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1. 
Darwin studied the preserved remains of ancient organisms called ___
A.
fossils
B.
adaptations
C.
homologues
D.
vestigial structures
2. 
According to Malthus, what would occur if the human population went unchecked?
A.
evolution of a new species
B.
extinction of humans
C.
disease, war & famine
D.
development of new traits
3. 
What would an animal breeder use to increase the number of cows that give the most milk?
A.
overproduction
B.
genetic isolation
C.
acquired characteristics
D.
artificial selection
4. 
A change in characteristics over time
A.
natural selection
B.
biogenesis
C.
evolution
D.
spontaneous generation
5. 
How is artificial selection different from natural selection?
A.
Humans, not the environment select which organism survive and reproduce
B.
Adaptation develop over many generations
C.
offspring are genetically identical
D.
all offspring survive and reproduce
6. 
The wing of the bat and the wing of a bee are what type of structure?
A.
analogous
B.
homologous
C.
vestigial
D.
unrelated
7. 
Similar structures that originated in shared ancestors are ___ structures
A.
analogous
B.
homologous
C.
vestigial
D.
unrelated
8. 
The study of geographical distribution of fossils and living organisms
A.
evolution
B.
biogeography
C.
natural selection
D.
mass extinction
9. 
Title of Darwin's book
A.
On the Origin of the Species
B.
Origination of the Species
C.
Evolution by Natural Selection
10. 
The wings of ostrich are vestigial. What does this say about evolutionary evidence?
A.
New birds without wings will evolve from ostriches
B.
A new bird species that has useful wings will evolve from ostriches
C.
An ancestor of ostriches had useful wings
D.
An ancestor of ostriches had vestigial structure
11. 
The finches that Darwin studied were from the ____ islands
A.
Galapagos
B.
Hawaiian
C.
Canary
D.
Virgin
12. 
Different animals share similar traits What does this say about evolution?
A.
Each animal descended from a common ancestor
B.
Each animal evolved from different ancestors
C.
each animal evolved uniquely without ancestors
13. 
_____ is the difference between individuals from the same species
A.
adaptation
B.
variation
14. 
Natural selection is _____ (select all that apply)
A.
survival of the fittest
B.
states how evolution works
C.
allows population of organisms to adapt to the environment
15. 
Who stated that the earth is very old and still changing? (select all that apply)
A.
Hutton
B.
Lyell
C.
Lamark
D.
Malthus
16. 
Who thought acquired traits were passed to offspring?
A.
Hutton
B.
Lyell
C.
Lamark
D.
Malthus
17. 
_____ are physical or behavioral traits that allows organisms to be suited to the environment
A.
adaptation
B.
variation
18. 
Darwin went on a ___ year voyage
A.
2
B.
3
C.
4
D.
5
19. 
Evidence for evolution includes....(select all that apply)
A.
biogeography
B.
acquired traits
C.
homologous structures
D.
analogous structures
E.
genetics
F.
molecules
20. 
Different animals share similar traits What does this say about evolution?
A.
Each animal descended from a common ancestor
B.
Each animal evolved from different ancestors
C.
each animal evolved uniquely without ancestors
D.
the animals descended from other species