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Biology Unit 5 Exam: Evolution

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does evolution mean?
a)
To change something
b)
To change and adapt over time
c)
To lose some original features
d)
To improve ssomething over time
2.
What is the title of Charles Darwin's famous book?
a)
The origin of species
b)
Origin of species
c)
On the origin of species
d)
Species. The origin
3.
What is the title of Charles Darwin's famous book?
a)
The origin of species
b)
Origin of species
c)
On the origin of species
d)
Species. The origin
4.
For Darwin, how have animals and plants survived?
a)
Through luck
b)
Through natural selection
c)
Through careful management
d)
Through choice
5.
What is survival of the fittest?
a)
It is where the fittest die out and therefore reproduce and pass on their genes
b)
It is where the fittest die out and therefore can't reproduce and pass on their genes
c)
It is where the fittest don't die out and therefore can't reproduce and pass on their genes
d)
It is where the fittest don't die out and therefore reproduce and pass on their genes
6.
What is natural selection?
a)
Your natural fate is decided from birth
b)
Nature actively chooses who surivives
c)
Those best suited to demands of environment surivie
d)
The weakest of a species surivie
7.
Behavioral changes of individuals of a species that allow for better survival. (Acquired traits)
a)
Variation
b)
Adaptation
c)
Behavior
d)
Environment
8.

A giraffe has a long neck in order to better reach leaves to eat. This is an example of _____.

a)

an adaptation

b)

environment

c)

response

d)

stimulus

9.
An example of a behavioral adaptation is
a)
The long neck of a giraffe
b)
Penguins huddling together for warmth
c)
A camel's hump used to store water
d)
A polar bear's white fur used for camouflage
10.
An example of a physical adaptation is...
a)
a turtle hiding inside its shell
b)
The spikes on a porcupine fish
c)
a rabbit burrowing underground
d)
a viper biting when threatened
11.
To inherit means:
a)
To receive
b)
To change
c)
To create
d)
To give
12.

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

a)

natural selection

b)

Artificial selection

c)

random selection

d)

genetic manipulation

13.
Which layer is the youngest
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
14.
Which layer is the oldest
a)
B
b)
A
c)
E
d)
C
15.

Which of the following is the collection of life's remains found in sedimentary rock?

a)

natural selection

b)

homologous structures

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

the fossil record

16.

Similar structures with different purposes found in different species are known as _____

a)

vestigial structures

b)

DNA

c)

homologous structures

d)

the fossil record

17.

The picture shows a/an ___________

a)

homologous structure

b)

vestigial structure

18.
Which of the following is an example of a vestigial structure?
a)
the wings of a red-tailed hawk
b)
the hind limbs of a house cat
c)
the fins of sharks
d)
the tailbone of a human
19.
Which is not evidence for evolution?
a)
many animals have homologous structures due to common ancestry
b)
Many animals have vestigial structures from an ancestor
c)
We can observe changes in life forms by observing the fossil record
d)
All of these are evidence for evolution
20.
How do fossils provide evidence that evolution has happened on Earth?
a)
Fossils show how the sizes of certain animals has changed drastically over millions of years
b)
Fossils show that some species have gone extinct
c)
Fossils show how life forms present today are different than those from the past
d)
Different sedimentary rock layers provide evidence for how the environment has changed over time
21.
If two organisms have similar traits of DNA they are probably
a)
share a common ancestor
b)
share a common environment
c)
share a common population
d)
speciation
22.

The appendix, which is not needed to survive, is conisdered to be a

a)

Homologous Structure

b)

Analagous Structure

c)

Vestigial Structure

d)

Homology

23.

Bipedalism is...

a)

The ability to stand up

b)

The ability to ride a bike and move its pedals

c)

The ability to walk on both feet

d)

The ability to contro

24.
Choose which scientist corresponds best with the statement: 
survival of the fittest
a)
Darwin 
b)
Lamarck
25.
Choose which scientist corresponds best with the statement: 
use or disuse
a)
Darwin 
b)
Lamarck
26.
Choose which scientist corresponds best with the statement: 
variations within populations
a)
Darwin 
b)
Lamarck
27.
Choose which scientist corresponds best with the statement: 
acquired characteristics are inherited
a)
Darwin 
b)
Lamarck
28.
What do we call differences among heritable traits?
a)
Variation
b)
Adaptation
c)
Evolution
d)
Speciation
29.

Did human beings evolved from apes?

a)

Yes and we evolved through natural selection

b)

Yes and we evolved through survival of the fittest

c)

No but we share a common ancestor

d)

Yes and we evolved through adapting to the environment

30.
Who would say populations of organisms change over time?
a)
Lamarck
b)
Darwin
c)
Both 
d)
Neither

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