7th grade Evolution Quiz Review

Which scientist developed the theory of evolution?

• Darwin

• Einstein

• Aristotle

• Bill Nye

Which islands would Darwin make many of his main observations on?

• The British Isles

• The Bahamas

• The Galapagos

• Hawaii

Select all the animals Darwin observed in the Galapagos.

• Tortoises

• Iguanas

• Finches

• Sharks

Select all the ways the animals differed between the Galapagos and the main land.

• Larger claws

• Different shapes and styles of beak

• Different shells

• Bright, colorful stripes

Adaptations are....

• traits that help an organism survive and reproduce

• the gradual change in a species over time

• individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than other members of the same species.

• None of the above

Evolution is....

• traits that help an organism survive and reproduce

• the gradual change in a species over time

• individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than other members of the same species.

• None of the above

Overproduction is...

• Members of a species compete over resources

• Variation in a species

• More offspring are produced than can survive

• Any difference between individuals of a same species

Competition is...

• Members of a species compete over resources

• Variation in a species

• More offspring are produced than can survive

• Any difference between individuals of a same species

Variation is...

• Members of a species compete over resources

• Variation in a species

• More offspring are produced than can survive

• Any difference between individuals of a same species

Selection is...

• Members of a species compete over resources

• Variation in a species, helping them to survive

• More offspring are produced than can survive

• Any difference between individuals of a same species