NATURAL SELECTION & EVOLUTION EXAM REVIEW 2024
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
GRADED A+
homologous structures
Structures in different species that are similar because of common ancestry.
analogous structures
Body parts that share a common function, but not structure <NOT evidence of
evolution>
vestigial structures
A structure that is present in an organism but no longer serves its original purpose
variation
heritable differences that exist in every population (caused by mutations)
mutation
A change in a gene or chromosome.
adaptation
A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce
natural selection
A process in which individuals that have certain inherited traits tend to survive and
reproduce at higher rates than other individuals because of those traits.
sexual selection
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
GRADED A+
homologous structures
Structures in different species that are similar because of common ancestry.
analogous structures
Body parts that share a common function, but not structure <NOT evidence of
evolution>
vestigial structures
A structure that is present in an organism but no longer serves its original purpose
variation
heritable differences that exist in every population (caused by mutations)
mutation
A change in a gene or chromosome.
adaptation
A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce
natural selection
A process in which individuals that have certain inherited traits tend to survive and
reproduce at higher rates than other individuals because of those traits.
sexual selection
