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H RMPS evolution

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Charles Darwin came up with this theory 
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Mutation
2.
To adjust to a changing environment
a)
Mutation
b)
Adapt
3.
Another word for adapt is ____________.
a)
change
b)
create
4.
Which of the following is NOT an example of natural selection? 
a)
People selectively breeding hamsters.
b)
Insect populations developing resistance to certain pesticides.
c)
Bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics.
d)
Male birds of certain species developing colorful feathers to attract female mates.
5.
What characteristic did Darwin observe about the finches on the Galapagos Islands?
a)
Their feathers 
b)
Genotypes 
c)
Their beaks
d)
Their body sizes
6.
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 
7.
When an organism completely dies out, it is called.....
a)
Adaption
b)
Extinction
c)
Fossilization
d)
Mutation
8.

Which scientist visited the Galapagos Islands and came up with the theory of natural selection?

a)

Theodor Schwann

b)

Gregor Mendel

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Rudolf Virchow

9.

Scientists have collected millions of fossils of different organisms, and have developed a timeline of life on Earth. What do we call this?

a)

Mutation

b)

Natural Selection

c)

The theory of evolution

d)

Fossil Record

10.

A physical or behavioral trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment is called a what?

a)

An adaptation

b)

A response to a stimulus

c)

A mutation

d)

Evolution

11.

What do we call a change in a species over time?

a)

Adaptation

b)

Evolution

c)

Extinction

d)

Environmental influences

12.

What do you call a characteristic that allows an organism to survive in an environment?

a)

variation

b)

adaptation

c)

selection

d)

overproduction

13.

Select ALL that show evidence of evolution.

a)

DNA

b)

mutations

c)

fossils

d)

skeletal structures

14.
Darwin's expedition took how many years?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
6
15.
The struggle for existence against other members of an organisms species is
a)
Competition
b)
Natural Selection
c)
gene flow
d)
genetic drift
16.
Remains of ancient organisms are called
a)
Extinctions
b)
Fossils
c)
Mutations
d)
Variations
17.
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
18.
What does Darwin's theory of evolution suggest?
a)
species change over time
b)
extinct species are not related to living species
c)
different species can interbreed
d)
animals that look alike are most closely related
19.

What book of the Bible gives the Creation account?

a)

Exodus

b)

John

c)

Genesis

d)

Psalms

20.

This image is a made up image of which theory?

a)

Darwinian Evolution

b)

Creation

21.

If something was created then reason would say that there must be a...

a)

reader

b)

scientist

c)

painter

d)

creator

22.

This image supports which theory? Things reproducing after "their own kind"?

a)

Darwinian Evolution

b)

Biblical Creation

23.

Darwinian Evolution theory does not support the idea of a creator God.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Genesis tells us that God created the universe in 6 days and rested on the 7th day. What did God create on day 1?

a)

Animals

b)

People

c)

Oceans

d)

Light and Darkness

25.

Genesis tells us that God created the universe in 6 days and rested on the 7th day. What did God create on day 5?

a)

Light and darkness

b)

Mammals

c)

Sun and moon and all the starts and planets.

d)

Birds of the air and fish of the sea.

26.

Genesis tells us that God created the universe in 6 days and rested on the 7th day. What did God create on day 5?

a)

Light and darkness

b)

Mammals

c)

Sun and moon and all the starts and planets.

d)

Birds of the air and fish of the sea.