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Adaptation, Evolution, Natural Selection, and Geology Test

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What's a characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment?

a)

Selective Breeding

b)

Adaptation

c)

Evolution

d)

Fossils

2.

This image represents what...

a)

Evolution

b)

Natural Selection

c)

Lunch

d)

Selective Breeding

e)

Speedy Animals

3.

Change over time describes what?

a)

Speciation

b)

Selective Breeding

c)

Evolution

d)

Adaptation

4.

What provides information on the history of life?

a)

Fossils

b)

Speciation

c)

Adaptation

d)

Evaluation

5.

If a new trait DOESN'T help an organism survive, what may happen to it?

a)

It dies and its DNA is not passed on

b)

It survives and its DNA is passed on

c)

It changes its traits to adapt and survive

6.

If a new trait DOES help an organism survive, what may happen to it?

a)

It dies and its DNA is not passed on

b)

It survives and its DNA is passed on

c)

It changes its traits to adapt and survive

7.

What happens to new traits that HELP organisms survive over time?

a)

They become MORE common

b)

They become LESS common

c)

They are EQUALLY common

8.
What is another name for natural selection?
a)
survival of the smartest
b)
survival of the fastest
c)
survival of the biggest
d)
survival of the fittest
9.

What is a change in an organism that allows for it to survive in its environment?

a)

No clue bruh

b)

adaptation

c)

variation

d)

im not even paying attention-

10.
When all of the organisms of a species have died it is called
a)
evolution
b)
extinction
c)
adaptation
d)
natural selection
11.

What is this an example of?

a)

diversity

b)

variation

c)

still not paying attention

d)

DNA studies

12.

Can there be hidden TRAITS?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

STILL NOT PAYING ATTENTION BRUH

13.

Over time, honey suckle flowers developed a sweet smell to attract pollinators. This is an example of what?

a)

selective breeding

b)

extinction

c)

natural selection

d)

I don't care bro.

14.
Which one of the following does NOT change landforms?
a)
water
b)
wind
c)
rocks
d)
moving ice
15.

What is the law of superposition?

a)

The age of sedimentary rock not found in the original layers.

b)

What question are we on?

c)

Sedimentary rock in it's original position is older than layers above it.

d)

Whats superpostion?-

16.

Geologic time can be estimated using what? Please select all possible answer(s).

a)

Rock layers and their positions

b)

Fossils and their locations

c)

Radioactive decay

d)

Amino acid

17.

Many species that lived in the past no longer exist today. So how do we know about them?

a)

Books

b)

Internet

c)

Word-of-Mouth

d)

Fossils

18.

A __________________ is a permanent change in the genetic makeup of an organism.

a)

Mutation

b)

Adaptation

c)

Natural Selection

d)

Evolution

19.

All living things that are best adapted to their environments will be more likely to survive. This idea is known as _____________________ ____________________.

a)

Mutation

b)

Adaptations

c)

Natural Selection

d)

Evolution

20.

Why is relative dating useful? What does it tell scientists?

a)

WHAT QUESTION ARE WE ON?!

b)

It tells scientists the approximate age of specimens, compared to other known examples.

c)

Relative dating is the best way to learn about Earth's history.

d)

Where am I? :/

21.

Who do children inherit traits from?

a)

mother only

b)

father only

c)

both parents

d)

neither parents

22.

Which is not an inherited trait?

a)

color of fur

b)

height

c)

speaking a language

d)

eye color

23.

The color of your eyes, skin, and hair are examples of...

a)

inherited traits

b)

environmental traits

24.

Which of these is an inherited trait? Select all that apply.

a)

feather color

b)

height

c)

playing piano

d)

eye color

25.

My friend's dog, Ginger, rings a bell by the door to go outside. She loves to swim and she shakes and rolls in the grass to dry off. Which is the learned behavior?

a)

She rings the bell to go out.

b)

She loves to swim.

c)

She shakes and rolls to dry off.

d)

She is a dog.

26.
Parents and children share traits. Which of these is NOT an inherited trait?
a)
eye color
b)
liking spicy foods
c)
left-handedness
d)
ear shape
27.
Which of these is NOT a learned behavior?
a)
Riding a bike
b)
Has freckles
c)
Can play basketball
d)
Can speak a foreign language.
28.
A change in the inherited characteristics of an organism over time is ________
a)
evolution.
b)
development.
c)
growth.
d)
ancestry.
29.
For evolution to happen, this has to occur first:
a)
an organism finds a new mate
b)
and organism's DNA changes
c)
The environment in which a species lives changes
d)
the population increases
30.

Changes in species that allow that species to survive changes in the environment are called:

a)

ecosystems

b)

adaptations

c)

biomes

d)

Whats a species?? :/