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Evolution

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Evolution

a)

the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.

b)

a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding.

2.

Species

a)

a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding.

b)

the action or process of adapting or being adapted.

3.

Adaptation

a)

a distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to a person.

b)

a change or the process of change by which an organism or species becomes better suited to its environment.

4.

Traits

a)

the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another.

b)

a distinguishing quality or characteristic, typically one belonging to an organism.

5.

Heredity

a)

a unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.

b)

the passing on of physical or mental characteristics genetically from one generation to another.

6.

Genetics

a)

a unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.

b)

the study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics.

7.

Genes

a)

a unit of heredity that is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring.

b)

The HMS Beagle

8.

Scientific Theory

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

an explanation of an aspect of the natural world that can be repeatedly tested, in accordance with the scientific method

9.

Natural selection

a)

a change or difference in condition, amount, or level, typically with certain limits.

b)

the process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

10.

Survival of the fittest

a)

DNA

b)

the continued existence of organisms that are best adapted to their environment, with the extinction of others

11.

Variation

a)

a change or difference in condition, amount, or level, typically with certain limits.

b)

the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.

12.

The Name of the ship Darwin sailed on

a)

Millenium Falcon

b)

HMS Enterprise

c)

HMS Beagle

13.

How long was Darwin's voyage (trip)

a)

2 years

b)

2 months

c)

3 years

d)

5 years