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Natural Selection (8th Grade)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The mechanism of evolution in which organisms that are better suited to their environment tend to survive and reproduce.

a)

Artificial Selection

b)

Mutation

c)

Trait

d)

Natural Selection

2.

The different occurrences of the same trait among individuals of the same species (hair color, eye color, height, etc.).

a)

Trait

b)

Variation

c)

Mutation

d)

Gene

3.

A characteristic belonging to a population or organism.

a)

Variation

b)

Natural Selection

c)

Gene

d)

Trait

4.

Part of a chromosome that is inherited from the parent(s) and determines some of an organism’s characteristics.

a)

Mutation

b)

Gene

c)

Bacteria

d)

Cell

5.

A process in which humans choose specific traits they want and breed organisms together for those specific traits.

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Variation

c)

Artificial Selection

d)

Mutation

6.

Microscopic, single-celled organism that can be found in diverse environments.

a)

Reptile

b)

Bacteria

c)

Fungi

d)

Mammal

7.

A famous biologist and naturalist who is known for his contributions to the study of evolution through the process of natural selection.

a)

Galileo Galili

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Charles Darwin

8.

A scientist who studies living things

a)

Chemist

b)

Physicist

c)

Biologist

d)

Astronomer

9.

A scientific theory that states that species change over many generations.

a)

Gravity

b)

Laws of Motion

c)

Evolution

d)

Survival

10.

A trait that an organism acquires over many generations that allow it to survive and reproduce.

a)

Gene

b)

Adaptation

c)

Mutation

d)

Bacteria