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Darwin and The Types Of Selection

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did Charles Darwin live?

a)

1600s

b)

1700s

c)

1800s

d)

1900s

2.

Darwin developed his theory of natural selection by the studying the unique life on this chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean near South America.

a)

the Andouilles

b)

the Hawaiian Islands

c)

the Galapagos Islands

d)

the Aleutian Islands

3.

What did Charles Darwin learn about the finch populations of the Galapagos Islands?

a)

Different islands had different species of finches.

b)

All species were on one of the islands

c)

There were identical species on all the islands

d)

There were the same species as South America

4.

A process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than other members of the same species

a)

evolution

b)

natural selection

c)

adaptation

d)

scientific theory

5.

Any difference between individuals of the same species

a)

variation

b)

evolution

c)

adaptation

d)

fossil

6.

A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring

a)

evolution

b)

species

c)

variation

d)

fossil

7.
Organisms with the most beneficial traits will survive.  This is commonly known as ___.
a)
theory of evolution
b)
variations
c)
survival of the fittest
d)
ecosystems
8.

What members of a species must do for food and other limited resources in order to survive

a)

compete

b)

evolution

c)

share

d)

reproduce

9.
What type of selection is depicted in the picture? 
a)
stabilizing 
b)
directional 
c)
disruptive 
d)
the answer is not here
10.
What type of selection?
a)
Directional 
b)
Stabilizing
c)
Disruptive
11.
Only populations can evolve.
Individuals can not evolve.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Which of the three graphs shows stabilizing selection?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
13.
Which process produced the two different types of beaks in the ground finch and the tree finch?
a)
artificial selection
b)
geographical distribution
c)
natural selection
d)
disuse of the beak
14.
before the Industrial Revolution the largest percentage of peppered moths were
a)
light
b)
dark
15.
Which of the following can scientists use as evidence to support the theory of evolution?
a)
Vestigial Structures
b)
Environment
c)
Charles Darwin
d)
Extinction
16.
_____ is an inherited trait that gives an organism an advantage in its particular environment.
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Fossil
c)
Adaptation
d)
Evolution
17.
Mimicry and Camouflage are examples of
a)
evolution
b)
life forms
c)
successive generations
d)
adaptations
18.
All of the following can be used as evidence for evolution except 
a)
Fossils
b)
Vestigial Structures
c)
Fossil Record
d)
Life Forms
19.
What conclusion can be drawn from the diagram to the right about Troodontidae and Oviraptorosauria? 
a)
They all share the common ancestor Archaeopteryx.
b)
They all share the common ancestor Dromaeosauridae.
c)
They have all of the same traits in common with Archaeopteryx.
d)
There were no evolutionary changes between these two species.
20.
The praying mantis has few predators. Yet it is adapted to look just like the twigs and small branches where it is usually found. Explain how this adaptation helps the praying mantis survive. 
a)
It hides better in its environmet to be harder prey to find.
b)
It hides better in its environment to be a better predator.
c)
It eats twigs and you are what you eat.
d)
It wants to camouflage itself.
21.
Darwin suggested that we could never "watch" evolution in action. Why did he believe this?
a)
Because we cannot see evolution in other species.
b)
Because evolution is just a theory and not a fact.
c)
Because evolution takes several generations to occur.
d)
Because evolution would be boring to watch.
22.
Which is not an example of an adaptation?
a)
A bird's beak allows it to crack open hard nuts.
b)
A zebra's stripes allow it to confuse its predators.
c)
A frog's large hind legs allow it to jump from danger.
d)
A cat sleeps on the sofa to avoid the vacuum cleaner.
23.
Which of the following is a term for a group of similar organisms that can reproduce fertile offspring?
a)
individual
b)
population
c)
species
d)
fossil
24.
Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?
a)
Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
b)
Because they look cooler.
c)
Because they come from recessive alleles.
d)
Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.
25.
Some lizards have different size legs.  Lizards with longer legs are able to better access food. Over time, lizards with short legs became less common.
What is the successful adaptation?
a)
Lizards
b)
Long legs
c)
Food
d)
Leg sizes

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