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Evolution Quiz

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 9hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a change in an organism that allows for it to survive in its environment?

a)

homologous structure

b)

vestigial structure

c)

variation

d)

adaptation

2.

Who was the British scientist who traveled the world to study plants and animals?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Charles Barkley

d)

Isaac Newton

3.
The gradual change in species over time is...
a)
Evolution
b)
Nucleotide 
c)
Adaptation
d)
Natural Selection
4.

Darwin wrote that organisms with traits that are best suited to the environment will ________________

a)

survive and reproduce

b)

become extinct

5.
What characteristic did Darwin observe about the finches on the Galapagos Islands?
a)
Their feathers 
b)
Genotypes 
c)
Their beaks
d)
Their body sizes
6.

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

7.

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.

8.

The struggle for resources against other members of an organism's species is

a)

Competition

b)

Natural Selection

c)

gene flow

d)

genetic drift

9.

The remains or traces of ancient organisms are called

a)

Extinctions

b)

Fossils

c)

Mutations

d)

Variations

10.

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

11.

The separation of a group of individuals from the rest of the population is referred to as

a)

genetic drift

b)

natural selection

c)

isolation

d)

survival of the fittest

12.
Some organisms that share a common ancestor have features that have different functions, but similar structures.  These are known as
a)
vestigial structures
b)
analogous structures
c)
homologous structures
d)
fossil structures
13.
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
14.
The similarities of the bones in the diagram provide evidence that---
a)
The organisms shown lived in the same natural envionrment
b)
The organisms shown may have developed from a common ancestor
c)
The organisms shown have the same genetic diseases
d)
All vertebrate species have identical forelimbs
15.
In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?
a)
sedimentary  rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
igneous rock
16.
What happens when a group of animals become extinct?
a)
All of its members have died.
b)
Only a few of its members are still living.
c)
The animals can no longer lay eggs.
d)
All of its members move to another place.
17.
Where can the oldest layer be found?
a)
The top layer
b)
The middle layer
c)
They are all the same age
d)
The bottom layer
18.
Which layer formed first?
a)
Rock Layer W
b)
Rock Layer X
c)
Rock Layer Y
d)
Rock Layer Z
19.
If scientists found this fossil, what could they infer?
a)
what fish are like today
b)
that this fish lacked oxygen
c)
what kind of animal ate this fish
d)
that water once covered the area
20.
Which term describes this fossil?
a)
amber
b)
cast
c)
mold
d)
bone
21.
What replaces the wood of a once-living tree to form petrified wood?
a)
amber
b)
a cast
c)
a mold
d)
minerals
22.
What was the name of the ship Charles Darwin sailed on?
a)
Boaty McBoaty Face
b)
HMS Beagle
c)
HMS Britannia
d)
HMS Bulldog
23.

Where did Charles Darwin travel to?

a)

Australia

b)

Barbados

c)

Galapagos Islands

d)

Trinidad

24.

Fossils and similar body shape are evidence that evolution has taken place on our planet. What is the third piece of evidence?

a)

Similarities in hair color

b)

Similar interests

c)

Similarities in early development

d)

Similar hunting patterns

25.

Which of the following is NOT one of Darwin's three main factors of natural selection?

a)

Overproduction

b)

Competition

c)

Variations

d)

Homologous structures

26.

On the diagram, which organism is the closest relative of the human?

a)

Frog

b)

Hare

c)

Caiman

d)

Parrot

27.

Branching Tree diagrams reconstruct the evolutionary history of a set of organisms.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of isolation?

a)

Tornado

b)

River

c)

Volcano

d)

Mountain range

29.

Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?

a)

F

b)

E

c)

B

d)

A

30.

Relative dating of rock layers tells us that the deeper we dig, _______.

a)

the younger the rocks get

b)

the smellier the rocks get

c)

the harder the rocks get

d)

the older the rocks get

31.

Which type of dating gives a more accurate age of a fossil?

a)

Relative dating

b)

Radioactive dating

32.

A _______ is a copy of the shape of the organism filled in with hardened minerals.

a)

Cast

b)

Mold

33.

The concept of _____________ is compared to the tortoise, occuring slowly but steadily.

a)

Gradualism

b)

Punctuated equilibria

34.

The concept of _______________ is compared to the hare, occurring quickly with periods of no change.

a)

Gradualism

b)

Punctuated equilibria

35.

The _____________ shows all of the millions of fossils scientists have found and recorded.

a)

Evolution

b)

Natural selection

c)

Gradualism

d)

Fossil record

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