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Evolution Darwin

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was Darwin's achievement?

a)

He proposed natural selection as a mechanism for evolution.

b)

He proposed that evolution has occurred.

c)

He advocated the theory of special creation.

d)

None of these.

2.

Which of the following is true of Jean Baptiste Lamarck?

a)

He proposed "acquired characteristics" as a mechanism for evolution.

b)

Organs which are used become prominent and are passed down to the next generation.

c)

He suggested that a blacksmith acquired large muscles which get passed on to the next generation.

d)

All of these.

3.
Which of the following is a fossil?
a)
a plant that has recently died
b)
a group of organisms that can reproduce
c)
a structure or organ that no longer functions
d)
a trace of an organisms that existed in the past
4.
what did Charles Darwin observe in finch populations of the Galapagos Islands off the coast of South America?
a)
different species on different islands
b)
all species on one of the islands
c)
identical species on all the islands
d)
the same species as North America
5.
The disappearance of a species.
a)
Evolution
b)
Extinction
c)
Migration
d)
Mutation
6.
what gave Charles Darwin the idea of evolution?
a)
google
b)
wikipedia
c)
mans attempt to destroy mankind
d)
finches in the Galapagos island
7.
Which statement best describes the process of evolution?
a)
Populations can survive in different locations on earth
b)
Environmental conditions limit the number of species on Earth
c)
Populations grow when resources are abundant
d)
The traits of a species can change over time
8.
Over time, adaptions can lead populations to experience 
a)
environmental changes
b)
genetic changes
c)
geological changes
d)
extinction
9.
Darwin theorized that individuals having an advantage due to their traits or abilities will be more likely to survive and reproduce.  This theory is known as
a)
evolution
b)
speciation
c)
adaptation
d)
natural selection
10.
There are three species of birds on an island.  Bird A has a heavy bill for eating seeds.  Bird B has a pointed bill for eating insects.  Bird C has a sharp bill for eating both insects and seeds.  If all insects on the island suddenly disappeared, which bird or birds would be the LEAST affected? 
a)
Bird A
b)
Bird B
c)
Bird C
d)
Bird A and Bird B
11.

how well an organism can survive and reproduce in its environment

a)

fossil

b)

fitness

c)

inherited trait

12.

change in a DNA sequence that affects genetic information

a)

mutation

b)

fitness

c)

transformation

13.

the principle that, among the range of inherited trait variations, those contributing to reproduction and survival will most likely be passed on to succeeding generations

a)

fitness

b)

natural selection

c)

evolution

14.

a group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring

a)

population

b)

crowd

c)

species

15.

inherited characteristic that increases an organism's chance of survival

a)

adaptation

b)

evolution

c)

fitness

16.

differences in physical traits of an individual from the group to which it belongs

a)

adaptation

b)

variation

c)

homologous structure

17.
What was the name of the ship Charles Darwin sailed on?
a)

HMS Enterprise

b)
HMS Beagle
c)
HMS Britannia
d)
HMS Bulldog
18.
What is the title of Charles Darwin's famous book?
a)
The origin of species
b)
Origin of species
c)
On the origin of species
d)
Species. The origin
19.
For Darwin, how have animals and plants survived?
a)
Through luck
b)
Through natural selection
c)
Through careful management
d)
Through choice
20.
_____ saw organisms integrated as a whole, all parts form and function were integrated into the whole body ( believed that the body evolved as a whole) 
a)
Charles Darwin 
b)
False 
c)
Georges Cuvier 
d)
True 
21.
Darwin read a text written by  ______  while on the HMS beagle. What he experienced in galapagos backed up what he read about uniformitarianism. 
a)
Georges Cuvier 
b)
Charles Saxx 
c)
Charles Lyell 
d)
James Hutton 
22.
_____ believed that organisms could pass down _____  characteristics 
a)
Jean Lamarck,  
b)
Georges Cuvier,  acquired 
c)
Jean Lamarck, acquired 
d)
Georges cuvier, New
23.

The Galapagos Islands are off the coast of ________________.

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Central America

d)

Antarctica

24.
Lamarck’s ideas about evolution include the concept that differences among the traits of organisms arise as a result of
a)
continual increases in population size.
b)
the actions of organisms as they use or fail to use body structures.
c)
an unchanging local environment.
d)
the natural variations already present within the population of organisms.
25.
The economist Thomas Malthus suggested that
a)
in the human population, people die faster than babies are born.
b)
without certain checks on population size, there would soon be insufficient food for the growing human population.
c)
in the 1700s, England needed more housing.
d)
the majority of a species’ offspring die.
26.

What scientist proposed that Earth was shaped by geological forces over time and that Earth is millions of years old?

a)

Charles Lyell

b)

Thomas Malthus

c)

Jean-Baptiste Lamark

d)

James Hutton

27.

Based on the adaptations Charles Darwin observed in finches and tortoises in the Galápagos, he wondered

a)

if species living on different islands had once been members of

the same species.

b)

if finches and tortoises had originated from the same ancestral

species.

c)

if all birds on the different islands were finches.

d)

why all tortoises on the different islands were identical.

28.

Both Darwin and Wallace were naturalists.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

The image below is the famous “I think” sketch that appears in one of Darwin’s notebooks. This sketch represents.

a)

the branches of a tree

b)

all organisms share a common ancestor

c)

organisms don't change and where created in the present form

d)

the Beagle's itinerary

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