Evolution and Adaptation Quiz
Authored by Jacquelyne Bucinell
Science
7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the scientist that traveled to the Galapagos Islands and observed how similar species adapted to a particular environment?
Lamarck
Charles Darwin
Gregor Mendel
Louis Pasteur
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2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for the change of organisms over time?
Mutation
Adaptation
Evolution
Natural Selection
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3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which scientist believed that organisms altered their behaviors and organs in response to environmental change, and then their offspring would inherit those improved structures?
Charles Darwin
Lamarck
Gregor Mendel
Louis Pasteur
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
What is an adaptation?
A change in an organism that makes it better suited to its environment
A random mutation with no specific purpose
A process that decreases an organism's chances of survival
A temporary change that does not affect the organism's survival
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5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Artificial selection is:
A natural process of selection
A process where humans select for desirable traits
A random process of evolution
A method of genetic mutation
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Fossils are:
Remains of ancient organisms
Types of rocks
Modern artifacts
Living plants
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7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Homologous structures are:
Structures that are similar in different species because of common ancestry
Structures that serve the same function but are not derived from a common ancestor
Structures that are found only in extinct species
Structures that have no function in modern species
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