WorksheetsNatural Selection
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the process where animals live or die based on their adaptations to their environment.
Genetic Drift
Natural Selection
The Circle of Life
Mammoth
Variations are caused by . . .
Kaleidoscopes
Variety Shows
Mutations
A change in phenotypic expression
A variation is . . .
when organisms have camouflage like spots or stripes
an organism from a different dimension
when you order different food than your friend
differences between organisms in the same species
Something that helps an organism survive in its environment is an . . .
Adaptation
Tool
Evolution
Sour Patch Kid
Which of the following is NOT an adaptation?
Quills
Speed
Camouflage
Fish
What does 'fitness' mean in natural selection?
How fast an animal can run
How much you work out
How well adapted the animal is to their environment
How strong an animal is
Which animal is the most FIT to live in the desert?
Penguin
Bear
Tiger
Lizard
Which animal is most FIT to live in the Antarctic?
Penguin
Bear
Tiger
Lizard
What is survival of the fittest?
Do you even lift brah?
Only the strong survive
Hunger Games
The best adapted animal will live and reproduce
TRUE OR FALSE: All mutations are bad
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: Mutations are random
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: Mutations lead to variation.
TRUE
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE: Animals choose how they adapt to their environment.
TRUE
FALSE
How does waterproof feathers help penguins survive in the Antarctic. (Choose all that apply)
Helps keep them warm and dry
Helps them blend in
Helps them swim in cold waters
Helps them see further in cold weather
Why is an insertion/deletion mutation worse than a substitution mutation?
Putting things into your DNA is always bad`
It causes a frameshift (affects the whole code after the mutation)
It causes a mutation
All DNA is important you can't delete even one nucleotide
What causes mutations? (Select all that apply)
Some viruses
Radiation
Mistakes in copying the DNA
Radioactive Spiders
What is a codon?
An allele
A three base piece of DNA that encodes for an amino acid
A computer virus
A nucleotide
A protein is made from a chain of
Amino Acids
Alice in Chains
Meat
Carbon
In the process of protein synthesis (DNA to Protein) what is the first step?
DNA to RNA
RNA to Amino Acid
Amino Acid to Protein
In the process of protein synthesis (DNA to Protein) what is the 2nd step?
DNA to RNA
RNA to Amino Acid
Amino Acid to Protein
In the process of protein synthesis (DNA to Protein) what is the 3rd step?
DNA to RNA
RNA to Amino Acid
Amino Acid
