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WorksheetsNatural Selection: Retake
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The scientist who is famous for his work on Natural Selection.
a)
Gregory Mendel
b)
Charles Darwin
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
John Dougherty
2.
A body part, feature, or behavior that helps a living thing survive and function better in its environment.
a)
Adaptation
b)
Multi-cellular organ
c)
Genes
d)
Selective Breeding
3.
The surrounding or conditions in which a person, animal or plant lives.
a)
Biosphere
b)
Natural condition
c)
Selective protection
d)
Environment
4.
The process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Selective Breeding
c)
Commensalism
d)
Genetic superiority
5.
Organisms within a population have genetic differences in their traits called.
a)
Genotypes
b)
Variation
c)
Natural Selection
d)
Heterozygous
6.
When every organism of a species has died.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Artificial Selection
7.
Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?
a)
Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
b)
Because they come from dominant alleles.
c)
Because they come from recessive alleles.
d)
Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.
8.
Which statement best describes the process of evolution?
a)
Populations can survive in different locations on earth
b)
Environmental conditions limit the number of species on Earth
c)
Populations grow when resources are abundant
d)
The traits of a species can change over time
9.
Why did the population of peppered moths in England change from light to dark after the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Light moths were easy to see against sooty trees and were eaten
b)
Light moths were killed by soot
c)
The birds that ate the dark moths were killed by soot
d)
Dark moths were produced by industrial processes
10.
Modern whales developed their traits through natural selection. What occurs during the process of natural selection?
a)
Organisms choose mates from other species to create new species
b)
Breeders selectively cross organisms with desired traits
c)
Only the fittest organisms can survive and reproduce
d)
Organisms remain exactly the same over time.
11.
Any change in the DNA of an organism.
a)
mutation
b)
competition
c)
habitat
d)
fossil
12.
The variety of an organism that inhabit the Earth.
a)
university
b)
biversity
c)
diversity
d)
triversity
13.
The gradual change in a species over time.
a)
evolution
b)
old age
c)
bad luck
d)
competition
14.
A group of similiar organisms that can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring.
a)
fossil
b)
natural selection
c)
species
d)
mutation
15.
The stuggle between organisms for the limited resources in a habitat.
a)
diversity
b)
niche
c)
mutation
d)
competition
16.
Which of the following is an advantage of sexual reproduction?
a)
it creates more genetic diversity
b)
it is fast and efficient
c)
it is easy to find a mate
d)
it is easier to develop offspring
17.
How many parents does asexual reproduction involve?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
18.
What characteristic did Darwin observe about the finches on the Galapagos Islands?
a)
Their feathers
b)
Genotypes
c)
Their beaks
d)
Their body sizes
19.
The white feathers of a snowy owl allow it to blend in with its environment during the winter months (snow). This is an example of ________________
a)
Species
b)
Environmental Change
c)
Adaptation
d)
Variation
20.
Two organisms that are closely related would have
a)
very similar DNA sequence
b)
exactly the same DNA sequences
c)
no proteins in common
d)
completely different DNA sequence
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