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Evolution

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A sudden change in the genes of an organism. It can cause abnormal physical traits.

a)

fossil

b)

extinction

c)

mutation

2.

The dodo bird is ___. It no longer lives anywhere on Earth.

a)

mutated

b)

extinct

c)

camouflaged

3.

Select the word that goes best with the image

a)

fossil

b)

extinct

c)

mutation

4.

Select the right word for this definition:

"An idea that explains something, but may or may not be right."

a)

mutation

b)

fossil

c)

theory

5.

Select the word that goes best with the image

a)

camouflage

b)

survive

c)

theory

6.

A lot of evidence supports the ___ of continental drift, which explains why the continents look like puzzle pieces that could fit together.

a)

theory

b)

fossil

c)

natural selection

7.

Select the right word for this definition:

"removed from existence."

a)

mutated

b)

fossil

c)

extinct

8.

Cacti can ___ in hot, dry climates where many other plants would die.

a)

camouflage

b)

survive

c)

evolution

9.

Choose the right word for its synonyms

disguise, hide, cover

a)

extinct

b)

survive

c)

camouflage

10.

Select the word that goes best with the image

a)

fossil

b)

natural selection

c)

evolution

11.

Choose the right word for its synonym

live

a)

survive

b)

extinct

c)

camouflage

12.

Select the right word for this definition:

"The process of evolution by which forms of life that are better adapted to their specific environment survive and reproduce more often than those that are less well adapted."

a)

fossil

b)

natural selection

c)

mutation

13.

Select the word that goes best with the image

a)

evolution

b)

fossil

c)

extinct

14.

The scientist found a (n) ___ in the rock. She studied it to learn more about what animals used to live here.

a)

extinct

b)

theory

c)

fossil

15.

Select the right word for this definition:

"in biology, changes that happen over time in the gene pool of a population."

a)

evolution

b)

extinction

c)

mutation

16.

One example of ___ is how moths that couldn't blend in with their environments as well as others died out over time.

a)

mutation

b)

natural selection

c)

extinction