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N5 Evolution

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mutations...

a)

Are predictable

b)

Are controllable

c)

Are spontaneous

d)

Are constant

2.

Mutations...

a)

Are one of the sources of new alleles

b)

Are the only source of new alleles

c)

Are not a source of new alleles

d)

Are the source of some new alleles

3.

What term is used to describe a mutation that leads to an organism becoming better adapted to its environment?

a)

Advantageous Mutation

b)

Neutral Mutation

c)

Disadvantageous Mutation

4.

What term is used to describe a mutation that has no effect on the organism?

a)

Advantageous Mutation

b)

Neutral Mutation

c)

Disadvantageous Mutation

5.

What term is used to describe a mutation that has a negative effect on the survival of the organism?

a)

Advantageous Mutation

b)

Neutral Mutation

c)

Disadvantageous Mutation

6.

Survival of the fittest is also known as...

a)

Selection Pressure

b)

Natural Selection

c)

Selective Advantage

d)

Species Selection

7.

Which organism is most likely to survive?

a)

The oldest

b)

The youngest

c)

The biggest

d)

The best adapted to its environment

8.

Which of the following is an example of a selection pressure?

a)

Having longer fur than the rest of your species

b)

Having larger horns than the rest of your species

c)

A change in temperature

d)

Being brighter in colour than the rest of your species

9.

Individuals who have a selective advantage are

a)

More likely to survive and pass on their alleles.

b)

Less likely to survive and pass on their alleles

10.

What name is given to the formation of a new species?

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Speciation

c)

Selective Advantage

d)

Mutation

11.

What is the first stage in speciation?

a)

The population becomes seperated

b)

Mutations take place within the population

c)

Individuals in the population cannot interbreed

d)

The population spontaneously turns into two species

12.

During speciation, sub-populations evolve until

a)

They become genetically identical

b)

They become genetically different

13.

Which of the following is not an isolation barrier?

a)

Geographical

b)

Ecological

c)

Behavioural

d)

Physical

14.

During natural selection, what happens to the number of alleles that confer selective advantage over time?

a)

They increase

b)

They decrease

c)

They stay the same