WorksheetsDarwinism and natural selection
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of these best describes an evolutionary common ancestor?
a modern-day species that has many related species living today
an ancestral species that is shared by multiple modern-day species
Which statement about evolution is true?
Evolution occurs in individual organisms.
Evolution involves a change in non-inherited traits.
Evolution occurs over multiple generations.
Species that share a common ancestor in the more ______ past are more closely related.
distant
recent
The practice by which humans select plants or animals for breeding based on desired traits is known as?
Evolution
Natural Selection
Artificial Selection
Darwinism
What is the process by which organisms that inherit advantageous traits tend to reproduce more successfully than other organisms do?
Evolution
Natural Selection
Artificial Selection
Darwinism
Within a species there are naturally occurring differences in their traits is known as?
Evolution
Adaptations
Variations
Mutations
An inherited trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment is known as?
adaptation
genetic variation
natural selection
mutation
The rabbits have babies all year round but some are eaten by foxes or hawks. Which of Darwin's Principles does this represent?
All populations have variation
Some variations are favorable
More offspring are born than can survive
Those traits are seen more in the population
