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3.2 Evolution and Natural Selection Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What animal is Darwin well known for studying?

a)

Finches

b)

Fishes

c)

Seagulls

d)

Butterflies

2.

What island did Darwin study?

a)

Galapagoes

b)

Galapagos

c)

Galapiggies

d)

Golopogoes

3.

What effect does a drought have on a species?

a)

It doesn't affect them at all

b)

It can cause them to starve to death

c)

Weather doesn't impact animals

4.

Which statement must be present for evolution to occur?

a)

Genetic variation in a population must be present

b)

Resources must be abundant

c)

Variation that does not affect the survival of a species must be present

d)

A stable environment must be present

5.

Darwin studied (a)   .

6.

What is natural selection?

a)

survival of the fittest

b)

survival of the fattest

7.

What is artificial selection?

a)

When humans pick the traits that are passed on

b)

When humans pick the animals that will live or die

8.

Match the following

a)

Population

1.

a group of organisms

b)

Extinct

2.

forever dead

c)

Offspring

3.

baby

d)

DNA

4.

deoxyribonucleic acid

e)

Drought

5.

lack of water

9.

What happens if an amino acid chain has a STOP protein?

a)

Mutation occurs

b)

Nothing happens

10.

DNA contains ​ (a)   that is passed from ​ (b)   to ​ (c)   .

Choose from the below words
hereditary information
parent
offspring