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WorksheetsSegment 3 Rock Layers, Evolution, Natural Seection
Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
Which of the following is a term for a group of similar organisms that can reproduce fertile offspring?
a)
individual
b)
population
c)
species
d)
fossil
3.
The study of the early stages of development that is one evidence of evolution is:
a)
Homologous Structures
b)
Embryology
c)
Vestigial Organs
4.
Which of the following is a fossil?
a)
a plant that has recently died
b)
a group of organisms that can reproduce
c)
a structure or organ that no longer functions
d)
a trace of an organisms that existed in the past
5.
Evolution is a change in _________ over time.
a)
Populations
b)
Individuals
c)
Ecosystems
6.
Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist?
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Steven Hawking
d)
Isaac Newton
7.
Evolution can occur at different rates, however, for evolution to occur, there must me
a)
variation within a species
b)
extinction of the species
c)
asexual reproduction
d)
no change in the genes of an organism
8.
Change over time
a)
natural selection
b)
evolution
c)
adaptation
d)
bottleneck effect
9.
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
10.
Which of the following is not a genetic change in horses over time
a)
having four legs
b)
Increased in size
c)
has fewer toes
d)
More muscular
11.
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
12.
Remains of ancient organisms are called
a)
Extinctions
b)
Fossils
c)
Mutations
d)
Variations
13.
Darwin's expedition was called the Voyage of the _________.
a)
Titanic
b)
Beagle
14.
Darwin's expedition took how many years?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
15.
The struggle for existence against other members of an organisms species is
a)
Competition
b)
Natural Selection
c)
gene flow
d)
genetic drift
16.
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.
17.
To adjust to a changing environment
a)
Mutation
b)
Adapt
18.
Darwin wrote that organisms with traits that are best suited to the environment will ________________
a)
increase in number
b)
become extinct
19.
When an organism completely dies out, it is called.....
a)
Adaption
b)
Extinction
c)
Fossilization
d)
Mutation
20.
In natural selection, the selective agent is the
a)
humans
b)
mutations
c)
breeders
d)
environment
21.
Fossils can only be the bones from dead animals
a)
True
b)
False
22.
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
23.
In what kind of rock can fossils be found?
a)
Sedimentary Rocks
b)
Igneous Rocks
c)
Metamorphic Rocks
d)
Granite
24.
How are fossils created?
a)
Traces of organisms get turned into stone.
b)
Dead organisms are quickly buried for millions of years.
c)
Animals get trapped.
d)
All of the above
25.
Which layer formed first?
a)
Rock Layer W
b)
Rock Layer X
c)
Rock Layer Y
d)
Rock Layer Z
26.
Two species evolved from one species that lived in the past. What does that mean?
a)
two species have a common ancestor
b)
Two species is the same species
c)
The two species share all the same traits
d)
It means that one species evolved from the other species.
27.
Fossils that help fill in the gaps between organisms.
a)
fossil
b)
fossil record
c)
transitional fossils
d)
common ancestro
28.
Used to determine whether an object is older or younger than other objects
a)
Superposition
b)
Relative Dating
c)
Fossil
d)
Unconformity
29.
Which of the following correctly lists the layers in order from oldest to youngest?
a)
A, B, C, D, E
b)
E, B, C, D, A
c)
E, D, C, B, A
d)
C, B, A, D, E
30.
The space, conditions and all the living and non-living things around an organism is its _________________.
a)
home
b)
environment
c)
neighborhood
d)
ecosystem
31.
An inherited trait that helps those organisms that have it to survive
a)
niche
b)
structure
c)
characteristic
d)
adaptation
32.
Coloring or another physical characteristic that help an organism blend in with its environment
a)
mimicry
b)
camouflage
c)
hibernation
d)
migration
33.
A natural process in which new organisms are created and the species continues
a)
population
b)
niche
c)
reproduction
d)
behavior
34.
The place or environment where an organism naturally lives
a)
function
b)
habitat
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
35.
features that help identify something
a)
appearance
b)
characteristics
c)
behaviors
d)
structures
36.
Which feature helps an animal hide from other animals?
a)
looking like a dangerous animal
b)
being the same color as the place it lives (camoflauge)
c)
having sharp claws or a strong shel
d)
having only a few young and caring for them
37.
A giraffe has a long neck. Why would the giraffe need this adaptation?
a)
to keep warm
b)
to reach food high above the ground
c)
to have room to eat more
d)
to catch birds
38.
Which of the following is an example of a trace fossil?
a)
A skeleton preserved in a tar pit
b)
A footprint of an extinct animal
c)
A mummy buried in ice
d)
An insect preserved in amber
39.
