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Evolution and Fossils

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Circle the bunnies that are most likely to survive

2.

Natural selection states that individuals that are better adapted to their environment are _________ likely to survive and reproduce

a)

More

b)

Less

c)

Just as

3.

Evolution is described as

a)

Complete death of a species

b)

The change in a population over time

c)

No change in DNA over time

d)

Changes in the external environment

4.

True or False: Species that have become extinct can live again on Earth

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What was the theory Charles Darwin developed?

a)

The Big Bang Theory

b)

Theory of Evolution

c)

Atomic Theory

d)

Germ Theory of Diseases

6.

True or False: An example of genetic variation is eye color

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which of the following is an example of an adaptation? (Select all that apply)

a)

Camouflage

b)

Hibernation

c)

Migration

8.

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.

a)

The offspring will have also have bright, large tails

b)

The offspring will also have dull, small tails

c)

The offspring will have dull, large tails

d)

The offspring will have bright, small tails

9.

Select all of the following that contribute to the process of evolution

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Environmental Factors

c)

Genetic Variation

10.

The fossil record describes all the ________ that have been discovered and what we have learned from them

a)

Fossils

b)

Organisms

c)

Traits

d)

Finches

11.

Fossils are made out of rock

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Structures in different species that are similar because of common ancestry are known as

a)

Homologous Structures

b)

Heterologous Structures

c)

Fossils

d)

Adaptations

13.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Law of Superposition?

a)

Helps scientists determine the age of fossils

b)

Newer rock layers are on top of the older ones

c)

Older rock layers are on top of newer ones

d)

Fossil age can be determined based on layer of rock they are found

14.

Preserved remains or traces of any organism from the past that is made out of rock is known as a

a)

Fossil

b)

Law of Superposition

c)

Extinction

d)

Sedimentary

15.

Which of the following best describes how the fossil record supports the theory of evolution?

a)

Provides details about how organisms of the past evolved into the forms we see today

b)

Provides no details about how organisms of the past evolved into the forms we see today

c)

Does not show how the Earth’s climate has changed

d)

Gives no details about past environmental conditions

16.

Which rock is sedimentary?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

Select the body fossil

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

Select the trace fossil

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

What does this image show?

a)

Fossil Record

b)

Law of Superposition

c)

Evolution

d)

Extinction

20.

What ship did Charles Darwin sail on?

a)

USS Enterprise

b)

USS Roosevelt

c)

HMS Beagle

d)

HMMS Bull