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Quiz by tessa mcclinton, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by tessa mcclinton
almost 9 years ago
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Question 1
Question
a characteristic that
improves an individual's
ability to survive and
reproduce in a particular
environment
Answer
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evolution
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adaptation
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trait
Question 2
Question
a group of organisms
that are closely related
and can mate to produce
fertile offspring
Answer
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fossil
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population
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species
Question 3
Question
the process in which inherited characteristics within a population change over generations such that new species sometimes arise
Answer
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evolution
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population
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speciation
Question 4
Question
the trace or remains of
an organism that lived
long ago, most
commonly preserved in
sedimentary rock
Answer
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trait
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species
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fossil
Question 5
Question
the history of life in the
geologic past as
indicated by the traces
or remains of living
things
Answer
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geologic timescale
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fossil record
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fossil
Question 6
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the human practice of
breeding animals or
plants that have certain
desired traits
Answer
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selective breeding
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reproduction
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natural selection
Question 7
Question
a genetically determined characteristic
Answer
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trait
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gene
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DNA
Question 8
Question
the process by which individuals
that are better adapted to their
environment survive and reproduce
more successfully than less well
adapted individuals do; a theory to
explain the mechanism of evolution
Answer
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reproduction
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selective breeding
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natural selection
Question 9
Question
the formation of new
species as a result of
evolution
Answer
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extinction
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speciation
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evolution
Question 10
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describes a species that
has died out completely
Answer
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extinct
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speciation
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evolution
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