Evolution Review Game
Alexander : Macedonia :: Hannibal :
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Rome
Carthage
Jerusalem
Babylon
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What is the generic definition of the
term evolution?
1. Common descent of
all life from a
common ancestor
2. Change in a
population’s gene
pool
3. Change over time
4. All of the above
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What is biological evolution?
1. Common descent of
all life from a
common ancestor
2. Change in a
population’s gene
pool
3. Change over time
4. All of the above
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Which is not a trait?
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Blue eyes
Long fur
Fins
Fitness
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Which is not a mechanism of biological
evolution?
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Speciation
Natural selection
Migration
Genetic drift
Mutation
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What has given rise to all of the
different dog breeds we have today?
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Natural selection
Artificial selection
Adaptation
Genetic drift
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Which is not a way artificial selection
is different than natural selection?
1. Humans select the traits
rather than nature
2. Traits are selected based
on what is desirable
3. Artificial selection adds
traits to the gene pool.
4. Artificial selection can
produce unfit individuals
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A heritable trait that increases an
individuals ability to survive.
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Gene
Mutation
Adaptation
Fitness
Speciation
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Which is most successful in terms of
natural selection and survival?
1. Producing few individuals
with same traits.
2. Producing few individuals
with different traits.
3. Producing many
individuals with same
traits.
4. Producing many
individuals with different
traits.
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Process by which new species are
generated.
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Gene
Mutation
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To develop the idea of natural selection,
Darwin drew upon his understanding of…
1. The genetics behind
mutations
2. Selective breeding
3. Cellular biology
4. The origin of life
5. Adolescent behavior
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A change in DNA causing different
traits to appear.
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Gene
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A population of foxes changes from 80% red & 20%
white to 50% red & 50% white after a natural
disaster. This population has experienced…
1. Genetic drift
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2. Natural selection
3. Mutation
4. Migration
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How suited an organism is for survival.
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A sequence of DNA that codes for a
particular trait.
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All of the traits present in a population.
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Speciation
Biological evolution
Gene pool
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___________ happens when environmental conditions
change and a species cannot adapt fast enough.
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Artificial selection
Speciation
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When populations are separated and
isolated, __________ will likely occur.
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Extinction
Speciation
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Which is not true?
1. Natural selection
creates new traits.
2. Mutations are random
and undirected.
3. Natural selection is an
observable fact.
4. There are limits to the
changes observed in
natural selection.
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Otters like to feed on sea urchins which are
poisonous, but otters have built a tolerance for a
certain level of poison. What will happen over time?
1. The otters tolerance will
decrease.
2. The otters tolerance will
stay the same.
3. The sea urchins will
become more poisonous.
4. The sea urchins will
become less poisonous.
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