Monthly Exam Of December Questions Flashcards
Dog Breeds,such as beagles,border collies,and German shepherds,were produced by the process of :
- natural selection
- artificial selection
- descent without modifications
- inherited of acquired characteristics
- artificial selections
Which of the following lists the four main principles of the theory of natural selection?
- adaption,inheritance of acquired characteristics,overproduction,variation
- adaptation,inheritances of acquired characteristics,heritability variation
- adaptation,descent with modification,heritability,variation
- adaptation,descent with modification,overproduction,variation
-adaptation,descent with modification,overproduction,variation
If two species have similar DNA sequences, it would indicate that they:
- share a common ancestor
- are not closely related
- will have similar fitness
- have no evolutionary relationship
-share a common ancestor
The beak types of different Galapagos finch species are example of :
- analogous structures
- vestigial structures
- fossils
- adaptations
-adaptations
What is the term of a feature that allows an organism to survive better in its environment ?
- variation
- adaptation
- homologous structures
- vestigial structures
-adaptation
The ability of a trait to be passed down from one generation to the next is called:
- fitness
- adaptation
- heritability
- variation
- heritability
The remnant of an organ that had a function in an early ancestor is know as:
- vestigial structure
- analogous structure
- homologous structure
- fossils structure
- vestigial Structure
Which scientist developed a classification system for a organism?
- carolus Linnaeus
- Charles Darwin
- Jean baptiste lamark
- George’s L.L de Buffon
-carolus Linnaeus
Which theory states that floods and earthquakes have occurred often in earths history?
- uniformitarilisim
- natural selection
- catastrophims
- artificial selection
-catastrophims
