WorksheetsCh 15 Darwin
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who observed variations in the characteristics of plants and animals on the Galapagos Islands?
a)
James Hutton
b)
Charles Lyell
c)
Thomas Malthus
d)
Charles Darwin
2.
In different parts of the world, Darwin found unrelated species that looked alike because
a)
the species lived in different environments
b)
the species lived in similar environments
c)
the species were closely related
d)
the species once lived in the same place
3.
Which of the following ideas proposed by Lamarck was later found to be incorrect?
a)
Acquired characteristics can be inherited
b)
All species are descended from other species
c)
Living things change over time
d)
There is a relationship between an organism and its environment
4.
Which of the following would an animal breeder use to increase the amount of milk given by his herd of cows?
a)
overproduction
b)
genetic isolation
c)
acquired characteristics
d)
artificial selection
5.
What do evolutionary trees show?
a)
All life depends on trees
b)
All life is changing due to natural selection
c)
All living species are descended from earlier ancestors
d)
All life evolves to the point of perfection
6.
Series of related fossils are important evidence of evolution because they show
a)
how organisms changed over time
b)
how animals behaved in their environments
c)
how the embryos of organisms develop
d)
molecular homologies
7.
The wing of a bird that cannot fly is an example of a(n)
a)
analogies structures
b)
homologous structures
c)
vestigial structures
d)
molecular structures
8.
Which of the following is a term for a group of similar organisms that can reproduce fertile offspring?
a)
individual
b)
population
c)
species
d)
fossil
9.
Which of the following is a fossil?
a)
a plant that has recently died
b)
a group of organisms that can reproduce
c)
a structure or organ that no longer functions
d)
a trace of an organisms that existed in the past
10.
what did Charles Darwin observe in finch populations of the Galapagos Islands off the coast of South America?
a)
different species on different islands
b)
all species on one of the islands
c)
identical species on all the islands
d)
the same species as North America
11.
Two organisms that are closely related would have
a)
very similar DNA sequence
b)
exactly the same DNA sequences
c)
no proteins in common
d)
completely different DNA sequence
12.
What is speciation?
a)
combining of tow species to form one with different traits
b)
isolation that affects mating behaviors
c)
timing of mating that prevents normal sexual selection
d)
divergence of two or more species from an existing one
13.
What is the term for a feature that allows an organism to survive better in its environment?
a)
variation
b)
adaption
c)
homologous structure
d)
vestigial structure
14.
who is Charles darwin
a)
starbucks owner
b)
a bird
c)
a christian
d)
a naturalist
15.
What was Charles Darwin responsible for discovering?
a)
Football
b)
mutation
c)
evolution
d)
chinese food
16.
What is Charles Darwin's nickname?
a)
Father of evulotion
b)
Father of our country
c)
Father of evolution
d)
Fathar of evolution
17.
What book did Charles Darwin write?
a)
Diary of a wimpy kid
b)
The Origin of species
c)
The giving tree
d)
The first dictionary.
18.
The gradual development of a species into a new one to survive.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Artificial Selection
19.
The gradual development of a species into a new one to survive.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Artificial Selection
20.
Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Artifical Selection
21.
When every organism of a species has died.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Artificial Selection
22.
Genetic differences between organisms of the same species
a)
Variation
b)
Adaptation
c)
Behavior
d)
Environment
23.
The goal of every species on earth is...
a)
to survive and reproduce
b)
divide and conquer
c)
survive and conquer
d)
reproduce and die
24.
Characteristics of organisms. Examples: eye color, height, ear size
a)
characters
b)
trait
c)
appearance
d)
adaptation
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