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WorksheetsDarwin's Theory of Evolution
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
the process in which populations change over time
a)
basketball
b)
natural selection
c)
evolution
d)
mutation
2.
I formed the theory of evolution by natural selection after my research of various species of finches on the Galápagos Islands. Who am I?
a)
Reginald Punnett
b)
Charles Darwin
c)
Mr. St. Louis
d)
Gregor Mendel
3.
Nature has a way of causing organisms that inherit advantageous traits to survive and reproduce more successfully than the ones that don't. This process is known as...
a)
natural selection
b)
genetic variation
c)
adaptation
d)
overproduction
4.
A lion makes more cubs than the Sahara Desert can support (there's not enough prey around), so only a few of the cubs survive to become adults. They live on to reproduce.
Of the four parts of natural selection, which is this an example of?
Of the four parts of natural selection, which is this an example of?
a)
overproduction
b)
genetic variation
c)
selection
d)
adaptation
5.
Due to a mutation, some jaguars inherit larger jaw sizes than other jaguars within that population and this trait is passed down from parent to offspring. This gives those jaguars an advantage when it comes to hunting down turtles as prey.
Of the four parts of natural selection, which is this an example of?
Of the four parts of natural selection, which is this an example of?
a)
overproduction
b)
genetic variation
c)
selection
d)
adaptation
6.
Tigers with larger paws hunt deer more easily to survive in an environment where resources are limited. As a result, the tigers with larger paws are “selected” (the larger paws become more common in the next generation of tigers).
Of the four parts of natural selection, which is this an example of?
Of the four parts of natural selection, which is this an example of?
a)
overproduction
b)
genetic variation
c)
selection
d)
adaptation
7.
A beetle's ability to camouflage (blend in) with a nearby leaf allows it to escape a hungry frog's appetite.
Of the four parts of natural selection, which is this an example of?
Of the four parts of natural selection, which is this an example of?
a)
overproduction
b)
genetic variation
c)
selection
d)
adaptation
8.
Populations of species which do not adapt to their environment can eventually become...
a)
stronger
b)
humans
c)
extinct
d)
angry
9.
Four present-day realities that some scientists use to support Darwin's theory of evolution?
a)
fossils
DNA
common bone structures
developmental similarities
DNA
common bone structures
developmental similarities
b)
fossils
DNA
common bone structures
saliva
DNA
common bone structures
saliva
c)
fossils
common bone structures
plants
developmental similarities
common bone structures
plants
developmental similarities
d)
H2O
DNA
common bone structures
developmental similarities
DNA
common bone structures
developmental similarities
10.
In both the past and the present, humans have selected plants or animals for breeding based on desirable traits. This process is known as...
a)
artificial selection
b)
natural selection
c)
farming
d)
cropping
11.
term used to describe the idea of changing from one kind of organism into another kind of organism
a)
micro-evolution
b)
adaptation
c)
macro-evolution
d)
extinction
12.
term used to describe small gradual changes within a certain kind of organism (speciation)
a)
micro-evolution
b)
adaptation
c)
macro-evolution
d)
extinction
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