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WorksheetsEvolution Quiz
Total questions: 72
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What animal did Darwin observe on the Galapagos Islands
a)
Finches
b)
Turtles
c)
Deer
d)
Fish
2.
When an organism completely dies out, it is called.....
a)
Adaption
b)
Extinction
c)
Fossilization
d)
Mutation
3.
The gradual change in species over time is...
a)
Evolution
b)
Nucleotide
c)
Adaptation
d)
Natural Selection
4.
To adjust to a changing environment
a)
Mutation
b)
Adapt
5.
Darwin wrote that organisms with traits that are best suited to the environment will ________________
a)
increase in number
b)
become extinct
6.
What characteristic did Darwin observe about the finches on the Galapagos Islands?
a)
Their feathers
b)
Genotypes
c)
Their beaks
d)
Their body sizes
7.
Another word for adapt is ____________.
a)
change
b)
create
8.
Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring?
a)
Evolution
b)
Variation
c)
Adaptation
d)
Natural Selection
9.
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
10.
Darwin referred to this as survival of the fittest. Over time, it results in changes in the inherited characteristics of a population because organisms with adaptations that make them fit for their environment will survive and reproduce better than those without favorable traits.
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Genetic Variation
c)
Survival of the Fittest
11.
Genetic differences between organisms of the same species
a)
Variation
b)
Adaptation
c)
Behavior
d)
Environment
12.
What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?
a)
To look different from other species.
b)
To be able to eat the food readily available in the environment.
c)
To protect itself against predators.
d)
To protect itself against prey.
13.
The struggle for existence against other members of an organisms species is
a)
Competition
b)
Natural Selection
c)
gene flow
d)
genetic drift
14.
Darwin's expedition took how many years?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
15.
Darwin's expedition was called the Voyage of the _________.
a)
Titanic
b)
Beagle
16.
Remains of ancient organisms are called
a)
Extinctions
b)
Fossils
c)
Mutations
d)
Variations
17.
Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects the process of natural selection?
a)
Overpopulation
b)
Fossils
c)
Competition
d)
Variations
18.
Who was the naturalist that traveled the world to study plants and animals?
a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Charles Darwin
c)
Charles Barkley
d)
Isaac Newton
19.
structures or organs that are thought to have been functional in an ancestor but are reduced and non-functional in a descendant.
a)
Vestigal Structures
b)
Homologous Structures
c)
Analogous Structures
20.
A well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations is called a(an):
a)
hypothesis
b)
experiment
c)
cause and effect
d)
scientific theory
21.
A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring is called a species.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Zoologist and Botanist who began the work on suggesting that organisms have a common ancestor.
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Erasmus Darwin
c)
Gregor Mendel
23.
developed the binomial system of nomenclature a two part naming system for naming organisms.
a)
Carlous Linnaeu
b)
Mendal
c)
Charles Darwin
d)
Carlous Linnaeus
24.
This organism is an ancient....
a)
reptile
b)
fish
c)
whale
d)
amphibian
25.
How the animal/organism moved and/or body worked.
If the animal/ organism is related to other organisms that lived in different environments. For example biological evolution: the change over time in populations of related species.
What types of food the organisms ate {For Example: Organisms with flat teeth were mostly herbivores{plant eating animals}.
Most importantly how old is the organism {For example: What time period is the organism from}.
If the animal/ organism is related to other organisms that lived in different environments. For example biological evolution: the change over time in populations of related species.
What types of food the organisms ate {For Example: Organisms with flat teeth were mostly herbivores{plant eating animals}.
Most importantly how old is the organism {For example: What time period is the organism from}.
a)
things we learned from evolution
b)
things we learning from fossils
c)
things we learn by eras and eons
d)
things we learned by studying genetics
26.
When we created our own fossils in class we were creating a type of ...
a)
Carbonization
b)
Mineralization
c)
Molds and Casts
d)
Trace Fossils
27.
This is a rare case in which the animal itself can be preserved with all its materials intact. This can occur in tar pits{ whooly mammoths, saber tooth cats}. Humans have been found in places such as bogs and mountain tops perfectly preserved.
a)
Original Material
b)
Trace Fossils
c)
Molds and Casts
28.
Process used with dating rocks by using radioactive decay.
Radioactive decay: when isotopes of an atom{element} go from unstable to stable.
Radioactive decay: when isotopes of an atom{element} go from unstable to stable.
a)
Relative Age Dating
b)
Absolute Age Dating
c)
Diving Time
d)
Gelogical Time Scale
29.
Structural, Behavioral, and Functional
a)
Camouflage
b)
Adaptions
c)
Variations
d)
Mimicry
30.
Hungry- Hungry Evolution was showing us how?
a)
Different species adapt to certain circumstances
b)
How animals are best suited to survive in their enviroments
c)
How species survive
d)
How a species can become extinct when food supplies are low
31.
what does this graph show?
a)
Species going extinct
b)
Species going extinct through interaction with humans
c)
Species going extinct as the population of humans grows larger
32.
In the watch Mojo video concerning extinction what organism was number 1 on the countdown?
a)
Sea Cow
b)
Tasmanian Tiger
c)
Dodo Bird
d)
Passenger Pigeon
33.
The SciShow video in class provided evidence for the existence of this once thought mythical species of humans
a)
hobbits
b)
Bigfoots
c)
Kids that pass Mr. G class with an A
d)
All of the above
34.
