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Natural Selection

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

Which of the following is the correct definition of natural selection?

a)

The idea that organisms less equipped for their environment tend to survive longer

b)

The idea that organisms more well equipped for their environment tend to survive longer

c)

The idea that organisms more well equipped for their environment tend to not survive

d)

None.

2.

Which of the following represents genetic drift?

a)

b)

c)

d)

3.

Which of the following represents migration?

a)

b)

c)

d)

4.

Which of the following represents gene flow?

a)

b)

c)

d)

5.

Match the following

a)

the movement of genes into or out of a population

1.

Gene Flow

b)

Random chance; small population

2.

Genetic Drift

c)

A sudden change in one or more characteristics due to a change in a gene

3.

Mutation

d)

Occurs due to physical difference as a result of a genetic difference

4.

Non-Random Mating

e)

The movement of organisms from one place to another

5.

Migration

6.

Which of the following best describes what the image represents?

a)

Genetic Drift

b)

Migration

c)

Mutation

d)

Natural Selection

7.

Which of the following best describes what the image represents?

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Artificial Selection

c)

Mutation

d)

Genetic Drift

8.

Which of the following does not show genetic drift?

a)

b)

c)

d)

9.

Which scientist is considered the father of evolution?

a)

Jean-Baptist Lamarck

b)

Hershey and Chase

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Carleous Linnaeus

10.

Which of the following is an example of artificial selection?

a)

Gorillas are in the wild and have a baby gorilla.

b)

A group of ants in an ant pile are exterminated by an exterminator.

c)

A black speckled rabbit is a new favorite among children, a white and black rabbit are picked to make black and white baby bunnies.

d)

Wolves in the wild have pups.

11.

White tigers are becoming extinct, to overcome this a male and female white tiger are paired together in captivity to help their population continue to grow. This is an example of:

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Gene Flow

c)

Artificial Selection

d)

Genetic Drift

12.

Blue catfish are going extinct. A dam in a lake full of blue catfish bursts due to poor engineering and kills some of the blue catfish. This is an example of:

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Gene Flow

c)

Mutation

d)

Genetic Drift

13.

Green rhinocerous beetles are some of the biggest beetles to exist on Earth. A green rhinocerous beetle leaves its group and wonders over to another group that only has red rhinocerous beetles and mates with the red beetles. This is an example of:

a)

Gene Flow

b)

Genetic Drift

c)

Mutation

d)

Migration