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2.
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The theory that all evolution is slow and proceeds at a steady rate over a long period of time is _____.

gradualism

speciation

punctuated equilibrium

genetic drift
3.
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Which scientist was able to produce amino acids from inorganic substances by duplicating what the thought to be conditions of early earth?

Charles Darwin

Carl Linnaeus

Carl Sagon

Stanley Miller
4.
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Humans are unique in their _______________ abilities.

hunting

complex language

resourcefulness

survival
5.
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Which of the following shows Darwin's theory of evolution in the correct order?

overproduction, competition, survival of the fittest

survival of the fittest, competition, overproduction

competition, overproduction, survival of the fittest

competition, survival of the fittest, overproduction
6.
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Checking cells and DNA similarities is called __________________ and provides evidence for evolution.

comparative anatomy

phylogeny

radioactive dating

molecular studies
7.
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A theory characterized by long periods without change, interrupted, or punctuated, by periods of rapid change is _____.

genetic drift

gradualism

punctuated equilibrium

geologic time scale
8.
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Scientists can tell how old a fossil is by _______.

radioactive dating

molecular studies

mutation

natural selection
9.
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The free-swimming organic and inorganic molecules in earth's early seas are called _____________________.

spontaneous generation

endosymbiosis

primordial soup

transposition
10.
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The classification system used in biology that employs two names for each organism is called _____.

binomial nomenclature

taxonomy

kingdom

dichotomus
11.
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If species don't adapt to environmental changes, they become ________.

extinct

weak

overpopulated

strong
12.
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A group of closely related species is called a ___________.

genus

species

kingdom

dichotomous
13.
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A chronological system of measurement that scientists use to describe the timing of events and its relationship to life and the history of the earth is the ____.

speciation

Geologic Time Scale

gradualism

natural selection
14.
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The growth of embryos in the womb that mimics its evolutionary family history is known as _____.

evolution

Recapitulation Theory

natural selection

genetic drift
15.
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The process of evolution is believe by most scientists to be driven by ______________.

radioactivity

environmental change

overproduction

competition
16.
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______ are forms of past life in a preserved state.

Fossils

Rocks

Radioactive waves

Species
17.
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A mutually beneficial relationship in which one organism lives inside another organism is called a(n) ___________.

endosymbiosis

spontaneous generation

transposition

primordial soup
18.
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_____ is a better explanation for how chromosomes were added in plants, rather than in animals.

Gradualism

Polyploidy

Dichotomous

Mutations

Answer 1

2. gradualism
3. Stanley Miller
4. complex language
5. overproduction, competition, survival of the fittest
6. molecular studies
7. punctuated equilibrium
8. radioactive dating
9. primordial soup
10. binomial nomenclature
11. extinct
12. genus
13. Geologic Time Scale
14. Recapitulation Theory
15. environmental change
16. Fossils
17. endosymbiosis
18. Polyploidy