Question

1) Choose the best answer.

What is the basic idea of evolution?

change over time

rapid change

nothing changes

changes only occur between males in a species

2) Matching.

Evolution may be defined as:
over
all life on earth having a
common
a
of change to
life forms (a demonstration of natural selection)

3) Choose the best answer.

The utilization of variation, heritability, and reproductive advantage in driving evolutionary change through generations in living organisms is a definition of _____.

biogenesis

microevolution

abiogenesis

natural selection

4) Choose the best answer.

A group of organisms that are capable of interbreeding and producing viable fertile offspring is a definition of _____.

species

kingdom

biogenesis

phyla

5) Select 3 that apply.

Great Danes and Chihuahuas are members of the same species because of the following reasons _____. Select all that apply.

They could have viable offspring.

They have distinct characteristics.

They have identical characteristics.

They could breed.

They couldn't produce offspring.

6) Choose the best answer.

A tree of life that displays how organisms are related to each other is a _____.

molecular studies

radioactive dating

phylogeny

comparative anatomy

7) Drag and drop.

What are the five areas that scientists use to paint the picture of how organisms are related?




record deals with rocks, their ages, and the fossils found in them


preserved forms of past life


looks at cells, DNA, and how they are similar in different species


comparative anatomy


this looks at the similarities between embryos in different species

Answer 1

1) change over time

2) Evolution may be defined as: change over time of all life on Earth having a common ancestor.

3) natural selection

4) species

5) Select 3 that apply:
- They could have viable offspring.
- They have distinct characteristics.
- They could breed.

6) phylogeny

7) Matches:
- "record deals with rocks, their ages, and the fossils found in them" → geologic record
- "preserved forms of past life" → fossil record (fossils)
- "looks at cells, DNA, and how they are similar in different species" → molecular studies
- "comparative anatomy" → comparative anatomy
- "this looks at the similarities between embryos in different species" → embryology