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WorksheetsEvolution of Animal Diversity
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Study of mammals
a)
anatomy
b)
zoology
c)
mammalogy
d)
physiology
2.
Which scientist is responsible for the idea of transformation?
a)
Darwin
b)
Lamarck
c)
Lyell
d)
Wallace
3.
Study of animals
a)
animalogy
b)
mammalogy
c)
biology
d)
zoology
4.
Which scientist first suggested that fossils were the remains of extinct animals?
a)
Darwin
b)
Lyell
c)
Lamarck
d)
Wallace
5.
Study of fish
a)
fishology
b)
herpetology
c)
ichthyology
d)
ornithology
6.
Darwin's ship
a)
HMS Beagle
b)
HMS Bugle
c)
HMS Labrador
d)
HMS Santa Maria
7.
Study of the structure of the body
a)
anatomy
b)
physiology
c)
cytology
d)
zoology
8.
Geologist who suggested the earth's age should be measured in the "millions" of years
a)
Darwin
b)
Lamarck
c)
Lyell
d)
Wallace
9.
Study of tissues
a)
cytology
b)
anatomy
c)
biology
d)
histology
10.
Which scientist discovered the concept of natural selection simultaneously with Darwin?
a)
Darwin
b)
Lamarck
c)
Lyell
d)
Wallace
11.
Study of the function of the body
a)
anatomy
b)
histology
c)
physiology
d)
cytology
12.
Scientist who proposed the idea of "uniformitarianism"
a)
Darwin
b)
Lamarck
c)
Lyell
d)
Wallace
13.
Study of insects
a)
entomology
b)
herpetology
c)
ornithology
d)
ichthyology
14.
Father of evolution
a)
Darwin
b)
Lamarck
c)
Lyell
d)
Wallace
15.
Island chain that inspired Darwin
a)
Galapagos
b)
Phillipines
c)
Hawaiian
d)
Barrier
16.
Study of birds
a)
ornithology
b)
entomology
c)
birdology
d)
cytology
17.
Study of reptiles
a)
ichthyology
b)
herpetology
c)
ornithology
d)
entomology
18.
Which part of the theory of evolution suggests that all living things evolved from a single ancestor?
a)
gradualism
b)
multiplication of species
c)
common descent
d)
perpetual change
19.
Study of protozoa
a)
biology
b)
histology
c)
parasitology
d)
protozoology
20.
The idea that living things and the world are continuously changing
a)
gradualism
b)
common descent
c)
perpetual change
d)
multiplication of species
21.
Study of cells
a)
anatomy
b)
physiology
c)
cytology
d)
histology
22.
Small, incremental changes accumulating over time
a)
gradualism
b)
speciation
c)
natural selection
d)
common descent
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