Practice Evolution Quiz

Variations are caused by . . .

• Kaleidoscopes

• Variety Shows

• Mutations

• A change in phenotypic expression

A variation is . . .

• when organisms have camouflage like spots or stripes

• an organism from a different dimension

• when you order different food than your friend

• differences between organisms in the same species

What does 'fitness' mean in natural selection?

• How fast an animal can run

• How much you work out

• How well adapted the animal is to their environment

• How strong an animal is

Adaptations can be:

• camouflage

• ability to survive cold weather

• hunting skills

• all of the above

A yellow morph and green morph of an insect lives in the rainforest canopy. You would expect:

• the green population to increase and the yellow to decrease

• both populations should stay the same

• both populations will increase

• the green population to decrease and the yellow to increaseThis is a wrong answer

Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist?

• Charles Darwin
• Albert Einstein
• Steven Hawking
• Isaac Newton

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

• natural selection

• mutation

• camouflage

• adaptation

Change over time

• Natural Selection
• Selective Breeding
• Homeostasis
• Evolution

Dogs such as Chihuahuas are examples of....

• Artificial Selection 
• Natural Selection 
• Mutations 

Natural Selection is driven by a change in the environment and survival of the

• Earth

• Fastest

• Fittest

• Biggest