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WorksheetsEvidence of Evolution Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is natural selection?
the process by which individuals who are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive
the process by which humans pick which organisms survive
when species are randomly voted upon and one gets eliminated
when DNA is shuffled together and forms a new species
Who was Charles Darwin?
a scientist who is known for the Theory of Evolution
a scientist who is known as "The Father of Genetics"
a scientist who discovered cells
a scientist who developed the first microscope
What book did Charles Darwin write?
Survival of the Fittest
The Origin of Life
The Origin of Species
Natural Selection at its Finest
Where did Darwin go to study different species?
New York
India
Galapagos Islands
Cuba
What species is Darwin known for studying?
dogs
cats
lizards
finches
Most members of a species show difference, or variations.
True
False
What are the different bird beaks an example of?
Randomization
Variation
Selective Randomization
Natural Selection/ Adaption
Variations are a difference in a trait from one organism in a species to another in the same species.
True
False
What are fossils?
watches
an ancient ancestor of the kangaroo
the preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms
an tool used to measure the length of a birds beak
A fossil that used to be part of an animal, primarily a bone, is called a
cast
body fossil
preserved remains
trace fossil
Comparative anatomy is where scientist compare the structures of different organisms
True
False
What is a homologous structures?
when there are two of the same letters present in a genotype
when there are two of the same buildings on a street
similar structures that related species have inherited from a common ancestor
when living things have no common features
"Survival of the Fittest" is the theory where a species will survive based on the amount of muscles it has.
True
False