What is the age of the oldest fossils that we have discovered?
a)
5.5 billions years old
b)
4.0 billion years old
c)
3.5 billion years
d)
10 billion years
35.
Evolution is what type of process?
a)
Gradual
b)
Speedy
c)
Sudden
d)
Slow
36.
This concept makes the fossil record easy to dispute
a)
Missing links
b)
vestigial structures
37.
Zoe the protozoan project in class demostrated what
a)
evolution
b)
adaptation
c)
Natural Selection
d)
All of the above
38.
The observation that the Galapagos tortoises did not all live in the same environment helped Darwin
a)
develop his theory of adaption
b)
develop his theory of evolution
c)
observe mimicry in nature
d)
practice artificial selection
39.
The walking stick uses________ to blend in with its enviroment
a)
mimicry
b)
camoflauge
c)
smarts
40.
Evolution is hard because it is difficult to tell ____
a)
Which animals evolved into other ones due to missing links
b)
because we do not know when one animal stops being a certain species and then evoles
c)
there were so many extinctions that we have lost 99% of the fossil record
41.
The animal in this image is a Liger it is a example of
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Artifical Selection
c)
Evolution
42.
All organisms having a common ancestor is the major belief behind evolution
a)
True
b)
False
43.
The fossil record is made up of all the fossil on Earth
a)
True
b)
False
c)
C'mon Mr. G you know this is true and this answer is too long to be the right one but I am not going to pick it even though it is the right answer and if I get this wrong there is something seriously wrong me lol !
44.
Which is the preserved evidence of the activity of an organism?
a)
Cast
b)
Mold
c)
Fossil Film
d)
Trace Fossil
45.
Since birds and fly's both have analogous structures such as wings for flight it means they are related to one another
a)
True
b)
False
46.
Embryology is the study of
a)
cells
b)
embryo
c)
fetus
d)
development from fertilization to birth
47.
Scientist use molecular biology to determine how two species are related by comparing the genes in one species to genes
a)
in extinct species
b)
in related species
c)
in human species
48.
Why do scientist think the fossil record is incomplete?
a)
Fossils decompose over time
b)
The formation of fossils is rare
c)
Only organisms with hard parts become fossils
d)
there are no fossils before the Phanerozoic eon
49.
What can scientist learn about fossils using techniques of absolute-age dating
a)
estimated ages of fossils in rock layers
b)
precise ages of fossils in rock layers
c)
causes of fossil dissaperance in rock layers
d)
structural similarities to other fossils in rock layers
50.
Which is an example of a sudden change that could lead to the extinction of species
a)
a mountain range isolates a species
b)
Earth's tectonic plates move
c)
a volcano erupts
d)
sea level changes
51.
Structures that are inherited from a common ancestor are homologous.
a)
True
b)
False
52.
Humans, birds, whales, and lizards all have similar arm bones. What is the reason for this?
a)
The function of these bones is the same in all animals
b)
They live in similar environments
c)
They have a common ancestor
d)
All organisms resemble humans
53.
Bird wings and butterfly wings are an example of
a)
Homologous structure
b)
Analogous structure
c)
Mimicry
d)
Camoflague
54.
Shark fins and dolphin fins are examples of analogous structures.
a)
True
b)
False
55.
Analogous structures show common ancestry.
a)
True
b)
False
56.
When did life on Earth begin?
a)
4.6 to 4.0 billion years ago
b)
3.9 to 3.5 billion years ago
c)
4.6 to 4.0 million years ago
d)
3.9 to 3.5 thousand years ago
57.
A scientific theory is proven and based on evidence.
a)
True
b)
False
58.
Individuals with favorable traits survive, reproduce, and pass their traits onto their offspring. This is called
a)
Mutation
b)
Adaptation
c)
Evolution
d)
Natural Selection
59.
An organism's ability to survive and reproduce in its environment refers to its
a)
Fitness
b)
Variation
c)
Selection
d)
Mutation
60.
Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with aged and identified fossils?
a)
fossil record
b)
comparative embryology
c)
comparative biochemistry
d)
comparative anatomy
61.
Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with comparing similar structures in various species?
a)
fossil record
b)
comparing embryology
c)
comparing biochemistry
d)
comparing anatomy
62.
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
63.
If an organism has a vestigial structure, that structure likely once had a function in a(n)
a)
close relative
b)
early ancestor
c)
unrelated organism
d)
embryological stage
64.
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
65.
The hind leg bones in a whale are examples of
a)
homologous structures
b)
analogous structures
c)
fossils
d)
vestigal structures
66.
Mutations are important because they bring about
a)
death of the organism in which they develop
b)
genetic variation needed for a population to evolve
c)
benefits for the individual, not for the population
d)
Hardey-Weinberg equilibrium within a population
67.
The structures shown are_________
a)
homologous
b)
heterologous
c)
analogous
d)
vestigial
68.
Biologists discover two rabbit species living on opposite sides of a large river. What could they do to test and see if these species came from a common ancestor?
a)
Compare DNA sequences
b)
Compare body structures
c)
Compare protein sequences
d)
All of these
69.
What is mimicry
a)
Taking the background and copy it
b)
coping another animal or thing to survive
70.
Animals use camoflauge because..
a)
to hunt or hide
b)
for fun
c)
to sleep
71.
used to produce purebred animals
a)
artificial selection
b)
evolution
c)
fitness
d)
mimicry
72.
A Mechanism for a theory developed by Charles Darwin
a)
Artificial selection
b)
evolution
c)
natural selection
d)
mimicry
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