If amphibians came from fish, what must scientists look for?
a)
Evidence of a transition fossil that shows both amphibian and fish features.
b)
Evidence of fish such as fossils.
c)
Evidence of Amphibians such a fossils.
d)
A transition fossil that shows both bird and reptilian features.
40.
Older fossils are found
a)
At the top
b)
At the bottom
c)
In the middle
41.
What evolved first crocodiles or amphibians?
a)
Amphibians
b)
Crocodiles
c)
Same Time
42.
What do amphibians, primates, rodents, crocodiles and birds have in common?
a)
Four Limbs
b)
Amniotic Egg
c)
Hair
d)
Pre-orbital Fenestra
43.
What evolved first according to this diagram, amphibians or birds?
a)
Amphibians
b)
Birds
c)
Both at the same time
44.
What is embryology?
a)
Adaptation.
b)
The study of fetus and embryo development, and fertilization.
c)
Evolution.
d)
The study of fossils.
45.
a)
B, A, C, D, F, E
b)
B, C, D, A, E, F
c)
C, B, A, D, E, F
d)
C, D, F, A, B, E
46.
What is an example of a hereditary trait?
a)
reading
b)
blonde hair
c)
riding a bike
d)
wearing a hat
47.
Which species’ DNA is most similar to the DNA of the toothed whale?
a)
Hippopotamus
b)
Baleen Whale
c)
Grazing Mammals
d)
Camels
48.
Where did Charles Darwin study evolution?
a)
Canary Islands
b)
Galapagos Islands
c)
Bahamas
d)
Caribbean Sea
49.
Evidence of evolution suggests ___________
a)
fossils
b)
common descendant
c)
common ancestor
d)
cladograms
50.
How would you describe this evolution?
a)
Homologous structure
b)
Analogous structure
c)
Structural adaption
d)
Functional adaption
51.
What kind of structures are these?
a)
homologous
b)
temporal
c)
analogous
d)
vestigial
52.
What are homologous structures?
a)
similar in function but different in structure
b)
remnants of organs that that functioned in earlier ancestors
c)
episodes of speciation
d)
similar in structure but different in function
53.
Intermediate fossil forms are important evidence of evolution because they show
a)
how organisms change over time
b)
how animals behaved in their environments
c)
how the embryos of organisms develop
d)
molecular homologies
54.
Which process produced the two different types of beaks in the ground finch and the tree finch?
a)
artificial selection
b)
geographical distribution
c)
natural selection
d)
disuse of the beak
55.
Structures with the same parts have different functions; suggests that organisms share a common ancestry
a)
vestigial structures
b)
homologous structures
c)
adaptive radiation
d)
fossil
56.
What is an example of a vestigial structure of a HUMAN?
a)
Femur
b)
Wisdom Teeth
c)
Brain
d)
Finger
57.
What distinguishes zebras from from giraffes?
a)
un-branching horns (in males)
b)
even number of toes
c)
fur
d)
carnivorous teeth
58.
Bat wing, human arm
a)
Homologous
b)
Analogous
c)
Vestigial
59.
Bat wing, butterfly wing
a)
Homologous
b)
Analogous
c)
Vestigial
60.
Human appendix
a)
Homologous
b)
Analogous
c)
Vestigial
61.
a)
Homologous
b)
Analogous
c)
Vestigial
62.
How does embryology support the Theory of Evolution?
a)
It shows that they have a common ancestor because of their similarities.
b)
I'm not sure.
c)
Animals change over time.
63.
Study of embryos of various organisms to show a common ancestor because of similarities in development
a)
natural selection
b)
embryology
c)
speciation
d)
evolution
64.
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
65.
Which best describes these fossils?
a)
The oldest fossils can be found on the lower layers
b)
The oldest fossils can be found at the top layers
c)
The youngest fossils are always found on the bottom layers
d)
You can not tell the age of any of these fossils
66.
What type of evidence is shown in this picture?
a)
Fossils
b)
Homologous Structures
c)
Vestigial Structures
d)
DNA
67.
What type of evidence are shown in the picture above?
a)
Fossils
b)
Embryology
c)
Homologous Structures
d)
Vestigial Structures
68.
Which layer is the oldest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
69.
What process is being shown in this image?
a)
Variation
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Selective Breeding
d)
Homeostasis
70.
What year(s) did the insect population experience the greatest insecticide resistance or spike in population growth? (steepest part of the graph)
a)
1950- 1960
b)
1960 - 1970
c)
1970 -1980
d)
1980 - 1990
71.
Which statement best describes how a "white fur" wolf population may have adapted
a)
humans bred them for their white fur
b)
they developed white fur to avoid detection
c)
Variation of wolf fur color existed. Wolves with white fur were more likely to avoid detection, eat & reproduce.
d)
all of the answers are true
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