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WorksheetsDarwin's natural selection and adaptations
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What type of bird was the subject of many Darwin's observations:(singular form)
(a)
Darwin concluded that 13 species of finches on the Galapagos Islands
were identical to 13 species found in Ecuador and surrounding countries
probably evolved from one original South American species.
had adapted to the same food.
probably evolved from one original South American species.
AND
had adapted to the same food.
Darwin began to formulate his concept of natural selection after...
experimenting with animals
reading the writings of Mendel.
observing many species while aboard the H.M.S Beagle.
a vision in a dream.
According to theory, the individuals that tend to survive are those that have...
variations best suited to the environment.
the ability to change their bodies to fit the environment
the best luck.
the biggest body
The country east of the Galapagos Islands is
(a)
The circular shapes found on some of the Islands are
(a)
The line on the small map that runs from east to west is the
(a)
When did Darwin publicly share his views?
While on the H.M.S Beagle
While at Cambridge University
When he arrived home from his voyage in 1836
More than twenty years after his voyage on the H.M.S Beagle
Natural selection is when _____ decides who survives and who doesn't
humans
year
nature
animals
Other organisms studied on theses islands
tortoises
lizards
penguins
polar bears
Adaptations can only arise if there is (a) within a species.
All mutations and adaptations usually lead to what process?
Genetic engineering
selective breeding
natural selection
behavioral
A woodpecker has a long, thin, pointed beak. How would this adaptation help it survive?
It can easily pick bugs out of the bark in the trees.
It can swim fast
It can catch other animals
It can easily catch fish
What word describes any trait that helps an organism survive in its environment?
natural selection
mutation
adaptation
camouflage
The goal of every species on earth is to
(a)
