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WorksheetsDarwin & Natural Selection
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
This pictures shows how Eohippus has changed over time to become a modern day horse. What is this chart an example of?
Evolution
Extinction
Mitosis
Cellular respiration
Who said evolution happens as a result of natural selection?
Watson
Crick
Franklin
Darwin
What is the process called where individuals that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than others do?
Natural Selection
Genetic Resistance
Genetic Drift
Species Separation
The process where populations change over time is called?
evolution
adaptation
selective breeding
speciation
A characteristic that improves an organism's ability to survive is...
an adaptation
reproduction
an inherited variation
breeding
Slight differences (like the color of fur or height) observed in members of the same species are called...
cloning
fossils
genetic variation
replication
A group of organisms that can mate with one another and produce fertile offspring are called...
genetic variation
a species
natural selection
the fossil record
Which of the following could be used as evidence for evolution?
Similar structures
Intelligence
DNA
Fossils
Which could be a result of natural selection?
Horses that are bred to be faster.
Insects that are able to resist pesticides.
Bacteria that survive antibiotics.
Elephants that are born without tusks.
Genetic mutations can be...
Helpful
Harmful
helpful or harmful
Which of the following best illustrates natural selection?
An organism with favorable genetic variations will tend to survive and breed successfully.
A population monopolizes all of the resources in its habitat, forcing other species to migrate.
A community whose members work together utilizing all existing resources and migratory routes.
The largest organisms in a species receive the only breeding opportunities.
What is the most likely explanation of the data shown below?
There has been a drought in the area that is affecting all life forms.
The population of natural predators of the moths has gotten smaller.
The moths are living in an environment with light trees.
The moths are living in an environment with dark trees.
Which of the following statements best describes what will most likely occur to the moth populations in the image above?
The light moths will be captured by predators more easily than the dark moths, and the population of dark moths will rise.
The light moths will be captured by predators more easily than the dark moths, and the population of light moths will rise.
The dark moths will be captured by predators more easily than the light moths, and the dark moths will probably go extinct.
The light moths will change their wing color to match that of the dark moths.
The white feathers of a snowy owl allow it to blend in with its environment during the winter months (snow). This is an example of ________________
Species
Adaptation
Environmental Change
Variation
What is another name for natural selection?
survival of the biggest
survival of the fastest
survival of the smartest
survival of the fittest
The two most important things when it comes to being "more successful" in science are _______
Survive & Make Money
Make money & Fortnite
Survive & Reproduce
Reproduce & Get food
