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KS3 Natural selection and genetic modification

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?

a)

Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.

b)

Because they come from dominant alleles.

c)

Because they come from recessive alleles.

d)

Because the organism knew it needed that trait, survives, and passes it on.

2.

The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, is called ...........................

a)

genes.

b)

variations.

c)

traits.

d)

theories.

3.

Hover your mouse over the image to make it bigger. What process is being shown in this image?

a)

Variation

b)

Natural Selection

c)

Selective Breeding

d)

Homeostasis

4.

Organisms that are better adapted to the environment survive to pass traits to their offspring. What do we call this process?

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Homeostasis

c)

Selective Breeding

d)

Extinction

5.

The more genetic variation a population has,

the more likely it is for some individuals to ......................

a)

evolve

b)

migrate

c)

survive

d)

mutate

6.
Why do frogs and other organism reproduce so many eggs or offspring?
a)
so that their babies can have friends to play with
b)
the more offspring the more likely the offspring will survive
c)
the more offspring the less likely offspring will survive 
d)
the more offspring the less competition
7.
Which organisms are most likely to survive?
a)
the best adapted
b)
the fastest
c)
the strongest
d)
the most domesticated (tamed)
8.
Do organisms "decide" to evolve and change?
a)
Yes, they know they need to change to survive 
b)
No, they change because of natural selection
9.
The long and sharp beak of a woodpecker is an example of:
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Selective Breeding
10.

Hover your mouse over the image to make it bigger. Domesticated dogs are an example of:

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Selective Breeding

11.

Why is competition important for natural selection?

a)

It shows which variations are more successful, allowing the organisms with those variations to survive.

b)

It causes organisms, regardless of which traits they have, to die out, reducing the population size.

c)

It causes organisms to get stronger due to having to outcompete other species.

d)

Competition is not important for natural selection.

12.

Who is the father of evolution?

a)

Darwin

b)

Mendel

c)

Newton

d)

Einstein

13.

What is another name for natural selection?

a)

survival of the smartest

b)

survival of the fastest

c)

survival of the biggest

d)

survival of the fittest

14.

Darwin wrote that organisms with traits that are best suited to the environment will ________________

a)

increase in number

b)

become extinct

15.

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.

16.

What characteristic did Darwin observe about the finches on the Galapagos Islands?

a)

Their feathers

b)

Genotypes

c)

Their beaks

d)

Their body sizes

17.

What is a change in an organism that allows for it to survive in its environment?

a)

homologous

b)

vestigial

c)

variation

d)

adaptation

18.

What is this an example of?

a)

diversity of species

b)

variation

c)

vestigial structures

d)

DNA studies

19.

How do species evolve

a)

Organism develop a trait and over their life and pass those to their offspring

b)

Some organisms develop a trait that they see benefits other organisms

c)

Some organism have beneficial traits which allow them to survive and pass traits to their offspring

d)

Organisms that have weaker traits seek out and breed with those

20.

The primary difference natural and artificial selection is

a)

In nature selection the “pressure” comes from the environment; In artificial selection the “pressure” comes from humans (or another species).

b)

In artificial selection the “pressure” comes from the environment; In natural selection the “pressure” comes from humans (or another species).

c)

Natural selections is when humans breed the animal; Artificial selection is when humans direct genes directly.

d)

They are different terms for the same concept.

21.

Evidence show that all breeds of dog are the descendants of wolves. How did the huge variety of dogs arise in a few hundred years.

a)

Genetics modification

b)

Natural selection

c)

Random chance

d)

Selective breeding

22.

What is the (sometimes controversial) process of inserting a desired gene in the genome of an organism?

a)

Gene splicing

b)

Gene cloning

c)

Genetic modification

d)

Weapon Plus Program

23.
"Survival of the Fittest" describes which theory
a)
a) natural selection
b)
b) gravity
c)
c) heredity
d)
d) string theory
24.

Why did the population of peppered moths in England change from light to dark after the Industrial Revolution? The industrial revolution produced a lot of smog and smoke, due to coal being used on a large scale.

a)

Light moths were easy to see against sooty trees and were eaten

b)

Light moths were killed by soot

c)

The birds that ate the dark moths were killed by soot

d)

Dark moths were produced by industrial processes

25.

When every organism of a given species has died is called what?

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Homeostasis

c)

Extinction

d)

Selective Breeding

26.

What is evolution?

a)

no more individuals of a species left

b)

gradual development of a species over time

c)

differences in characteristics

d)

the remains of plants and animals

27.

What is a fossil?

a)

no more individuals of a species left

b)

development of a species over time

c)

differences in characteristics

d)

the remains of plants and animals

28.

Which of these provides evidence that dinosaurs lived on Earth millions of years ago?

a)

photographs

b)

fossil record

c)

cave paintings

29.

Which two of the following answers are reasons species become extinct

a)

destruction of habitat

b)

gene banks

c)

disease

d)

biodiversity

30.

What feature of the pepper moth evolved to allow them to survive when tree bark got darker?

a)

size of wings

b)

size of antenna

c)

colour of the wings

d)

pattern on the wings

31.

Why did giraffes evolve to have long necks?

a)

to reach water holes

b)

to reach leaves on tree branches

c)

to attract mates

32.
Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist?
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Steven Hawking
d)
Isaac Newton
33.

Individuals that are well adapted to their environment will survive and produce

a)

better looking kids

b)

food

c)

more offspring

d)

fewer mutations

34.
What would indicate that a series of fossils represent evolution?
a)
the fossils were identical
b)
the fossils were found in the same layers of rock
c)
the fossils show similarities
d)
the fossils were completely different
35.
The surroundings and conditions in which an organism lives and operates.
a)
Evolution
b)
Population
c)
Environment
d)
Biological diversity
36.

This is an ecological relationship in which two or more organisms depend on the same limited resource. e.g. water/food

a)

Adaptation

b)

Competition

c)

Evolution

d)

Natural selection

37.
This is the trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago, most commonly preserved in sedimentary rock.
a)
Competiton
b)
Extinction
c)
Evidence
d)
Fossil