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Evolution

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Change over time...
a)
Evolution
b)
Nucleotide 
2.
Charles Darwin came up with this theory 
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Mutation
3.
To adjust to a changing environment
a)
Mutation
b)
Adapt
4.
Darwin wrote that organisms with traits that are best suited to the environment will ________________
a)
increase in number
b)
become extinct
5.
Another word for adapt is ____________.
a)
change
b)
create
6.
Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring? 
a)
Evolution 
b)
Variation 
c)
Adaptation
d)
Natural Selection 
7.
Which of the following is a fossil?
a)
a plant that has recently died
b)
a group of organisms that can reproduce
c)
a structure or organ that no longer functions
d)
a trace of an organisms that existed in the past
8.
In natural selection, the selective agent is the
a)
humans
b)
mutations
c)
breeders
d)
environment
9.
Mutations are important because they bring about
a)
death of the organism in which they develop
b)
genetic variation needed for a population to evolve
c)
benefits for the individual, not for the population
d)
Hardey-Weinberg equilibrium within a population
10.
Who is the father of evolution?
a)
Darwin
b)
Mendel
c)
Newton
d)
Einstein
11.
Charles Darwin’s observation that finches of different species on the Galápagos Islands have many similar physical characteristics supports the hypothesis that these finches 
 
a)
have the ability to interbreed.
have the ability to interbreed.
b)
acquired traits through use and disuse.
c)
all eat the same type of food.
d)
descended from a common ancestor.
12.

Images of the embryo and adult stages of three different organisms are shown.


Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be drawn from this evidence?

a)

Having similar embryos indicates that these organisms eat the same types of food.

b)

Having similar embryos indicates that these organisms live in a similar environment.

c)

Having similar embryos indicates that these organisms share a recent common ancestor.

d)

Having similar embryos indicates that a certain protein controls how many legs the adult organisms will have.

13.

What most likely caused the finches on the Galapagos Islands to have beaks that were different from the finches on the mainland?

a)

There were different types of predators on the island.

b)

There were different types of food available on the island.

c)

The finches had no water to drink.

d)

The finches on the mainland could not fly high enough.

14.
a)
analogous structures
b)
homologous structures
c)
vestigial structures
d)
none of the above
15.
Individuals that are well adapted to their environment will survive and produce
a)
better traits
b)
stronger genes
c)
more offspring
d)
fewer mutations
16.
Humans, birds, whales, and lizards all have similar arm bones. What is the reason for this?
a)
The function of these bones is the same in all animals
b)
They live in similar environments
c)
They have a common ancestor
d)
All organisms resemble humans
17.
Structures that are inherited from a common ancestor are homologous.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
An inherited characteristic that increases an organisms ability to survive and reproduce in its specific environment is called a(n)
a)
vestigial structure
b)
speciation
c)
analogous structure
d)
adaptation
19.
Modern humans (Homo sapiens) and dinosaurs never existed together on Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Which interval has 400 employees?
a)
33-43
b)
0-10
c)
77-87
d)
66-76
21.
What type of graph is this?
a)
Bar Graph
b)
Histogram
c)
Line Plot
22.

The number of times a data value occurs is called the __________________________.

a)

attribute

b)

data

c)

statistical question

d)

frequency

23.
More people had between __ and __ cups of coffee than any other range.
a)
0-3
b)
8-11
c)
12-15
d)
16-19
24.
How many students scored between a 86 and a 90?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
6
d)
10
25.
Is this an example of a histogram?
a)
yes
b)
no

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