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Components of Evolution

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Cheetahs are the fastest land animal. This is an example of...

a)

...an adaptation.

b)

...an acclimation.

c)

...a mutation.

d)

...natural selection.

2.

A rat lost its hair in a fire, and now it can avoid predators because it has a different scent.

This is an example of...

a)

...acclimation

b)

...adaptation

c)

...competition

d)

...evolution

3.

Which is NOT a component of evolution?

a)

Overproduction

b)

Mutations

c)

Variations

d)

Natural Selection

e)

All are components of evolution

4.

Which is NOT a component of evolution?

a)

Selection

b)

Variation

c)

Acclimation

d)

All are components of evolution.

5.

In the "It's Not Fair" game, what did you "choose" each round?

a)

Adaptations

b)

Predators

c)

Acclimations

d)

Food sources

6.

What are the four things all animals need to survive?

a)

Food, water, shelter, space

b)

A mate, a food source, fresh water, and sunlight

c)

Plants, Carbon Dioxide, space, and shelter

d)

protection, adaptations, space, and food

7.

Check all that apply:

Adaptations can be...

a)

Anatomical

b)

Physiological

c)

Behavioral

d)

Communal

e)

Spacial

8.

In the Walking With beasts episode 1, what was the reason why the Leptictidium went extinct?

a)

The climate changed

b)

The predators increased in number

c)

The gas cloud killed them all

d)

The water source dried up

9.

What was the time frame of Walking with Beasts episode 1?

a)

49 million years ago

b)

49 thousand years ago

c)

the Cretaceous period

d)

5 million years ago

10.

In the "It's Not Fair" game, what happened in between rounds?

a)

Evolution occurs by natural selection

b)

Acclimations turn into adaptations

c)

Climate change occurs

d)

The salamander grew in size