Evolution Quiz

Evolution Quiz

9th Grade

37 Qs

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Evolution Quiz

Evolution Quiz

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Biology

9th Grade

Medium

DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking, DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Darwin stated that life forms show descent with modification. This means that:

new life forms descend from old life forms but they do not change

modification among descendants occurs only in the first generation

functional changes never occur in descendants

structural changes occur from one group of descendants to the next

2.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In the course of natural selection, best adapted organisms tend to ________ and therefore produce ________ offspring.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which statement is in agreement with Darwin's theory of evolution?

More offspring are produced than can possibly survive

The organisms that are most fit are always those with the greatest physical strength

Mutations are always beneficial

Acquired characteristics are inherited

4.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Variations in organisms that are best adapted to a particular environment tend to ________.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Since natural resources are limited, all organisms:

must migrate to new habitats

must compete for resources

display vestigial structures

have a species half-life

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Using the diagram below, which of the following assumptions is made by biologists with regards to the fossils found at the various levels?

An animal can burrow into any layer and become fossilized.

Fossil communities had the same physical environment as the present living community.

Fossil D is younger than Fossil F

Fossil B is older than Fossil D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following pairs of organisms would represent convergent evolution?

Lions and Tigers; similar DNA suggests their recent common ancestry

Shark and Whale; although unrelated, their aquatic environments helped them develop similar traits

Flower and Tree; the environment resulted in the merger of separate species into one.

Dog and Wolf; domestication of the dog led to reproductive isolation

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