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1. Imagine two populations of penguins live in the same ecosystem. One population begins to exchange stones as a mating ritual
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2. Consider the following scenario:An animal is born with a shorter tail. This makes no difference to its ability to survive or
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3. The graph shows the distribution of plant heights in an original population and also in the population after natural selection.T
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4. The following table provides phenotypic data for a population of mammoths living in cold environments based on fossil and DNA
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5. Which piece of evidence would best support the argument for kin selection as a mechanism for the evolution of altruistic
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6. What is one similarity between genetic drift and gene flow? (1 point) Responses They are both caused by the migration of
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7. An enlarged right ventricle both increases oxygen intake and the risk of pulmonary hypertension. How can natural selection
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8. Question Millions of years ago, the ancestors of giraffes had short necks and used to eat leaves from the bushes on the ground.
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9. Which characteristic is shared by humans, wallabies, and trout? (1 point)Responses notochord notochord placenta placenta mammary
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10. Which piece of evidence would best support the argument for kin selection as a mechanism for the evolution of altruistic
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11. Which piece of evidence would best support the argument for kin selection as a mechanism for the evolution of altruistic
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12. QuestionImagine two populations of penguins live in the same ecosystem. One population begins to exchange stones as a mating
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13. Consider the following scenario:Some fish in a murky underground lake have lighter scales than the others. This makes it
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14. Consider the following scenario:An animal is born with a shorter tail. This makes no difference to its ability to survive or
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15. Over many generations, there is a good chance that an advantageous gene will be shared by every organism of the same species or
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16. Some fish in a murky underground lake have lighter scales than the others. This makes it slightly harder for the lighter fish to
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17. An animal is born with a shorter tail. This makes no difference to its ability to survive or reproduce, but as a result of pure
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18. Millions of years ago, the ancestors of giraffes had short necks and used to eat leaves from the bushes on the ground. A genetic
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19. Imagine two populations of penguins live in the same ecosystem. One population begins to exchange stones as a mating ritual
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20. Consider the following scenario:Some fish in a murky underground lake have lighter scales than the others. This makes it
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21. Consider the following scenario:An animal is born with a shorter tail. This makes no difference to its ability to survive or
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22. Evidence for evolution reveals that closely related organisms have manyshared characteristics.
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23. Four species of finch arrive on a newly formed Galapagos island which is covered with cacti growing in loose, dry sand. The
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24. An animal is born with a shorter tail. This makes no difference to its ability to survive or reproduce, but as a result of pure
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25. How is a phylogenetic tree similar to a dichotomous key? (1 point)• Both are used to classify an unknown organism. • Both
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26. Look at the bean data from Days 4–6. Use these data to explain how natural selection changed the number of dark red walking
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27. Can sunlight change the distribution of traits in a population?(1 point) Responses Yes, because the environment can factor into
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28. Which of these most likely led to the different sizes and shapes of the honeycreeper beaks?The presence of a variety of food
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29. The ability of an organism to survive and reproduceFitnessEnvironmental conditionsDarwin's finches
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30. A group of sand crabs and a group of bright red crabs that are the same size live on the same beach. When a predatory bird
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31. Select all that can contribute to a change in the characteristics of a species over time?
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32. Some fish in a murky underground lake have lighter scales than the others. This makes it slightly harder for the lighter fish to
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33. Consider the following scenario:An animal is born with a shorter tail. This makes no difference to its ability to survive or
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34. hich data would be the best evidence to support the claim that natural selection was still occurring in human populations?(1
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35. Which animal trait was Darwin’s theory of natural selection based on?(1 point)Responses swimming ability of Galápagos iguanas
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36. Genetic Mutations Produce Variation Quick Check 4 of 54 of 5 Items Question Millions of years ago, the ancestors of giraffes had
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37. Which of the following statements are true about common ancestors? Check all of the boxes that apply.A common ancestor exists
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38. write me an informative essay about why amphibians evolved webbed feet
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39. Millions of years ago, the ancestors of giraffes had short necks and used to eat leaves from the bushes on the ground. A genetic
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40. describe tthe emergence of eukaryotes and their impact on the evolution of life
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41. How does genetic variation from sexual reproduction help the bird species survive after the loss of its bug food source? (1
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42. 12. How does genetic variation from sexual reproduction help the bird species survive after the loss of its bug food source?(1
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43. QuestionA species of fox lives in the arctic where the ground is covered in white snow most of the year. These arctic foxes hunt
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44. If eukaryotes all came about due to endosymbiosis, what would result from that?(1 point) Responses preserved DNA from the
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45. If eukaryotes all came about due to endosymbiosis, what would result from that?(1 point)Responses preserved DNA from the
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46. What does the fossil record document?Comparisons of fetal organisms to determine evolutionary relationships Changes in the DNA
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47. A species of bird has slight variations in its beak size and shape. Some individuals with bigger beaks are better at cracking
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48. If eukaryotes all came about due to endosymbiosis, what would result from that?(1 point)Responses similar structures in
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49. Changes in an organism can’t occur because of an outside force, such as a massive earthquake.(1 point) Responses True True
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50. Part AThe evolution two or more species from one species as a result of different populations becoming reproductively isolated
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51. Which of the following is NOT true about migration as an agent of evolutionary change?Group of answer choices The migrants must
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52. Sympatric speciation occursGroup of answer choices when one population goes extinct and another takes over. between populations
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53. Which one of the following mechanisms of evolution is best described by this cartoon showing a black-headed bird, with beetles
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54. All of the following mechanisms can result in evolution, but only one is driven by natural environmental constraints and leads
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55. Why is variation (differences) in individuals important to a species’ survival?
