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WorksheetsEvolution and Adaptations
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What was the name of the boat Darwin took his trip on?
The LMS Retriever
The HMS Eagle
The HMS Beagle
The Pointer
What Biome is the driest.
Desert.
Artic.
Temperate forest.
Mountains
The appendix in humans and hind limbs in whales and snakes are examples of...
Evolution.
Vestigial Structure
Homologous Structures
Analogous Structures
What Does the prefix Homo- mean
Around.
Same.
Different.
Sideways.
“Fittest” refers to an organism’s
Ability to survive and compete.
How physically strong they are.
How well they can swim.
The animals ability to fast.
Compared to the original population, the new population features a trait that has changed in a specific way.
Coevolution
Directional Selection
Sexual Selection
Speciation
In widowbirds, males with long tail feathers find a mate and reproduce more frequently than males with short tail feathers.
Stabilizing
Disruptive
Directional
Sexual
When two separate species evolve independently, but in step with each other because of shared demands or a symbiotic relationship
Convergent Evolution
Coevolution
Divergent Evolution
Sexual Selection
When two separate species begin to share analogous traits because of shared environmental conditions or pressures
Natural Selection
Divergent Evolution
Convergent Evolution
Stabilizing Selection
Compared to the original population, the new population has less phenotypic variation.
Overproduction
Stabilizing Selection
Bottleneck
Founders
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.
Fossil Record
Convergent
Divergent
Coevolution
1. Which one of the following terms is NOT used to describe the types of natural selection?
Genetic Variation
Uniform
Sexual
Overproduction
A trait that allows a species to survive successfully in its environment is called an.....
Fitness
Analogous Trait
Homologous Trait
Adaptaion
What is the definition for Homologous
Different Structure, Different Function.
Same Structure, Same Function.
Same Structure, Different Function.
Different Structure, Same Function.
Define Analogous
Different Structure, Same Function
Same Structure, Different Function
Same Function, Same Structure.
Different Function, Different Structure
Darwin based his theory off of what species on the Galapagos Island.
Finches
Snakes
Snails
Tortoises
What does the prefix Ana- mean.
In front
Different
Same
Backwards
Which type of selection is most likely to create two distinct phenotypes at opposite extremes on the graph.
Natural Selection
Directional Selection
Disruptive Selection
Sexual Selection
Which is Stabilizing Selection?
Choose Directional Selection
