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Evolution Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
what did Charles Darwin observe in finch populations of the Galapagos Islands off the coast of South America?
a)
different species on different islands
b)
all species on one of the islands
c)
identical species on all the islands
d)
the same species as North America
2.

Who came up with the theory of evolution?

a)

Charles Barkley

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Charles Darwin

3.

Which of these is a trait you can inherit?

a)

Liking basketball

b)

Being a Quarterback

c)

Being able to write

d)

Having blue eyes

4.

Which of these is an acquired trait instead of inherited?

a)

Nose shape

b)

Attached earlobes

c)

Driving a car

d)

Webbed feet

5.

What is the difference between an inherited trait and an acquired trait?

a)

Inherited traits are from your parents and an acquired trait you learn

b)

Inherited traits you learn and an acquired trait are your parents

c)

There is no difference

6.

What is an example of artificial selection?

a)

Letting dogs choose their own mate

b)

Letting plants pollinate on their own

c)

Crossing a labrador and a poodle to create a labradoodle

7.

When nature selects and species with beneficial adaptation survive and produce offspring

a)

natural selection

b)

artificial selection

8.

When humans select desirable traits to be passed down to offspring

a)

natural selection

b)

artificial selection

9.

1. The process of choosing parent organisms for desired characteristics is called

a)

natural selection

b)

artificial selection

c)

random selection

d)

genetic manipulation

10.
When every organism of a species has died.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Artificial Selection
11.
Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?
a)
Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
b)
Because they come from dominant alleles.
c)
Because they come from recessive alleles.
d)
Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.
12.

Mutations are a change in ____________

a)
DNA
b)
tRNA
c)
genotype
d)
phenotype
13.

Change over time is...

a)
Natural Selection
b)
Selective Breeding
c)
Homeostasis
d)
Evolution
14.
These moths are all the same species. The differences between their wings is an example of ________________
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Variation
c)
Homeostasis
d)
Extinction
15.

The trees these moths used to live on were white, but have been covered in soot from coal factories. Which moth will be able to survive and reproduce?

a)
Dark moth
b)
Light moth
c)

Both

d)

Neither