WorksheetsWeek 13 Review Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Over time, adaptions can lead populations to experience which of the following?
a)
environmental changes
b)
genetic changes
c)
geological changes
d)
extinction
2.
Which of the folllowing is an exammple of a vestigial structure?
a)
Wings of a red-tailed hawk
b)
Hind limbs of a house cat
c)
Fins of sharks
d)
Wings of an ostrich
3.
What is suggested by the similarity of early embryos of different species of vertebrates?
a)
no evolutionary relationships between the groups
b)
recent common ancestry
c)
similar environments in the past
d)
evolution from a distant common ancestor
4.
Some organisms that share a common ancestor have features that have different functions, but similar structures. These are known as ____________.
a)
vestigial structures
b)
analogous structures
c)
homologous structures
d)
fossil structures
5.
An earthquake causes an ocean channel top open and separate an island into two. The species on each section are now in ________.
a)
geographic isolation
b)
behavioral isolation
c)
disruptive selection
d)
temporal isolation
6.
The gradual change in species over time is...
a)
Evolution
b)
Nucleotide
c)
Adaptation
d)
Natural Selection
7.
Choose which scientist corresponds best with the statement:
acquired characteristics are inherited
acquired characteristics are inherited
a)
Darwin
b)
Lamarck
c)
Lyell
d)
Hutton
8.
What is another name for natural selection?
a)
survival of the smartest
b)
survival of the fastest
c)
survival of the biggest
d)
survival of the fittest
9.
Which two species are most related?
a)
B & C
b)
A & B
c)
A & C
d)
C & B
10.
A remnant or trace of an organism from the past is called a _______.
a)
Ancestor
b)
Skeleton
c)
Fossil
d)
Imprints
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