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WorksheetsNatural Selection
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following is the correct definition of natural selection?
The idea that organisms less equipped for their environment tend to survive longer
The idea that organisms more well equipped for their environment tend to survive longer
The idea that organisms more well equipped for their environment tend to not survive
None.
Which of the following represents genetic drift?
Which of the following represents migration?
Which of the following represents gene flow?
the movement of genes into or out of a population
Gene Flow
Random chance; small population
Genetic Drift
A sudden change in one or more characteristics due to a change in a gene
Mutation
Occurs due to physical difference as a result of a genetic difference
Non-Random Mating
The movement of organisms from one place to another
Migration
Which of the following best describes what the image represents?
Genetic Drift
Migration
Mutation
Natural Selection
Which of the following best describes what the image represents?
Natural Selection
Artificial Selection
Mutation
Genetic Drift
Which of the following does not show genetic drift?
Which scientist is considered the father of evolution?
Jean-Baptist Lamarck
Hershey and Chase
Charles Darwin
Carleous Linnaeus
Which of the following is an example of artificial selection?
Gorillas are in the wild and have a baby gorilla.
A group of ants in an ant pile are exterminated by an exterminator.
A black speckled rabbit is a new favorite among children, a white and black rabbit are picked to make black and white baby bunnies.
Wolves in the wild have pups.
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:
Natural Selection
Gene Flow
Artificial Selection
Genetic Drift
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:
Natural Selection
Gene Flow
Mutation
Genetic Drift
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:
Gene Flow
Genetic Drift
Mutation
Migration
