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WorksheetsEvolution
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is evolution?
a way of changing immediately
a biological process. it is how living things change over time and how new species develop
a process where things go backwards in development
a process where animals do not change
What is a homologous structure?
similar structures in related organisms
similar structures in unrelated organisms
structures that are no similar
structures that have no purpose anymore
What is adaptation?
organisms that cannot adjust to their environment
organisms that go extinct
organisms adjust to new environments or to changes in their current environment
when organisms can be traced back to a common ancestor
Darwin's finches are an example of divergent evolution.
True
False
What is speciation?
when are group within a species does not change or become different.
When animals have gone extinct
When animals have similar structures
when a group within a species separates from other members of its species and develops its own unique characteristics.
Natural selection is the process in nature by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and reproduce more than those less adapted to their environment.
True
False
Gradualism is when evolution takes place very quickly.
True
False
Which islands did Charles Darwin make his important discovery using finches?
Hawaiian Islands
Galapagos Islands
Japan
Australia
Mutations are a part of evolution
True
False
What will happen if an infectious diseases spreads through a population of fish and begins to kill them off?
The fish will be unable to create more offspring and will eventually die out
The fish will survive and thrive
The fish will develop an immunity to the disease
What is an example of mimicry?
Kingsnakes developing a color pattern like the coral snake
A dog learning to sit
A chameleon changing color to hide in the trees
An iguana with albinism
What is an example of a vestigial structure?
A human arm
A whale's tail
A turtle's shell
A penguins wing
