WorksheetsChapter 16 Evolution By CHristopher Hill
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 3mins
Which of these is not an observation Darwin Made on his voyage?
Species vary globally
Species vary overtime
Species vary by country
Species vary globally
Who proposed that Earth was extremely old and that processes that changed Earth in the past take the same time as now?
Lamark
Darwin
Malthus
Hutton and Lyell
How did Lamark propose that species evolve?
Organisms can change during there own lifetimes based on what they use and that they could pass these traits on to their offspring
He believed that if human population grew unchecked that there would not be enough food or space
He believed the earth was flat
The exact same as Darwins theory
Who reasoned that Malthus’ reasoning applied to organisms other then humans?
Malthus
Darwin
Lyell
Albert Einstein
What is the struggle for existence?
Lyell discovered it
How well an organism is at surviving and reproducing in its environment
Individuals fighting with each other because they do not get along
If more individuals are produced then can suirvive then the population must compete for the necessities of life
What is whales having hips an example of?
Evolution
Vestigial Structure
Analogous Structure
Homologous Structure
What does homologous structure show?
Common decent
Common function
Different structure
Choose this one
What is natural selection?
Breeders picking desired traits
Only eating natural Food
Fitness
The process in which organisms survive by having more variations that are helpful for survival
Definition of Evolution
Survival of the fittest
Species varying localling
Modern organizms changing over long time
Fitness
What is an example species varying locally
Large flightless birds
Galagagos Tortise shells varying by island
Armadillos being over three meters long in the past
Birds being related to dinosaurs
