Science Vocab for 2/17/16 Test

Question 1 of 10

1

a characteristic that
improves an individual's
ability to survive and
reproduce in a particular
environment

Select one of the following:

evolution
adaptation
trait

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

1

a group of organisms
that are closely related
and can mate to produce
fertile offspring

Select one of the following:

fossil
population
species

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

1

the process in which inherited characteristics within a population change over generations such that new species sometimes arise

Select one of the following:

evolution
population
speciation

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

1

the trace or remains of
an organism that lived
long ago, most
commonly preserved in
sedimentary rock

Select one of the following:

trait
species
fossil

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

1

the history of life in the
geologic past as
indicated by the traces
or remains of living
things

Select one of the following:

geologic timescale
fossil record
fossil

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

1

the human practice of
breeding animals or
plants that have certain
desired traits

Select one of the following:

selective breeding
reproduction
natural selection

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

1

a genetically determined characteristic

Select one of the following:

trait
gene
DNA

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

1

the process by which individuals
that are better adapted to their
environment survive and reproduce
more successfully than less well
adapted individuals do; a theory to
explain the mechanism of evolution

Select one of the following:

reproduction
selective breeding
natural selection

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

1

the formation of new
species as a result of
evolution

Select one of the following:

extinction
speciation
evolution

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

1

describes a species that
has died out completely

Select one of the following:

extinct
speciation
evolution

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Science vocab for our test on chapter 10! 2/17/16

Science Vocab for 2/17/16 Test

Question 1 of 10

a characteristic that improves an individual's ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

a group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

the process in which inherited characteristics within a population change over generations such that new species sometimes arise

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

the trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago, most commonly preserved in sedimentary rock

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

the history of life in the geologic past as indicated by the traces or remains of living things

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

the human practice of breeding animals or plants that have certain desired traits

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

a genetically determined characteristic

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

the process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well adapted individuals do; a theory to explain the mechanism of evolution

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

the formation of new species as a result of evolution

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

describes a species that has died out completely

Select one of the following:

Explanation

a characteristic that
improves an individual's
ability to survive and
reproduce in a particular
environment

a group of organisms
that are closely related
and can mate to produce
fertile offspring

the trace or remains of
an organism that lived
long ago, most
commonly preserved in
sedimentary rock

the history of life in the
geologic past as
indicated by the traces
or remains of living
things

the human practice of
breeding animals or
plants that have certain
desired traits

the process by which individuals
that are better adapted to their
environment survive and reproduce
more successfully than less well
adapted individuals do; a theory to
explain the mechanism of evolution

the formation of new
species as a result of
evolution

describes a species that
has died out completely