Transcript Coping with climate Obtaining Food and Water Attracting Mates

Evolution
Unit Test
Review
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Heavy fur of the Snow Leopard
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Cockle burs that hook onto passing animal fur
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Wing-like shape of maple seeds
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White fur and large feet of a Snowshoe Hare
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Thick fat layer on seals
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Web of a house spider
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Light-colored peppered moths in unpolluted forests
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A male cardinal’s bright red feathers
Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of
variation?
A. Traces or remains
ancient organisms
B. Light and dark forms of
the peppered moth
C. Mimicry
D. Bird wings and insect
wings
Multiple Choice
Traits that allow an organism to survive
and produce offspring are called
A. variations
B. adaptations
C. Vestigial structures
D. Homologous structures
Multiple Choice
Scientists use all of the following to
support the theory of evolution through
natural selection EXCEPT
A. Fossil evidence
B. Comparative anatomy
and homologous
structures
C. Vestigial structures
D. Genetic engineering
Multiple Choice
Darwin’s theory of evolution is based
upon the concept of
A. Selective breeding
B. mutations
C. Natural selection
D. hybridization
Multiple Choice
DNA copying errors can cause changes
in the traits of organisms. These
copying errors are called
A. Homologous structures
B. genes
C. variations
D. mutations
Multiple Choice
Vestigial structures
A. Include root hairs in plants
and the elaborate camouflage
of certain spiders
B. Are beneficial adaptations
C. No longer exist
D. Have no function in present
organisms
Multiple Choice
The preserved remains or traces of an
organism that lived in the past
A. mutations
B. fossils
C. vestigal structures
D. adaptations
Multiple Choice
Evolution is best defined as
A. Gradual change in a
species over time
C. The process of one
species turning into
another species
B. The passing of traits
from one generation
to the next
D. Differences
between members of
a species
Multiple Choice
The spotted touch-me-not is a flowering
plant. It has seed pods that burst open
when touched and forcefully eject their
seeds. This adaptation is beneficial
because it
A. Causes genetic changes
in the plant
C. Helps disperse the
seeds of the plant
B. Attracts insects that
pollinate the plant
D. Conserves the plant’s
energy
Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of
mimicry?
A. Elephants traveling in
herds
C. Stick insects (walking
sticks) that resembles
sticks and twigs
B. Zebras confusing
predators using optical
illusions
D. Swordfish that
resemble a Renaissance
sword
Multiple Choice
Bird predators eat high percentages of
light colored moths in forests where
there are high levels of pollution. Dark
colored peppered moths are, therefore,
better adapted to survive and
reproduce. This is an example
A. Natural selection
C. mutations
B. macroevolution
D. Artificial selection
Multiple Choice
Similarities in the bone structure of a
chimpanzee’s arm and of a bird’s wing
A. Show that the
chimpanzees are an older
species than birds
C. Are an example of
variations within a species
B. Provide evidence of a
common ancestor for the
species
D. Are an example of
vestigial structures