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Worksheets2/22 Natural Selection Quiz
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is natural selection?
a)
When reproduction occurs and mutations happen.
b)
When a offspring has the traits from its parents.
c)
When an organism is able to camoflauge in its environment.
d)
the process whereby organisms that are better adapted to their environment tend to survive and reproduce more offspring.
2.
What is a mutation?
a)
When animals have extra legs
b)
When a frog has 3 eyes
c)
When genes or DNA have been alterd or changed
d)
When RNA is upside down
3.
Can mutations be passed down to offspring?
a)
Yes
b)
No
4.
Do genes code for traits?
a)
yes
b)
no
5.
What must organisms do when an environment changes?
a)
Adapt
b)
Camoflauge
c)
become common
d)
fight
6.
Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist?
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Steven Hawking
d)
Isaac Newton
7.
Behavioral changes of individuals of a species that allow for better survival. (Acquired traits)
a)
Variation
b)
Adaptation
c)
Behavior
d)
Environment
8.
Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Artifical Selection
9.
Do organisms "decide" to evolve and change?
a)
Yes, they know they need to change to survive
b)
No, they change because of natural selection
10.
Which is not an example of an adaptation?
a)
A bird's beak allows it to crack open hard nuts.
b)
A zebra's stripes allow it to confuse its predators.
c)
A frog's large hind legs allow it to jump from danger.
d)
A cat sleeps on the sofa to avoid the vacuum cleaner.
11.
Which of the following is a term for a group of similar organisms that can reproduce fertile offspring?
a)
individual
b)
population
c)
species
d)
fossil
12.
Which organisms are most likely to survive?
a)
the best adapted
b)
the fastest
c)
the strongest
d)
the most domesticated (tamed)
13.
Natural selection is where ___________ decides which traits should be passed on
a)
Nature
b)
A human
c)
Mr. Holt
d)
The illuminati
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