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WorksheetsEvolution Vocab Quiz
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce fertile offspring
common ancestor
adaptation
species
fossil
The preserved remains or traces of an organism. This is also evidence for evolution.
mutation
species
common ancestor
fossil
A trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment
adaptation
mutation
DNA
fossil
What is NOT true about evolution?
It is the gradual change in a species over time
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It states that all living things are related
It states that we all evolved from a common ancestor
It shows that humans came from monkeys
Natural selection states that
individuals that are better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than other members of the same species
if an organism's environment changes, it will die
adaptations do not help an organism survive
those survive but cannot reproduce are still thriving in an environment.
__________, or random errors in DNA, are responsible for emerging new traits in a population of organisms. These new traits can become adaptations, and serve as the foundation for evolution.
mutations
viruses
fossils
ancestors
Penguins have webbed feet for powerful swimming. Their webbed feet is an example of
an adaptation
a mutation
a fossil
evolution
As evidence for evolution, ____________________ are similar structures that related species have inherited from a common ancestor. Example: the structure of bones in a dolphin's flipper are similar to a dog's leg
homologous structures
adaptive structures
heterozygous structures
antilogous structures
Which does NOT represent evidence for evolution? (choose the best answer)
biogeography
fossils
homologous structures
DNA
ALL answers represent evidence for evolution
T/F: Evolutionary theory implies that life evolved (and continues to evolve) randomly, or by chance.
True
False
T/F: Evolution results in progress; organisms are always getting better through evolution.
True
False
T/F: Because evolution is slow, humans cannot influence it.
True
False
T/F: Giraffes evolved their long necks because they had to repeatedly stretch their necks to reach leaves at the tops of trees.
True
False
