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WorksheetsEvolution Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Who is the scientist credited with coming up with the Theory of Evolution
Gregor Mendel
Charles Darwin
Issac Newton
Galileo Galilei
What kind of animals did Darwin study while he traveled abroad?
Monkeys
Moths
Finches
Tigers
What part of the finches did Darwin examine the most?
Beaks
Wings
Eyes
Feet
Mistakes in the genetic code are known as what?
DNA
Mutations
Variations
Natural Selection
Mutations that occur in the sex cells of an organism will...
Be passed down to its offspring
Not be passed down to its offspring
Stripes on a tiger are considered a...
Positive Mutation
Negative Mutation
Neutral Mutation
Mutations that occur in the body cells of an organism will...
Not be passed down to its offspring
Be passed down to its offspring
Which of the following is NOT considered a positive mutation?
Finches beaks, which make it easier to access food.
Zebras stripes, so they can hide from predators.
Tigers stripes, which allow them to blend in and sneak up on their prey.
Artic wolves with dark fur, which prevents them from blending in with the snow.
Disturbing factors are factors that alter the...
Genetic variation in a population
Genetic code of a an animal
The traits an animal has
The DNA of an animal
What is Natural Selection?
Animals that have acquired traits to survive and reproduce.
Animals who pick who they want to reproduce with.
People pick the mates for the animals.
People change the DNA of animals to make them have desired traits.
Organisms with traits better suited for their environment will survive. This is known as
Theory of evolution
Variations
Survival of the fittest
Ecosystems
Characteristics that makes an organism better suited to survive in its environment is known as what?
Natural selection
Trait
Adaptation
Variation
Adaptation, is any alteration to the structure, function or ____ of an organism.
DNA
Variations
Behavior
Survival
Which is NOT an example of an adaptation?
A bird's beak allows it to crack open hard nuts.
A tiger's stripes allows it to blend in with its environment.
A giraffe's long neck allows it to reach its food easier.
A cat sleeps on the couch to avoid the vacuum cleaner.
Why did the population of peppered moths in England change from mostly light, to mostly dark after the Industrial Revolution?
Light moths were easy to see against the dark trees and were eaten.
Light moths couldn't find food, and died off.
The birds that ate the dark moths decided that they wanted to eat light moths instead.
Light moths were killed off by factory smoke.
Who did Darwin believe humans share a common ancestor with?
Apes
Gorillas
Orangutans
Chimpanzees
The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called
Genes
Variations
Traits
Adaptations
What is the advantage of certain Finches having different sized beaks?
They glided through the air smoother
They looked more intimidating to their prey
They scared off their predators with them
They were able to access their food easier
Evolution is something that occurs over...
Weeks
Months
Years
Generations
When all the members of a species die, this is known as...
Adaptations
Natural Selection
Extinction
Mutation
