Natural Selection PRACTICE

What was the name of the scientist who had the Theory of Evolution?

• Lamarck
• Einstein
• Washington
• Darwin

The Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection means that what is changing over time?

• The inherited traits of a species
• Nothing
• Hair color and eye color
• Attractive features.

When organisms with the best adaptations survive and reproduce (and therefore pass their traits along to offspring), this is called:

• Evolution
• Natural Selection
• Extinction
• Artifical Selection

Finches on the Galapagos Islands all come from a common ancestor. Over millions of years, the beaks on the finches living on each island changed. Why did this happen?

• They wanted to look different to help them blend in
• They adapted to eat the food available on their island
• They wanted to protect themselves against predators
• Their beaks didn't actually change

What is the difference between a theory and a hypothesis?

• A theory is not as strong as a hypothesis
• A theory requires a lot of data to support it, and a hypothesis is like a prediction
• A hypothesis is conclusive and a theory isn't
• They are the same thing

Evolution is a

• law
• theory
• hypothesis
• conclusion

 A dog can be trained to alert a human if the telephone is ringing. This is an example of a:

• hypothesis
• theory
• law
• conclusion

Natural selection is when ____________ decides who survives and who doesn't.

• nature
• humans
• animals
• years

What did Charles Darwin think about natural selection?

• organisms change their traits to the trait that will help them
• breeding 2 similar animals get the best traits
• breeding 2 animals with different traits give the best results
• organisms with better traits for their environment will survive and reproduce

What word describes a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment?

• natural selection

• mutation

• camouflage

• adaptation

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