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WorksheetsCh 15 - Darwin's Theory of Evolution
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
______________ is the process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms.
a)
Descending
b)
Evolution
c)
Modification
d)
Transformation
2.
True or False: Darwin's theory is well supported with ample amounts of evidence.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
True or False: Darwin's theory of evolution is only a hypothesis made with little to no evidence.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
What was the name of the ship Darwin sailed on?
a)
HMS Poodle
b)
HMS Labrador
c)
HMS Beagle
d)
HMS Terrier
5.
Darwin collected the preserved remains of ancient organisms, called ________________.
a)
Remains
b)
Dead Things
c)
Artifacts
d)
Fossils
6.
What chain of islands were significant to Darwin's theory of evolution?
a)
Caimain
b)
Galapagos
c)
Bahamas
d)
West Indies
7.
When on the Galapagos, Darwin observed the islands had very different _______.
a)
Locations
b)
Climates
c)
Humans
8.
Darwin observed that the ___________ of many animals and plants varied noticeably among the different islands of the Galápagos.
a)
characteristics
b)
lives
c)
locomotion
d)
conditions
9.
Hutton and Lyell helped scientists recognize that Earth is many _____________ of years old
a)
hundreds
b)
thousands
c)
millions
d)
billions
10.
True or False: James Hutton published a book stating that geologic forces act quickly on the Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Darwin realized that if the Earth could change over time, then _____ could change as well.
a)
life
b)
mountains
c)
characteristics
d)
genes
12.
True or False: Darwin realized it would take many years for life to change in the way Lyell suggested.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
_______ proposed the theory of evolution by use and disuse.
a)
Hutton
b)
Lyell
c)
Darwin
d)
Lamarck
14.
The theory of use and disuse stated that organisms ________ or lost certain traits during their lifetime.
a)
removed
b)
acquired
c)
dropped
d)
took over
15.
What organism did Lamarck use to explain his theory?
a)
Lobster
b)
Tortoise
c)
Fiddler crab
d)
Finch
16.
True or False: Lamarck correctly explained how evolution occurred.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
_____________reasoned that if the human population continued to grow unchecked, sooner or later there would be insufficient living space and food for everyone.
a)
Malthus
b)
Hutton
c)
Lyell
d)
Darwin
18.
What was the title of Darwin's book?
a)
Evolutionary Change
b)
On the Origin of Species
c)
Survival in the Galapagos
d)
Genetics and Perfection
19.
True or False: Darwin published his book immediately upon his return home from his voyage.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Which scientist came up with the same ideas as Darwin?
a)
Hutton
b)
Wallace
c)
Lamarck
d)
Malthus
21.
Darwin noted that plant and animal breeders would breed only the largest hogs, the fastest horses, or the cows that produced the most milk. Darwin termed this process ______________ selection.
a)
Natural
b)
Formal
c)
Traditional
d)
Artificial
22.
Darwin realized that high birth rates and a shortage of life's basic needs would force organisms to compete for _______________.
a)
time
b)
humans
c)
resources
23.
The ______________ means that members of each species compete regularly to obtain food, living space, and other necessities of life.
a)
fight for living
b)
desire to succeed
c)
battle for survival
d)
struggle for existence
24.
The ability of an individual to survive and reproduce in its specific environment is __________.
a)
being in shape
b)
fitness
c)
vigor
d)
strength
25.
A(n) ______________ is any inherited characteristic that increases an organism's chance of survival.
a)
Adaptation
b)
Trait
c)
Characteristic
d)
fitness
26.
Successful adaptations enable organisms to become better suited to their environment and better able to survive and ___________.
a)
reproduce
b)
carry on
c)
thrive
d)
eat
27.
Individuals with characteristics that are not well suited to their environment either die or leave few offspring. Individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully. Darwin called this process __________________.
a)
artificial selection
b)
survival of the fittest
c)
living of the best
d)
competition for resources
28.
What is another term that can be used for survival of the fittest?
a)
artificial selection
b)
modern descent
c)
choosing change
d)
natural selection
29.
Each living species has descended, with changes, from other species over time. Darwin referred to this principle as descent with _____________.
a)
variation
b)
evolution
c)
modification
d)
exception
30.
All living organisms are related to one another. This is the principle known as ___________ descent.
a)
same
b)
difficult
c)
individual
d)
common
31.
True or False: Natural selection explains how animals living far apart could develop similar features.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Structures that have different mature forms but develop from the same embryonic tissues are called _________ structures.
a)
embryonic
b)
vestigial
c)
geopgraphical
d)
homologous
33.
The organs of many animals are so reduced in size that they are just traces, of homologous organs in other species. These organs are called ______________ organs.
a)
vestigal
b)
homologous
c)
structural
d)
lost
34.
The early stages, or ________, of many animals with backbones are very similar.
a)
Embryos
b)
Stages
c)
Babies
d)
Clones
35.
Darwin argued that living things have been evolving on Earth for ______________of years.
a)
Hundreds
b)
Thousands
c)
Millions
d)
Billions
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