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Natural Selection Posttest

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select NS for (natural selection) or a SB for (selective breeding), or both.

Causes adaptations to occur.

a)

NS

b)

SB

c)

Both

2.

Select NS for (natural selection) or a SB for (selective breeding), or both.

Happens over a very long period of time in most species.

a)

NS

b)

SB

c)

Both

3.

Select NS for (natural selection) or a SB for (selective breeding), or both.

Shows changes within a species.

a)

NS

b)

SB

c)

Both

4.

 

Select NS for (natural selection) or a SB for (selective breeding), or both.

Controlled by humans.

a)

NS

b)

SB

c)

Both

5.

Select NS for (natural selection) or a SB for (selective breeding), or both.

Can happen over a relatively short period of time.

a)

NS

b)

SB

c)

Both

6.

What scientist used bird’s beaks of finches to introduce natural selection?

a)

Gregor Mendel

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Albert Einstein

7.

What could the scientist tell by the different finch beaks?

a)

The beaks changed over time because of the abundance (large amount) of food.

b)

The beaks changed over time because of the scarceness (small amount) of food.

c)

Both

8.

What is the advantage to selectively breeding dogs?

a)

Dogs can be bred with very specific traits such as size, personality and temperament.

b)

Humans developed purebred

dogs to live and breed, so genetic problems continue to be passed on from parent to offspring-genetic

problems.

c)

Genetic modification occurs when the genetic

material, the DNA, is changed to produce a desired trait.

9.

Sharks are colored white on the underside and blue or gray on top. How is this trait an advantage for them?

a)

It allows them to stay camouflaged on top by looking like the water.

b)

It allows them to stay camouflaged on the bottom by looking like the light on the surface.

c)

Both

10.

Who or what is responsible for doing selective breeding?

a)

Humans

b)

Nature

c)

Adaptations