Theory of Evolution & Fossils

Theory of Evolution & Fossils

Have all the species alive today alive in the past?

Multiple Choice

the process in which populations change over time

• basketball
• natural selection
• evolution
• mutation

Open Ended

Describe what you think will happen in this scenario and why?

Multiple Choice

What does "Survival Of the Fittest" mean?

• The best adapted organisms

• The biggest organisms

• The fastest organisms

• The smartest organisms

Multiple Choice

A characteristic that makes an organism well suited to its environment is called a(n)?

• natural selection

• trait

• adaptation

• variation

Word Bank:

Adaptation,

Genetic Variation,

Natural selection

Traits are inherited

Multiple Choice

Fossils provide clear evidence that evolution has occurred

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found 

• At the top of the rock layers
• Near the bottom of the rock layers
• In the middle of the rock layers
• Somewhat near the surface