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WorksheetsS7 - Ch 6 Vocab Practice
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
change over time in populations of related organisms
a)
biological evolution
b)
extinction
c)
geologic time scale
d)
selective breeding
2.
fossil copy of an organism in a rock
a)
cast
b)
mold
c)
trace fossil
d)
carbon print
3.
when all individuals of a species have died
a)
extinction
b)
mold
c)
camouflage
d)
natural selection
4.
set of all the fossils ever discovered on Earth
a)
fossil record
b)
mold
c)
mimicry
d)
natural selection
5.
chart that divides Earth’s history into different time units
a)
geologic time scale
b)
earth calendar
c)
naturalist
d)
variation
6.
impression of an organism in a rock
a)
mold
b)
cast
c)
trace fossil
d)
carbon print
7.
preserved evidence of the activity of an organism
a)
trace fossil
b)
carbon print
c)
mold
d)
cast
8.
characteristic of a species that enables the species to survive in its environment
a)
adaptation
b)
variation
c)
extinction
d)
trace fossil
9.
adaptation that enables species to blend in with their environments
a)
camouflage
b)
variation
c)
mimicry
d)
vestigial structures
10.
resemblance of one species to another species
a)
camouflage
b)
mimicry
c)
naturalist
d)
carbon print
11.
process by which populations of organisms with variations that help them survive in their environments live longer, compete better, and reproduce more than those that do not have the variations
a)
natural selection
b)
selective breeding
c)
naturalist
d)
adaptaiton
12.
person who studies plants and animals by observing them
a)
naturalist
b)
geologist
c)
climatologist
d)
ornithologist
13.
the breeding of organisms for desired characteristics
a)
selective breeding
b)
natural selection
c)
variations
d)
mimicry
14.
slight difference in the appearance of individual members of a species
a)
variations
b)
adaptions
c)
extinction
d)
biological evolution
15.
body part found in multiple species that performs a similar function but differs in structure
a)
analogous structure
b)
embryology
c)
homologous structure
d)
vestigal structure
16.
science of the development of embryos from fertilization to birth
a)
comparative anatomy
b)
embryology
c)
vestigial structure
d)
analogous structure
17.
body part found in multiple species that is similar in structure and position but different in function
a)
homologous structure
b)
vestigial structure
c)
analogous structure
d)
emryology
18.
body part that has lost its original function through evolution
a)
vestigial structure
b)
homologous structure
c)
analogous structure
d)
comparative anatomy
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