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Evolution and Natural Selection Quiz

Authored by Caitlin Humphreys

Biology

7th Grade

Evolution and Natural Selection Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Humans can change a species' ______ by choosing which organisms will reproduce.

A) food

B) traits

C) predators

D) sex

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these is a result of Selective Breeding 

Gorillas having black fur

Fish being able to breath with the use of gills

Kangaroos having a pouch

Apples coming in many different varieties

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A population of beetles changing from yellow to brown and surviving better is an example of _____.

A) genes

B) mutations

C) natural selection

D) selective breeding

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following describes how variation results in an adaptation?

A) how variation results in an adaptation

B) how camouflage results in variation

C) how selective breeding results in an adaptation

D) how mimicry results in variation

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Although Darwin did not know about genes, he could see that animals of the same species who had slight variations that helped them to survive longer could produce more offspring than animals who were not as well equipped. Which of the following could be an example of a variation that would help a group of animals survive?

A) black bears in a region that was always covered with snow

B) turtles with long necks on an island where the food source was elevated

C) choosing a cat to take home from an animal shelter

D) planting a certain kind of flower to attract butterflies

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A scientist studied sedimentary rock samples from the Devonian period. He claimed he found mammal fossils mixed with amphibian fossils. Which response to the scientist’s claim is most supported by the chart?

A) Devonian rocks are too old to contain amphibian fossils.

B) Finding fossils of any kind in rocks from the Devonian period is unusual.

C) Devonian rocks would not contain mammal fossils, because mammals appeared in later time periods.

D) Mammal fossils and amphibian fossils will not be found in Devonian rocks, because the two types of animals live in different habitats.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is evidence of the evolution of living species?

A) homologous structures

B) analogous structures

C) vestigial structures

D) all of the above

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