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WorksheetsEvolution and Fossils
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Circle the bunnies that are most likely to survive
Natural selection states that individuals that are better adapted to their environment are _________ likely to survive and reproduce
More
Less
Just as
Evolution is described as
Complete death of a species
The change in a population over time
No change in DNA over time
Changes in the external environment
True or False: Species that have become extinct can live again on Earth
True
False
What was the theory Charles Darwin developed?
The Big Bang Theory
Theory of Evolution
Atomic Theory
Germ Theory of Diseases
True or False: An example of genetic variation is eye color
True
False
Which of the following is an example of an adaptation? (Select all that apply)
Camouflage
Hibernation
Migration
Some male peacocks have bright and large tails while others have dull, smaller tails. Female peacocks will only mate with the ones that have the brightest and largest tails. Which of the following describes the offspring appearance of male peacocks over time.
The offspring will have also have bright, large tails
The offspring will also have dull, small tails
The offspring will have dull, large tails
The offspring will have bright, small tails
Select all of the following that contribute to the process of evolution
Natural Selection
Environmental Factors
Genetic Variation
The fossil record describes all the ________ that have been discovered and what we have learned from them
Fossils
Organisms
Traits
Finches
Fossils are made out of rock
True
False
Structures in different species that are similar because of common ancestry are known as
Homologous Structures
Heterologous Structures
Fossils
Adaptations
Which of the following is NOT true about the Law of Superposition?
Helps scientists determine the age of fossils
Newer rock layers are on top of the older ones
Older rock layers are on top of newer ones
Fossil age can be determined based on layer of rock they are found
Preserved remains or traces of any organism from the past that is made out of rock is known as a
Fossil
Law of Superposition
Extinction
Sedimentary
Which of the following best describes how the fossil record supports the theory of evolution?
Provides details about how organisms of the past evolved into the forms we see today
Provides no details about how organisms of the past evolved into the forms we see today
Does not show how the Earth’s climate has changed
Gives no details about past environmental conditions
Which rock is sedimentary?
Select the body fossil
Select the trace fossil
What does this image show?
Fossil Record
Law of Superposition
Evolution
Extinction
What ship did Charles Darwin sail on?
USS Enterprise
USS Roosevelt
HMS Beagle
HMMS Bull
