Evolution Test

This evidence comes from Earth's crust. It is the timeline of past life, organized by estimated ages and classified by similarities in form. What is it?

• genus

• fossil record

• branching diagram

• natural selection

According to Darwin's theory of evolution, how do new species evolve?

• artificial selection

• random chance

• natural selection

• unnatural selection

Evolution is a gradual process.

• True

• False

A(n) is an inherited trait that makes an individual different from other members of a species

• mutation

• adaptation

• variation

• hibernation

What is most likely to happen to a species that is not suited to its environment?

• It will survive and produce many offspring.

• It will get bored and leave.

• It will not survive to reproduce

• It will change all its previous behaviors.

Most evidence of evolution comes from

• bones.

• fossils

• rock

• water

Which situation could lead to the extinction of a species?

• increased competition

• increased food supply

• increased habitat

• increased population size

Which factor is not likely to cause a species to become extinct?

• loss of habitat

• new disease

• new predator

• new food source

A species that cannot successfully adapt to its environment can become extinct.

• True

• False

Darwin developed the concept of natural selection from his observations of organisms on the Galapagos Islands.

• True

• False