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Evolution and Adaptations

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name of the boat Darwin took his trip on?

a)

The LMS Retriever

b)

The HMS Eagle

c)

The HMS Beagle

d)

The Pointer

2.

What Biome is the driest.

a)

Desert.

b)

Artic.

c)

Temperate forest.

d)

Mountains

3.

The appendix in humans and hind limbs in whales and snakes are examples of...

a)

Evolution.

b)

Vestigial Structure

c)

Homologous Structures

d)

Analogous Structures

4.

What Does the prefix Homo- mean

a)

Around.

b)

Same.

c)

Different.

d)

Sideways.

5.

“Fittest” refers to an organism’s

a)

Ability to survive and compete.

b)

How physically strong they are.

c)

How well they can swim.

d)

The animals ability to fast.

6.

Compared to the original population, the new population features a trait that has changed in a specific way.

a)

Coevolution

b)

Directional Selection

c)

Sexual Selection

d)

Speciation

7.

In widowbirds, males with long tail feathers find a mate and reproduce more frequently than males with short tail feathers.

a)

Stabilizing

b)

Disruptive

c)

Directional

d)

Sexual

8.

When two separate species evolve independently, but in step with each other because of shared demands or a symbiotic relationship

a)

Convergent Evolution

b)

Coevolution

c)

Divergent Evolution

d)

Sexual Selection

9.

When two separate species begin to share analogous traits because of shared environmental conditions or pressures

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Divergent Evolution

c)

Convergent Evolution

d)

Stabilizing Selection

10.

Compared to the original population, the new population has less phenotypic variation.

a)

Overproduction

b)

Stabilizing Selection

c)

Bottleneck

d)

Founders

11.

Saguaro cactuses are pollinated by bats.  They have long flowers that open at night and give off a strong smell.  Bats have long muzzles to reach into the flowers to reach the sweet nectar.

a)

Fossil Record

b)

Convergent

c)

Divergent

d)

Coevolution

12.

1.       Which one of the following terms is NOT used to describe the types of natural selection?

a)

Genetic Variation

b)

Uniform

c)

Sexual

d)

Overproduction

13.

A trait that allows a species to survive successfully in its environment is called an.....

a)

Fitness

b)

Analogous Trait

c)

Homologous Trait

d)

Adaptaion

14.

What is the definition for Homologous

a)

Different Structure, Different Function.

b)

Same Structure, Same Function.

c)

Same Structure, Different Function.

d)

Different Structure, Same Function.

15.

Define Analogous

a)

Different Structure, Same Function

b)

Same Structure, Different Function

c)

Same Function, Same Structure.

d)

Different Function, Different Structure

16.

Darwin based his theory off of what species on the Galapagos Island.

a)

Finches

b)

Snakes

c)

Snails

d)

Tortoises

17.

What does the prefix Ana- mean.

a)

In front

b)

Different

c)

Same

d)

Backwards

18.

Which type of selection is most likely to create two distinct phenotypes at opposite extremes on the graph.

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Directional Selection

c)

Disruptive Selection

d)

Sexual Selection

19.

Which is Stabilizing Selection?

a)

b)

c)

d)

20.

Choose Directional Selection

a)

b)

c)

d)