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Worksheets6.2 Natural Selection
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the name of the scientist who had the theory of evolution?
a)
Lamarck
b)
Einstein
c)
Washington
d)
Darwin
2.
Natural selection is when ____________ decides who survives and who doesn't
a)
nature
b)
humans
c)
animals
d)
years
3.
What was the name of the ship Darwin traveled the world on?
a)
HMS Beagle
b)
SS Beagle
c)
HMS Bugle
d)
SS Bugle
4.
What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?
a)
To look different from other species.
b)
To be able to eat the food readily available in the environment.
c)
To protect itself against predators.
d)
To protect itself against prey.
5.
Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?
a)
Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
b)
Because they come from dominant alleles.
c)
Because they come from recessive alleles.
d)
Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.
6.
The purpose of selective breeding is to
a)
Get bigger animals
b)
get smaller animals
c)
create animals with desirable traits
d)
create animals with bad traits
7.
Some lizards have different size legs. Lizards with longer legs are able to better access food. Overtime Lizards with short legs became less common.
what is the successful reproduction
what is the successful reproduction
a)
Lizards
b)
long legs
c)
Leg size
d)
food
8.
Genetic differences between organisms of the same species
a)
Variation
b)
Adaptation
c)
Behavior
d)
Environment
9.
The different shapes of bird beaks are examples of _____ to different food sources and environments.
a)
fossils
b)
adaptation
c)
naturalism
d)
competition
10.
The long neck of the giraffe that lets it get food from high branches is an example of a _______ adaptation.
a)
behavioral
b)
mental
c)
physical
d)
conditional
11.
Zebras traveling in herds to protect themselves from predators is an example of a _______ adaptation.
a)
behavioral
b)
mental
c)
physical
d)
conditional
12.
Scientists infer that species with similar body structures and developmental patterns had a common _____.
a)
environment
b)
predator
c)
ancestor
d)
gene
13.
Scientists have found a great deal of evidence that supports Darwin's theory of ____.
a)
atomic structure
b)
creation
c)
evolution
d)
relativity
14.
This is the concealment of animals with their surroundings.
a)
variation
b)
speciation
c)
camouflage
d)
evolution
15.
Which of the following would NOT be an adaptation?
a)
Long, strong running legs
b)
Claws with a powerful grip
c)
camouflage
d)
A defective heart valve
16.
What accurately describes Charles Darwin's profession?
a)
a naturalist
b)
a medical doctor
c)
a chemist
d)
a physicist
17.
What did Darwin conclude about the finches on the Galapagos Islands?
a)
They evolved from a common ancestor on the main land
b)
They evolved from many different types of birds
c)
They all came from different countries and continents
d)
They developed from other types of organisms
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