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WorksheetsChapter 16: Evolution pt. 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Why do scientists study fossils
to learn how the planet was formed
to study how organisms change over time
to observe how drought affected the landscape
to understand how weather affect rock layers
strata is the different layers of rock
true
false
The fossil record is the record of the millions of fossils that have been found.
True
False
Bats, Birds, and Butterflies are all examples of convergent evolution.
True
False
Charles Darwin was influenced on his Theory of Natural Selection by Thomas Malthus and Alfred Wallace
True
False
Thomas Malthus was a scientists that was the first to suggest a mechanism for how organisms change over time.
True
False
The type of evolution when two or more species sharing a common ancestor become more and more different over time.
coevolution
convergent evolution
divergent evolution
Who is considered the father of the theory of natural selection?
Thomas Malthus
Alfred Wallace
Charles Lyell
Charles Darwin
A solid copy of the shape of an organism is a petrified fossile
True
False
What structure is a remnant of a structure of a structure that may have had an important function in a species' ancestors, but has no clear function in the modern species.
Analogous Structures
Homologous Structures
Vestigial Structures
What was the name of the ship that Charles Darwin sailed to the Galapagos Islands on?
The Dachshund
The Artemis
The Beagle
The Posiden
Who is going to win sunday?
Manchester United FC
Chelsea FC
What island did Alfred Wallace vist that Charles Darwin did not?
Malay Archipelago
Galapagos Archipelago
Hawaii Archipelago
Japan Archipelago
What is a body part that shares a common function but not in structure?
Vestigial Structures
Homologous Structures
Analogous Structures
What is a fossil in which minerals replace all or part of an organism?
cast
petrified fossil
mold
strata
