FOSSILS
NATURAL SELECTION
GENETIC DIVERSITY
EARTH'S CHANGING SURFACE
EVOLUTION
100
Impressions of tropical swamp plants were observed on rocks in polar regions. The impressions were dark black imprints, which means the fossils are examples of____.
CARBONIZATION
100
A giraffe's long neck is an example of a ____adaptation.
FUNCTIONAL
STURCTURAL
BEHAVIORAL
STRUCTURAL
100
Blue, brown, and green beetles from a forest migrated to a rocky mountain after a natural disaster. In the new environment, brown beetles can camouflage themselves from predators better than the green beetles and blue beetles can.
WHICH COLOR BEETLES WILL INCREASE IN NUMBER?
BROWN
100
According to this fossil record, scallops lived ____dinosaurs.
BEFORE
100
According to this diagram, all of the organisms share a common ancestor from the past. True or False?
True
200
____is the type of rock used in relative-age dating determine the ages of fossils.
SEDEMENTARY
200
Which adaptation improves the ability to move in an aquatic environment?
B
200
Cavendish bananas are a popular species among banana growers because they’re predictable. All of these bananas are grown to have the exact same genetic structure. How’s this possible?
CLONING
200
Unless a series of sedimentary rock layers has been overturned, which layer is usually the oldest?
BOTTOM
200
A population of deer mice was introduced into a desert ecosystem. Being dark-colored, the deer mice stood out in the sand and were easy prey for predators. Over a few years, the color of the mice changed from dark brown to light brown. What role does natural selection play in this example?
THEY CAN HIDE BETTER
300
Which type of fossil can help us understand an organism’s activity during its lifetime?
B
300
White moths were found in huge numbers in the city of Birmingham. These moths could be easily camouflaged by the trees. Because of sudden industrial development, the trees in the city were covered with soot. How will this change affect the population of white moths?
DECREASE
300
A chestnut-colored horse mates with a white-colored horse to produce a roan-colored offspring. What type of inheritance pattern does this genetic expression represent?
CODOMINANCE
300
Figure 1 shows how Earth’s surface looked 250 MYA. Today, it looks as shown in figure 2. What is one process that is partially responsible for this change?
SEAFLOOR SPREADING
SUBDUCTION
300
Scientists can use _____to make replicas of fossils.
3D PRINTERS
400
This is an example of a ____fossil.
ORIGINAL TISSUE
400
Natural selections does or does not help organisms survive?
DOES
400
Long-tailed dogs and short-tailed dogs
produce offspring with medium-length tails. This is an example of ____.
incomplete dominance
dominant-recessive
multiple allele
INCOMPLETE DOMINANCE
400
Which two layers are approximately the same age?
400
____is know as the father of evolution.
DARWIN