WorksheetsChange Over Time
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which structure is homologous to the human arm?
a)
fish's gill
b)
bird's bill
c)
insect's wing
d)
bat's wing
2.
What was the name of the ship on which Darwin traveled?
a)
Nimitz
b)
Retriever
c)
Beagle
3.
Bats have the ability of echolocation which helps them navigate and hunt. This is an example of --
a)
mutation
b)
disease
c)
adaptation
d)
selection
4.
What bird, studied by Charles Darwin on the Galapagos Islands, was used as evidence to support his theory of natural selection?
a)
flamingos
b)
ostriches
c)
finches
d)
canaries
5.
Which example would NOT be considered a fossil?
a)
an imprint of a bird feather
b)
animal tracks in mud that hardened to rock
c)
an insect preserved in tree sap
d)
cave paintings
6.
When looking at two tree frogs, a student noticed that one of the frogs had longer toes than the other. This is an example of --
a)
cloning
b)
a fossil
c)
replication
d)
a variation
7.
What most likely happened to species that are found in the fossil record but have no living members?
a)
They mutated into other species.
b)
They had offspring of a different species.
c)
They became extinct.
d)
They were never truly living.
8.
Charles Darwin noted that many of the animals on the Galapagos Islands were --
a)
similar but not always identical to animals on the mainland
b)
identical to animals on the mainland except they were always slightly smaller
c)
much larger and dirtier than other animals he had observed on the mainland
d)
starving to death because of lack of living space
9.
Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce?
a)
natural selection
b)
overproduction
c)
competition
d)
variation
10.
The gradual change in a species over time is called
a)
mutation
b)
evolution
c)
migration
d)
variation
11.
Which of these species is not extinct?
a)
T Rex
b)
Dodo bird
c)
Mastadon
d)
Bison
12.
Mutations are a change in what?
a)
DNA
b)
tRNA
c)
genotype
d)
phenotype
13.
What was the name of the scientist who had the theory of evolution?
a)
Lamarck
b)
Einstein
c)
Washington
d)
Darwin
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