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Evolution, Adaptations, and Fossils!

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where those organisms that adapt best survive most

a)

embryology

b)

sedimentary rock

c)

natural selection

d)

variation

2.

A Variation that makes an organism more suited to its surroundings

a)

adaptation

b)

variation

c)

evolution

d)

embryology

3.

Body parts similar in structure and origin

a)

evolution

b)

embryology

c)

homologous

d)

variation

4.

A trait that makes some of the species different that others

a)

homologous

b)

embryology

c)

evolution

d)

variation

5.

Change in inherited triats over time

a)

embryology

b)

variation

c)

evolution

d)

homologous

6.

Group of organisms with similar characteristics

a)

embryology

b)

variation

c)

species

d)

homologous

7.

When organisms are better adapted to their envionment, find a mate and successfully reproduce. This process is called?

a)

cloning

b)

evolution

c)

variation in a species

d)

natrual selection

8.

When organisms of a species completely die out, is called?

a)

Evolution

b)

Natrual selection

c)

extinction

d)

adaptation

9.

When an animal adjusts to extemely cold or hot environments, these characteristics represent?

a)

cloning

b)

adaptations

c)

extinction

d)

cellular mistakes

10.

Scientists have developed a timeline of life on earth by the studying of fossils. What do we refer to this timeline as?

a)

the fossil record

b)

evolution

c)

the history of primates

d)

natural selection

11.

What do we call the preserved remains or physical evidence of an organism that lived in the past?

a)

varitations

b)

mutations

c)

evolutionary features

d)

fossils

12.

This person proposed that the theory of evolution happens as a result of natural selection?

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

James Watson

d)

Rosalind Franklin

13.

When comparing different animal's bone structures and biological similarities, these similarities might suggest that?

a)

these animals have the same bone that is used to help them fly.

b)

these animals may have a common ancestor

c)

these animals were all born at the same time.

d)

these animals can only survive if they live together.

14.
The gradual change in species over time is...
a)
Evolution
b)
Nucleotide 
c)
Adaptation
d)
Natural Selection
15.
To adjust to a changing environment
a)
Mutation
b)
Adapt
16.
Darwin wrote that organisms with traits that are best suited to the environment will ________________
a)
increase in number
b)
become extinct
17.
Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring? 
a)
Evolution 
b)
Variation 
c)
Adaptation
d)
Natural Selection 
18.
When an organism completely dies out, it is called.....
a)
Adaption
b)
Extinction
c)
Fossilization
d)
Mutation
19.
Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects the process of natural selection?
a)
Overpopulation
b)
Fossils
c)
Competition
d)
Variations
20.
Which statement is true about the fossil record?
a)
It is a record of all living things
b)
It shows how our climate has remained the same over time
c)
It provides evidence for history of life on Earth
d)
It does not support the theory of evolution
21.
An organism that no longer exists on Earth is 
a)
decayed
b)
evolved
c)
extinct
d)
preserved
22.
The fossil record is most useful for determining
a)
relatedness of ancient species
b)
relatedness of species that evolved recently
c)
whether organisms produce the same proteins
d)
adaptations in bacteria
23.
By examining homologous structures we can infer that
a)
these 4 species use these limbs in different ways
b)
these 4 species likely had a common ancestor
c)
each of the species adapted to their current environment
d)
all of these are true
24.
This image shows that 
a)
These animals have no simliarities in their structures. 
b)
two different species may have evolved from a common ancestor. 
c)
These animals are the same species. 
d)
These animals likely evolved from different ancestors due to their differences. 
25.
Evolution is called a theory because
a)
we are not sure if it is true
b)
there's not enough evidence yet
c)
scientific theories are supported by a large amount of evidence
d)
none of these is true

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