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WorksheetsEvolution
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 57mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is a characteristic that improves an individual's ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment?
a)
species
b)
adaptation
c)
evolution
d)
natural selection
2.
What is a group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring?
a)
species
b)
adaptation
c)
evolution
d)
natural selection
3.
What is the term for a gradual change in a whole species over time?
a)
species
b)
adaptation
c)
evolution
d)
natural selection
4.
What are the traces or remains of an organism that lived long ago?
a)
species
b)
fossil
c)
rock
d)
adaptation
5.
What is the process where individuals that are better adapted for their environment are more like to survive and reproduce?
a)
species
b)
adaptation
c)
evolution
d)
natural selection
6.
What type of rock are fossils most commonly preserved in?
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
d)
lava
7.
What is a historical sequence of life indicated by fossils found in layers of the Earth's crust?
a)
fossil record
b)
fossils
c)
geologic time scale
d)
paleontogogy
8.
What is a vestigial structure?
a)
A body part or behavior that helps an organism to survive in its environment, like camouflaged brown fur
b)
A body part that is slightly different between members of the same species, like running speed
c)
A body part that an organism still posses but no longer has a function, like a whale's hip bones
d)
A body part, like a forelimb, that looks similar across many species of organisms
9.
Which of the following best describes an adaptation?
a)
A body part or behavior that helps an organism to survive in its environment, like camouflaged brown fur
b)
A body part that is slightly different between members of the same species, like running speed
c)
A body part that an organism still posses but no longer has a function, like a whale's hip bones
d)
A body part, like a forelimb, that looks similar across many species of organisms
10.
Which of the following best describes homologous structures?
a)
A body part or behavior that helps an organism to survive in its environment, like camouflaged brown fur
b)
A body part that is slightly different between members of the same species, like running speed
c)
A body part that an organism still posses but no longer has a function, like a whale's hip bones
d)
A body part, like a forelimb, that looks similar across many species of organisms
11.
Which of the following best describes a variation?
a)
A body part or behavior that helps an organism to survive in its environment, like camouflaged brown fur
b)
A body part that is slightly different between members of the same species, like running speed
c)
A body part that an organism still posses but no longer has a function, like a whale's hip bones
d)
A body part, like a forelimb, that looks similar across many species of organisms
12.
Which term means the formation of a new species?
a)
speciation
b)
specialization
c)
selective breeding
d)
separation
13.
Which term is used to describe the method in which scientists try to determine whether events or objects (like organisms) are older or younger than other events or objects?
a)
rudimentary dating
b)
relative dating
c)
absolute dating
d)
carbon dating
14.
Which term describes a method that scientists use to determine the exact age of an object or an event in terms of years?
a)
rudimentary dating
b)
relative dating
c)
absolute dating
d)
assertive dating
15.
Which of the following best describes the word "extinct?"
a)
when a species as completely died out
b)
when a species is thriving and doing well in its environment
c)
when a species is in danger of completely dying out
d)
when a species has the ability to completely take over geographical area
16.
Who is credited with developing the theory of evolution?
a)
Gregor Mendel
b)
Charles Darwin
c)
Alfred Wallace
d)
Rosalind Franklin
17.
What is the name of the process that fuels evolution?
a)
adaptations
b)
overproduction
c)
natural selection
d)
fossil record
18.
The Law of Superposition suggests that as paleontologists dig deeper into Earth's crust, the rocks are ______________.
a)
more metalic
b)
harder
c)
younger
d)
older
19.
According to the diagram, which fossil is the oldest?
a)
Crinoid
b)
Trilobite
c)
Ammonite
d)
Fern
20.
According to the diagram, which organism is older: the ammonite or the coral?
a)
ammonite
b)
coral
21.
According to the diagram, which bird has the most similar DNA to a large tree finch?
a)
small tree finch
b)
medium tree finch
c)
large ground finch
d)
green warbler finch
22.
A scorpion can produce more than 100 eggs in a brood (hatching). This is far more offspring than what could survive due to the limited natural resources. Which term best describes this practice?
a)
variation
b)
overpopulation
c)
competition
d)
overproduction
23.
Which of the following are factors in natural selection?
a)
overproduction, variation, competition, and seleciton
b)
overpopulation, adaptations, time, and weather
c)
humans, environment, changes, and mutations
d)
Darwin, variations, weather, and time
24.
What did Darwin observe about the finches on the Galapagos Islands?
a)
Their wingspan matched their body length.
b)
Their beaks were well-adapted for their diets.
c)
Their feathers allowed them to camouflage with their surroundings.
d)
That their feet were very similiar.
25.
Poison dart-frogs the in Amazon Rainforest are known for their bright colors; they are also known for being poisonous to any animal that tries to eat them. Which of the following is most likely a result of these two traits?
a)
The poison will help the frogs digest their food.
b)
The bright colors will attract their predators, therefore killing all possible predators.
c)
The poison dart-frogs would be well-adapted for any environment.
d)
Predators will avoid eating any organism with these bright colors.
26.
Which of the following phrases best describes natural selection?
a)
Survival of the Fastest
b)
Survival of the Strongest
c)
Survival of the Fittest
d)
Survival of the Smartest
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