WorksheetsEvolution Vocab Quiz
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
Any genetically controlled trait that increases an individual’s ability topass along copies of its genes
a)
adaptation
b)
divergent evolution
c)
vestigal organs
d)
genetic drift
2.
Over time, species become better suited to their environment as they respond
a)
natural selection
b)
homologous structures
c)
speciation
d)
Hardy-Weinberg Principle
3.
A method of selective breeding of organisms performed by humans to produce offspring with desirable characteristics
a)
artificial selection
b)
evolution
c)
convergent evolution
d)
gene pool
4.
The ability of a species to pass its genes on to the next generation
a)
fitness
b)
speciation
c)
adaptation
d)
artificial selection
5.
All living organisms are related to one another because they are derived from common ancestors
a)
common descent
b)
convergent evolution
c)
Hardy-Weinberg Principle
d)
genetic drift
6.
When natural changes make two groups more alike and their phenotypes converge
a)
convergent evolution
b)
artificial selection
c)
adaptation
d)
vestigal organs
7.
When similar organisms evolve different phenotypes because they are exposed to different selection pressures
a)
divergent evolution
b)
genetic drift
c)
artificial selection
d)
common descent
8.
Structures that develop from the same embryonic tissues but have different functions
a)
homologous structures
b)
common descent
c)
adaptation
d)
vestigal organs
9.
Leftover remainder from what may have been needed in the past, like legs on a snake
a)
vestigal organs
b)
speciation
c)
gene pool
d)
artificial selection
10.
Occurs when alleles become more or less common in a gene pool simply by chance
a)
genetic drift
b)
evolution
c)
adaptation
d)
Hardy-Weinberg Principle
11.
States that allele frequencies in a population will remain constant unless outside factors cause a change
a)
Hardy-Weinberg Principle
b)
convergent evolution
c)
natural selection
d)
fitness
12.
Organisms within a species share groups of alleles
a)
gene pool
b)
Hardy-Weinberg Principle
c)
natural selection
d)
vestigal organs
13.
Occurs when two or more new species form from what once was a single species
a)
speciation
b)
convergent evolution
c)
vestigal organs
d)
fitness
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