WorksheetsEvolution
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who developed the theory of evolution?
a)
Ms. Schillig
b)
Darwin
c)
Newton
d)
Galileo
2.
Darwin and Wallace were ______________, people who study nature.
a)
geologists
b)
chemists
c)
naturalists
d)
astrologists
3.
The theory of evolution is based on the belief that __________________________________.
a)
all living things share a common ancestor.
b)
humans started as whales.
c)
plants evolved.
4.
Adaptation is when ____________________________________________________________________.
a)
there are random mutations in an organisms DNA.
b)
our genes change.
c)
a characteristic develops to help an organism survive and reproduce.
d)
an organism migrates to another place.
5.
Vestigial describes a __________________________________.
a)
body part on an organism.
b)
once-useful structure in an organism.
c)
a part of the brain.
6.
An example of a vestigial structure_______.
a)
a monkey's tail
b)
the pelvic bone found in a whale.
c)
our brains.
d)
a plant's stem.
7.
A mutation is a ______________________________.
a)
change in a gene found in DNA.
b)
when you become Wolverine.
c)
when you adapt to your environment.
d)
the pelvic bone found in a whale.
8.
An example of a mutation was seen in Darwin's study of __________.
a)
cardinals
b)
whales
c)
chimpanzees
d)
finches
9.
DNA is ________.
a)
made by chloroplasts.
b)
brain matter.
c)
hereditary material found in cells.
d)
dinosaur nucleic acid.
10.
When humans select which traits will be passed to the next generation, this is called _______________________.
a)
picky parenting.
b)
science fiction.
c)
selective breeding.
d)
genetic control.
11.
The process where organisms with beneficial traits live to reproduce while others die out is called _____________.
a)
natural selection
b)
environmental dissonance
c)
winning vs. losing
d)
selective death
12.
Which of the following is not a step in natural selection?
a)
Genetic variations
b)
Struggle to survive
c)
Overproduction
d)
Population
13.
Speciation is the process by which organisms undergo change due to their environment and can no longer __________.
a)
eat
b)
sleep
c)
interbreed
d)
get along
14.
Mammals are warm-blooded plants that breath air, give live birth, and produce milk for young.
True or false and why?
True or false and why?
a)
True
b)
false, they do not produce milk
c)
false, they are animals not plants
d)
false, they lay eggs
15.
Vertebrates are animals with _______.
a)
two legs
b)
backbones
c)
super-hearing
d)
vestigial parts.
16.
A population is _________________________.
a)
a group of the same species that live together in the same area.
b)
a group of different species living in the same area.
c)
a family living in a house.
d)
an ecosystem.
17.
Many different animals look very similar at the __________ stage.
a)
infant
b)
toddler
c)
birth
d)
embryonic
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