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Variation; Inheritance; Selective and Natural Selection

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The differences between the individuals in a species are called ..........

a)

evolution

b)

variation

c)

classification

d)

diversity

2.

The differences between the individuals in a species are caused by ...............

a)

cells

b)

evolution

c)

genes

d)

variation

3.

The passing of features from parents to their offspring.

a)

Inheritance

b)

Breeding

c)

Natural selection

d)

Variation

4.

Genes provide a set of instructions that determine the .............. of an organism.

a)

chromosomes

b)

lifestyle

c)

color

d)

characteristics

5.

Genes are passed on from ............... to ........................

a)

male; female

b)

parents; offspring

c)

offspring; parents

d)

female; male

6.

Genes are found in long threads called ..................

a)

nucleus

b)

RNA

c)

DNA

d)

chromosomes

7.

Genes and chromosomes are made of a chemical called ...........

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

nutrients

d)

pigment

8.

Offspring inherit .................. of their genes from each of their parents.

a)

a third

b)

all

c)

half

d)

a part

9.

Just the animals or plants with desired features are allowed to breed.

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Selective Breeding

c)

Natural Breeding

d)

Laboratory Breeding

10.

Individuals that have variations that best adapt them to their environment are most likely to survive and reproduce.

a)

Selective Breeding

b)

Natural Selection

c)

Natural Breeding

d)

Natural Variation

11.

The first person to suggest a way in which one species could change into another species.

a)

Stephen Hawking

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Charles Darwin

12.

The theory of Natural Selection was first published in a famous book called....

a)

The Origin of Life

b)

The Origin of Species

c)

The Origin of Selection

d)

The Origin of Evolution