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WorksheetsHMS: Biological Evolution
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An inherited trait or behavior that makes one
organism different from others of the same species is called a(an)
_____________.
a)
natural selection
b)
variation
c)
coevolution
d)
evolution
2.
The __________ process supports that the green bugs are the best adapted and will survive and reproduce.
a)
natural selection
b)
selecting agent
c)
coevolution
d)
evolution
3.
The wolf acts as a __________ because it eliminates the weaker deer from the population.
a)
natural selection
b)
selecting agent
c)
coevolution
d)
evolution
4.
The webbed feet of ducks developed over time in a process called ______________.
a)
natural selection
b)
selecting agent
c)
variation
d)
evolution
5.
Over centuries this tree species begins to grow taller to escape the giraffes bite. However, in order to survive, the giraffe begins to develop a longer neck. Both animals adapt to each other in a process called ______.
a)
natural selection
b)
selecting agent
c)
variation
d)
coevolution
6.
a)
mammal
b)
reptile
c)
bird
d)
fish
7.
a)
mammal
b)
reptile
c)
bird
d)
fish
8.
a)
mammal
b)
reptile
c)
bird
d)
fish
9.
a)
mammal
b)
reptile
c)
amphibian
d)
fish
10.
a)
mammal
b)
reptile
c)
bird
d)
fish
11.
a)
mammal
b)
reptile
c)
bird
d)
fish
12.
A shark's long gills, fins, and teeth make it a superior underwater predator. These are all examples of ___________ critical to the shark's survival.
a)
coevolutions
b)
adaptations
c)
variations
d)
characteristics
13.
The killer whale, which is a mammal, would have a DNA code most similar to a _____________.
a)
frog
b)
dolphin
c)
pelican
d)
crocodile
14.
A crocodile, a reptile, would have DNA most similar to a(an) _____________
a)
shark
b)
dolphin
c)
iguana
d)
deer
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