WorksheetsEvolution Misconceptions
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 11mins
Is a scientific theory just a guess?
Yes
No
True or false: all of the individuals in a population of the same organism are mostly the same
True
False
True or false: mutations are sometimes good
True
False
Is the number of tall teenagers compared to short teenagers just a random thing?
True
False
Is it random that light skinned people are most common in Europe, and dark skinned people are most common in Africa?
True
False
Changes in characteristics that help organisms survive happen gradually
True
False
These changes happen only to some individuals, not all the individuals
True
False
Evolution is a theory about the origin of life. Therefore, religious beliefs and science cannot co-exist.
What do you think about this?
Humans are still evolving into a better organism
True
False
Evolution always happens really slowly
True
False
Evolution results in progress (organisms are always getting better)
True
False
Humans are more evolved than other animals
True
False
Individual animals can't evolve new or better traits deliberately, even though they need them to survive
True
False
Humans and goats have a common ancestor
True
False
Do you think that 'natural selection' means the best characteristics of an animal are always kept from generation to generation?
No
Yes
What does the word 'fitness' mean in biology?
The same as it does at the gym
How well an organism is able to live
How well an organism is able to survive and reproduce in its environment
How long an organism is able to survive in its environment
How intelligent an organism is compared to its competitors
FINAL QUESTION!
The 'Theory of Evolution' is debatable due to a lack of evidence.
True
False
