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Life Science 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What theory proposes that organisms with traits better suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce?

a)

Acquired Characteristics

b)

Embryology

c)

Survival of the Smartest

d)

Natural Selection

2.

The fur of the snowshoe rabbit changes to a lighter color in the winter. This allows the rabbit to blend in with its surroundings. This change is an example of:

a)

Adaptation

b)

Extinction

c)

Competition

d)

Succession

3.

Due to genetic inheritance, members of a species can be slightly different from another in their traits. This is known as...

a)

Variation

b)

Overproduction

c)

Competition

d)

Evolution

4.
What can happen to a species over time if some of the organisms have an advantage?
a)
The population will decrease
b)
The population will become extinct
c)
The population will slowly increase
5.
Why do peppered moths tend to be the same color as the trees on which they live?
a)
The coloring goes along with tasting like the tree. 
b)
It keeps the moth the same temperature as the tree. 
c)
It makes the moths faster than the birds
d)
It makes the moths harder to see.
6.
Which statement best describes the process of evolution?
a)
Populations can survive in different locations on earth
b)
Environmental conditions limit the number of species on Earth
c)
Populations grow when resources are abundant
d)
The traits of a species can change over time
7.
Charles Darwin’s observation that finches of different species on the Galápagos Islands have many similar physical characteristics supports the hypothesis that these finches 
 
a)
have the ability to interbreed.
have the ability to interbreed.
b)
acquired traits through use and disuse.
c)
all eat the same type of food.
d)
descended from a common ancestor.
8.

True or false: All animals have adaptations that help them survive in their habitat.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Partially true: Not all animals have adaptations

d)

Partially true: adaptations are not for surviving

9.

I am a polar bear who lives in the arctic. My fur is a beautiful white, just like the snow I live in. What adaptation is this adaptation called?

a)

camouflage

b)

mimicry

c)

migration

d)

hibernation

10.

In England, during the Industrial Revolution, _____ moths became more common in forests around cities

a)

Dark-colored

b)

Peppered

c)

Both types (dark colored and peppered)

11.

If you place 50% light and 50% dark colored moths in a "Light Forest," you would expect the number of light colored moths to _____

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

12.

Reproductive barriers are things that prevent species from

a)

finding resources

b)

living together

c)

breeding together

d)

fighting one another

13.

The process of how new species are formed is called

a)

adaptation

b)

survival of the fittest

c)

natural selection

d)

speciation

14.

Two species of squirrels are separated by the Grand Canyon. Speciation has occurred due to a _________ barrier

a)

timing

b)

geographic

c)

behavioral

d)

selective

15.

Which of the following is required for a population to diverge into two separate species?

a)

The two populations must have evolved different physical appearances.

b)

The two populations must have mutated at least 10 times.

c)

The two populations must have become reproductively isolated.

d)

The two populations must have evolved analogous structures.