannot reach. The Giraffe stretches his/her neck then passes that longer neck trait down to its offspring .. Whose theory of change through time does this belief represent? 
A-Darwin
B-Lamarck
C-Both Darwin and Lamarck
D-Neither Darwin and Lamarck
B-Lamarck
By the way this theory has been disproven!!! Darwin was right

27. Final Jeopardy What is the greatest Football team in NFL History?
Denver Broncos!!!!! GO BRONCOS!!!!!