wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Chapter 16: Evolution pt. 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why do scientists study fossils

a)

to learn how the planet was formed

b)

to study how organisms change over time

c)

to observe how drought affected the landscape

d)

to understand how weather affect rock layers

2.

strata is the different layers of rock

a)

true

b)

false

3.

The fossil record is the record of the millions of fossils that have been found.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Bats, Birds, and Butterflies are all examples of convergent evolution.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Charles Darwin was influenced on his Theory of Natural Selection by Thomas Malthus and Alfred Wallace

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Thomas Malthus was a scientists that was the first to suggest a mechanism for how organisms change over time.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The type of evolution when two or more species sharing a common ancestor become more and more different over time.

a)

coevolution

b)

convergent evolution

c)

divergent evolution

8.

Who is considered the father of the theory of natural selection?

a)

Thomas Malthus

b)

Alfred Wallace

c)

Charles Lyell

d)

Charles Darwin

9.

A solid copy of the shape of an organism is a petrified fossile

a)

True

b)

False

10.

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.

a)

Analogous Structures

b)

Homologous Structures

c)

Vestigial Structures

11.

What was the name of the ship that Charles Darwin sailed to the Galapagos Islands on?

a)

The Dachshund

b)

The Artemis

c)

The Beagle

d)

The Posiden

12.

Who is going to win sunday?

a)

Manchester United FC

b)

Chelsea FC

13.

What island did Alfred Wallace vist that Charles Darwin did not?

a)

Malay Archipelago

b)

Galapagos Archipelago

c)

Hawaii Archipelago

d)

Japan Archipelago

14.

What is a body part that shares a common function but not in structure?

a)

Vestigial Structures

b)

Homologous Structures

c)

Analogous Structures

15.

What is a fossil in which minerals replace all or part of an organism?

a)

cast

b)

petrified fossil

c)

mold

d)

strata