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Evolution Review

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Preserved remains of an organism that lived in the past…..
a)
fossil
b)
picture
c)
dinosaur
d)
animal
2.
When an organism is no longer in existence……..
a)
lost
b)
hibernation
c)
extinct
d)
found
3.
The man who proposed the theory of natural selection and evolution.
a)
Thomas Moore
b)
Gregor Mendel
c)
Neil Degrasse Tyson
d)
Charles Darwin
4.
A change in a trait or characteristic that increases an organism’s ability to survive and reproduce.
a)
extinction
b)
natural selection
c)
adaptation
d)
choice
5.
The theory that organisms best adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce.
"Survival of the fittest."
a)
Natural selection
b)
Adaptation
c)
Extinction
d)
Fossil
6.

Structures with the same bone structure but different functions (jobs) suggest that organisms share a common ancestry. What are these structures called?

a)

vestigial structures

b)

homologous structures

c)

adaptive radiation

d)

fossil

7.
Which of the following is an example of a vestigial structure?
a)
the wings of a red-tailed hawk
b)
the hind limbs of a house cat
c)
the fins of sharks
d)
the tailbone of a human
8.

Two organisms that are closely related but not clones would have...

a)

very similar DNA sequences

b)

exactly the same DNA sequences

c)

no proteins in common

d)

completely different DNA sequences

9.

What is the cause of the biodiversity found on the planet today?

a)

Populations or organisms adapting to different environments

b)

An asteroid carrying organisms to Earth from another planet

c)

Individual organisms acquiring traits to help them survive

d)

A series of mutations leading to a KNOWN outcome

10.

What does the similarity of these structures tell us about these organisms?

a)

They grow at different rates

b)

they have a common ancestor

c)

They evolved slowly

d)

They do the same thing

11.

What do we call similar structures that were passed down from a common ancestor?

a)

vestigal structures

b)

variable structures

c)

homologous structures

d)

fossil structures

12.
Because of an environmental change, organisms develop mutations to survive in that environment.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
According to the diagram, who is most closely related to primates? 
a)
Amphibians
b)
Rodents & Rabbits
c)
Crocodiles
d)
Sharks
14.

Why are advantageous or beneficial traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

a)

Because those traits make them more likely to survive and reproduce.

b)

Because those traits come from dominant alleles.

c)

Because those traits come from recessive alleles.

d)

Because those traits are acquired phenotypes.