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Evolution Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

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1.

Select all that are components of Natural Selection. There will be multiple answers to select.

a)

Underproduction

b)

Genetic Variation

c)

Survival of the fittest

d)

Evolution

e)

Overproduction

2.

A ____________ is when a change occurs in the genes of species, possibly resulting in a change to the traits expressed.

a)

Allele

b)

Evolution

c)

Mutation

d)

Natural Selection

3.

In Lions, a typical female will have as many as 4 cubs at a time, but only two of them will actually survive to adulthood. Which component of natural selection is this an example of?

a)

Survival of the fittest

b)

Overproduction

c)

Evolution

d)

Genetic Variation

4.

Typical bacteria will die when exposed to antibiotics, but mutated bacteria will have a better chance of survival. If a population of bacteria is exposed to an antibiotic, which one will natural selection select FOR?

a)

Mutated

b)

Typical

c)

Both will be selected for

d)

Neither

5.

If an individual is not able to survive in an environment, what important thing is it not going to be able to do?

a)

Eat

b)

Survive

c)

Compete

d)

Reproduce

6.

Which statement best describes the process of evolution?

a)

Populations can survive in different locations on earth.

b)

The process of organisms changing over time.

c)

Populations grow when resources are abundant.

d)

Environmental conditions limit the number of species on earth.

7.

Organisms that have the most favorable traits will survive and reproduce. This process is called ____________.

a)

Evolution

b)

Extinction

c)

Natural Selection

d)

Artificial Selection

8.

If a genetic variation leads to a trait that give some members of a species an advantage in competition, what would you expect to happen to the population of individuals with this advantage in the species?

a)

They would decrease.

b)

They would likely stay the same.

c)

They would increase.

d)

They would quickly become their own species.

9.

In a community of snakes, females usually lay an average of 12-15 eggs per, but only 5 will survive to adulthood. Which of the components of Natural Selection is this an example of?

a)

Competition

b)

Evolution

c)

Overproduction

d)

Underproduction

10.

In a species of fish, some are born with an orange color and some are born with a brown coloration. The Brown fish blend in with the floor of the ocean better than the orange ones, and are less likely to be eaten. Which statement best describes this scenario?

a)

Natural selection has selected for the brown fish and against the orange ones.

b)

The brown fish are now their own species, and are able to survive.

c)

Natural Selection has selected for the orange fish and against the brown ones.

d)

This is not an example of natural selection.