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56. A species of bird has slight variations in its beak size and shape. Some individuals with bigger beaks are better at cracking
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57. Which of the following best describes natural selection? (1 point)When traits are determined by multiple genes and environmental
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58. 27. Describe the process of speciation and its importance in evolution
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59. 26. How does natural selection drive the evolution of species?
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60. Millions of years ago, the ancestors of giraffes had short necks and used to eat leaves from the bushes on the ground. A genetic
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61. Natural Selection is a process by which organisms remain the same over time to maintain consistency.(1 point) • True • False
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62. Whales are thought to have evolved from land animals similar to large otters. As evidence of this, whales have useless leg bones
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63. Which of these statements BEST defines vestigial organs?Responses A vital organs that are functional in all organisms of a
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64. During early stages of development, dolphin embryos being to develop hind limbs. By the time the dolphin fetuses are fully
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65. If eukaryotes all came about due to endosymbiosis, what would result from that?(1 point)Responses ancient prokaryotes living
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66. Millions of years ago, the ancestors of giraffes had short necks and used to eat leaves from the bushes on the ground. A genetic
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67. Millions of years ago, the ancestors of giraffes had short necks and used to eat leaves from the bushes on the ground. A genetic
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68. QuestionNatural Selection is a process by which organisms remain the same over time to maintain consistency. (1 point) Responses
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69. Changes in an organism can't occur because of an outside force, such as a massive earthquake.True False
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70. Can sunlight change the distribution of traits in a population?(1 point)Responses No, because the environment can only change
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71. Which piece of evidence supports the argument that land plants evolved due to presence of microbes?(1 point)Responses Land
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72. Select OneIf eukaryotes all came about due to endosymbiosis, what would result from that?(1 point) Responses similar structures
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73. Can sunlight change the distribution of traits in a population?(1 point)Responses No, because the environment can only change
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74. Which of the following best describes natural selection?(1 point)Responses When a small sample of a population leaves and
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75. Which of the following best describes natural selection? (1 point)When traits are determined by multiple genes and environmental
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76. Which of the following best describes natural selection?(1 point)Responses When traits are determined by multiple genes and
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77. _________ gives information about how reproductively successful an organism is.Group of answer choices Allopatric Speciation
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78. The condition(s) of natural selection is/areGroup of answer choices Individuals vary in their characteristics All organisms
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79. Millions of years ago, the ancestors of giraffes had short necks and used to eat leaves from the bushes on the ground. A genetic
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80. Millions of years ago, the ancestors of giraffes had short necks and used to eat leaves from the bushes on the ground. A genetic
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81. Millions of years ago, the ancestors of giraffes had short necks and used to eat leaves from the bushes on the ground. A genetic
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82. Millions of years ago, the ancestors of giraffes had short necks and used to eat leaves from the bushes on the ground. A genetic
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83. Determine whether the statement applies to Natural Selection or Descent with Modification.Works with the genetic mix already in
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84. Determine whether the statement applies to Natural Selection or Descent with Modification.Results in changes in inherits
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85. Determine whether the statement applies to Natural Selection or Descent with Modification.A change in DNA that could lead to new
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86. Determine whether the statement applies to the Natural Selection or Descent with Modification.Species change over time and may
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87. The whale shark has rows of teeth despite being a filter feeder. What's the best explanation of this feature?Question 15
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88. The wings of insects, birds, and bats evolved independently but carry out similar functions. This is an example ofQuestion 6
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89. A squirrel population lives in an area. Over many years, a river in that area grows wider and stronger, eventually forming a
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90. Natural Selection is a process by which organisms remain the same over time to maintain consistency.(1
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91. A scientist studies a population of lizards isolated on a tropical island over many years. During the study, several rats are
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92. The first people to explore the Galapagos Islands noticed that the finches there are different species than the finches living
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93. A certain population of birds can have one of three beak lengths: short, medium, or long. Birds with short and long beaks can
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94. Which of the following best describes natural selection?(1 point)Responses The process by which organisms that are better
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95. Natural Selection is a process by which organisms remain the same over time to maintain consistency.(1 point) Responses True
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96. QuestionChanges in an organism can’t occur because of an outside force, such as a massive earthquake. (1 point) Responses True
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97. Which inference can you make about why finches have adapted different beak sizes and shapes?(1 point)Responses They eat
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98. What is the difference between the following two statements?A. The finches on the Galápagos Islands, which have different beak
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99. Which was not one of the changes in development and specialization that primitive mammals underwent?development of body hair
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100. Which is not an adaptation made by mammals during the Cenozoic era?specialization of teeth becoming cold-blooded specialization
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