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Evolutionary Theory

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is not part of the cell theory?

a)

The cell is the basic unit of structure and function

b)

All living things are composed of cells

c)

all cells come from preexisting cells

d)

Cells spontaneously appeared

2.

To change over time is _____________.

a)

Evolution

b)

spontaneous generation

c)

aerobic

d)

anaerobic

3.

Who was known as the Father of Microbiology and Immunology?

a)

Francessco Redi

b)

Louis Pastuer

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Aristotle

4.

The idea that living organisms are created from non-living matter is called?

a)

Evolution

b)

Cell Theory

c)

Spontaneous Generation

d)

Biogenesis

5.

The theory of evolution that states gradual changes in living organisms have resulted in more complex organisms is called?

a)

Chemical Evolution

b)

Organic Evolution

c)

Spontaneous Generation

d)

adaptation

6.

When something exists with oxygen, is called?

a)

aerobic

b)

anaerobic

c)

prokaryotic

d)

eukaryotic

7.

Who determined that yeast were responsible for fermentation and was credited with creating the process of pasteurization?

a)

Louis Pasteur

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Jean-Baptiste Lamarack

d)

Francessco Redi

8.

Who is known as "The Father of Evolution" and believed in the process of natural selection?

a)

James Mendel

b)

Aristotle

c)

Louis Pasteur

d)

Charles Darwin

9.

The gradual formation of life from non-living chemicals is called?

a)

Chemical Evolution

b)

Organic Evolution

c)

Abiogenesis

d)

biogenesis

10.

When something exists without oxygen, it's called?

a)

prokaryotic

b)

anaerobic

c)

aerobic

d)

eukaryotic

11.

Theory that explains the origin of mitochondria and chloroplasts in eukaryotic cells is called?

a)

Organic Evolution

b)

Cell Theory

c)

Endosymbiotic Theory

d)

Chemical Evolution

12.

Organism that does not make its own food and gets its food from an outside source, is called?

a)

autotrophic

b)

eukaryotic

c)

heterotrophic

d)

prokaryotic

13.

Organisms that make their own food are called?

a)

heterotrophic

b)

autotrophic

c)

prokaryotic

d)

eukaryotic

14.

What did Charles Darwin study on the Galapagos Islands?

a)

Deer and rabbits

b)

snails and ants

c)

tortoises and birds

d)

horses and chickens

15.

One of the first scientists to disprove spontaneous generation by showing that flies come from other flies and are not created from meat is?

a)

Louis Pastuer

b)

Francesso Redi

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Zues