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Natural Selection

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How do you "win" at natural selection?

a)

survive

b)

go extinct

c)

survive & reproduce

2.

What word describes a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment?

a)

natural selection

b)

mutation

c)

camouflage

d)

adaptation

3.
Which organisms are most likely to survive?
a)
the best adapted
b)
the fastest
c)
the strongest
d)
the most domesticated (tamed)
4.

What happened to the peppered moth population after the Industrial Revolution?

a)

There were MORE LIGHT moths because the bird couldn't see them on the DARK TREES

b)

There were MORE DARK moths because the bird couldn't see them on the DARK TREES

c)

There were MORE DARK moths because the bird couldn't see them on the LIGHT TREES

5.
Structures that are inherited from a common ancestor are homologous.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Humans, birds, whales, and lizards all have similar arm bones. What is the reason for this?
a)
The function of these bones is the same in all animals
b)
They live in similar environments
c)
They have a common ancestor
d)
All organisms resemble humans
7.
Bird wings and butterfly wings are an example of
a)
Homologous structure
b)
Analogous structure
c)
Mimicry
d)
Camoflague
8.
Analogous structures show common ancestry.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
a)
Homologous
b)
Vestigial
c)
Analogous
10.
group of organisms so similar to one another that they can breed and produce fertile offspring 
a)
Species
b)
Fitness
c)
Biogeography
d)
Fossil
11.
mechanism by which individuals that have inherited beneficial adaptions produce more offspring on average than do other individuals 
a)
Fitness
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Evolution
d)
Artificial Selection
12.
differences in physical traits of an individual from the group to which it belongs
a)
Adaptation
b)
Variation
c)
Fittness
d)
Natural Selection
13.
remnants of an organ or structure that functioned in an earlier ancestor
a)
Analogous Structure
b)
Fossil
c)
Homologous Structure
d)
Vestigial Structure
14.
measure of an organisms's ability to survive and produce offspring relative to other members of a population 
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Adaptation
c)
Fitness
d)
Variation
15.
inherited trait that is selected for over time because it allows organisms to better survive in their einvironment
a)
Adaptation
b)
Variation
c)
Fitness
d)
Natural Selection
16.
Water and food are examples of _____________ for populations
a)
emigration
b)
carrying capacity
c)
limiting factor
d)
immigration
17.
If an area has all the wolves that it can support, the wolf population has reached its _______________________.
a)
limiting factor
b)
carrying capacity
c)
emmigration
d)
immigration
18.

High biodiversity makes the food web more complex and better able to support the most species, even if some populations decrease.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

High biodiversity makes it more likely that the ecosystem will be able to keep functioning after a disturbance, such as disease or natural disaster.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Which of these is NOT a benefit of biodiversity in an ecosystem?

a)

It helps all individuals survive

b)

Some individuals will survive because they have different traits, even if lots of others in their species die.

c)

If something kills off a whole species, others can take their place and the ecosystem is still OK.

d)

More food sources for consumer species