WorksheetsAdaptation & Evolution
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
EVOLUTION
a)
A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce
b)
Competition where offspring compete for food and other resources in order to survive
c)
The gradual change of species over time
d)
Most species produce far more offspring than can possibly survive
2.
COMPETITION
a)
Offspring compete for food and other resources in order to survive
b)
Scientists compare the DNA of living organisms to find similarities among the species to see how closely related they are
c)
How organisms develop in similar ways in the womb
d)
A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce
3.
DNA
a)
Offspring compete for food and other resources in order to survive
b)
How organisms develop in similar ways in the womb
c)
Homologous structures that related species have from common ancestors
d)
Scientists compare the DNA of living organisms to find similarities among the species to see how closely related they are
4.
NATURAL SELECTION
a)
Process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce
b)
Scientists compare the DNA of living organisms to find similarities among the species to see how closely related they are
c)
Remains of an ancient organism or an imprint left behind by an organism
d)
Most species produce far more offspring than can possibly survive
5.
OVERPRODUCTION
a)
Most species produce far more offspring than can possibly survive
b)
Process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce
c)
Homologous structures that related species have from common ancestors
d)
The gradual change of species over time
6.
VARIATION
a)
The gradual change of species over time
b)
Differences in traits between members of the same species
c)
Organisms develop in similar ways in the womb
d)
Survival of the fittest
7.
ADAPTATION
a)
Homologous structures that related species have from common
b)
Process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce
c)
A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce
d)
Differences in traits between members of the same species
8.
PATTERNS OF DEVELOPMENT
a)
Offspring compete for food and other resources in order to survive
b)
A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce
c)
The gradual change of species over time
d)
How organisms develop in the womb
9.
SIMILAR BODY STRUCTURES
a)
Differences in traits between members of the same species
b)
A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce
c)
Homologous structures where related species have common ancestors
d)
Process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce
10.
FOSSILS
a)
Remains of ancient organisms or an imprint left behind
b)
Shows that organisms lived inthe past are very different than today
c)
Offspring compete for food and other resources in order to survive
d)
Shows that species change over time
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