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Natural Selection

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The term when an organism blends into their environment to help them hunt or hide from predators 

a)

Camouflage

b)

Gene

c)

Mutation

d)

Invisibility

e)

I

2.

A trait that helps an organism survive

a)

Mutation

b)

Evolve

c)

Adaptation

d)

Evolution

3.

Species that are best adapted to their environment survive and then pass on their genes to their offspring. Theory proposed by Charles Darwin

a)

Survival of the Fittest

b)

Big Bang

c)

Natural Selection

d)

Theory of Evolution

4.

A characteristic of an organism that is determined by genetics

a)

Genes

b)

Trait

c)

Phenotype

d)

Allele

5.

The term that means when a species dies out

a)

Decomposed

b)

Endangered

c)

Death

d)

Extinction

6.

Species have differences in their traits (e.g. different beaks)

a)

Traits

b)

Gene

c)

Selective Force

d)

Variation

7.

Things in the environment that make it difficult for an organism to survive (e.g. predators, limited food, water, shelter)

a)

Selective Force

b)

Natural Force

c)

Predator

d)

Competitor

8.

Change in population over time

a)

Evolve

b)

Improvement

c)

Mutation

d)

Gene

9.

When a organism has to fight with other organisms for resources to survive

a)

Evolution

b)

Competition

c)

Survival

d)

Variation

10.

Which is an example of a behavioural trait?

a)

Herding

b)

White fur

c)

Venomous fangs

d)

Camouflage

11.

Which is a structural trait?

a)

Dancing

b)

Migrating birds

c)

Plants producing smell

d)

Hibernating

12.

Things that species DO to survive.

a)

Structural

b)

Behavioral

c)

Physical

13.

Physical features that help species to survive

a)

Behavioral

b)

Social

c)

Structural

14.

Why do polar bears have thick white fur?

a)

To help them find a partner

b)

To keep them warm

c)

To keep their predators away from them

d)

To attract their prey

15.

What is an example of a behavioral adaptation?

a)

Penguins have webbed feet to help them swim

b)

Birds migrate during winter to get food

c)

Hawks have long sharp talons to grab prey

d)

Rabbits have large ears to hear incoming danger

16.

My straight tong beak collected the most seeds, with an average of 340 seeds in 1 minute.

This is an example of __________.

a)

Evidence

b)

Claim

c)

Reasoning

17.

Camouflage is a type of structural adaptation that helps a species to survive. By camouflaging, the species is able to avoid its predator.

This statement is an example of ____________.

a)

Claim

b)

Evidence

c)

Reasoning

18.

The larger the beak, the more food it can get.

This phrase is an example of _____________.

a)

Claim

b)

Reasoning

c)

Evidence

19.

Random changes in a gene that cause variation

a)

Mutation

b)

Natural Selection

c)

Selective Adaptation

d)

Selective Force