WorksheetsUnit8EvolutionQuiz#1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
When you see an image of different looking birds what part of natural selection are you observing?
adaptation
speciation
species variation
coevolution
What needs to be present for the formation of living cells?
water
ozone layer
oxygen
replicating DNA
all of the above
A rapid evolutionary change followed by a long period of stability is called...
convergent evolution
adaptive radiation
coevolution
punctuated equilibrium
Why did Darwin return from his 5 year expedition and not report his findings?
he decided his theory was wrong
he lost his journal of notes so there was no proof
his findings were controversial and he did not want to risk his reputation
his friend named Wallace asked him not too
Darwin wrote the "Origin of Species" and coined the phrase "natural selection" to describe the variations he observed in living things
True
False
What islands did Darwin observe
Hawaiian
Andes
Galapagos
Guantanamo
Darwin was able to document how species evolve at the DNA level because of his ability to own one of the 1st microscopes.
True
False
Any mutation that gives a species a better chance to reproduce and survive would result in.....
extinction
evolution by natural selection
an increase in population therefore better survival rate of species
a chance for a disease to enter the species
What finding of Darwin's supported that earlier life originated in the sea?
most of the organisms he observed lived near the ocean
he found what appeared to be a primitive marine fossil in the Andes mountains
the most advanced living things live in the ocean
because he needed to drink water to survive then all living things must have come from the ocean
