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Evolution

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who do we credit for the Theory of Evolution?

(a)  

2.

A lion has 5 cubs. Due to limited resources, only 3 cubs survive. This is called...

a)

Selection

b)

Genetic variation

c)

Overproduction

d)

Adaptation

3.

Birds with large beaks live longer in forest environments. Is this an example of natural or artificial selection?

a)

Natural

b)

Artificial

4.

Dog breeders are an example of ______ selection.

a)

Natural

b)

Artificial

5.

Bears changing over time to adapt to their environment is...

a)

Natural selection

b)

Artificial selection

6.

The bones found in cat legs are similar to the bones found in human arms. Which type of evidence is this an example of?

a)

Common structures

b)

Similar DNA

c)

Developmental similarities

d)

Artificial selection

7.

Which layer contains the oldest fossils?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.

Sarah finds two fossils. Fossil A is found 8 feet below the ground's surface while fossil B is found 5 feet below the ground's surface. Which fossil can Sarah conclude is the most recently formed?

a)

Fossil A

b)

Fossil B

9.

Scientists have found that organisms with a backbone typically have a tail-like structure in the womb. This is an example of...

a)

Common structures

b)

Similar DNA

c)

Developmental similarities

d)

Adaptation

10.

Humans and cats share about 90% of the same genetic code. Humans and fruit flies share about 60% of the same genetic code. Based on this information, humans are more closely related to which organism?

a)

Fruit flies

b)

Cats

11.

What type of evidence is shown here?

a)

Similar DNA

b)

Common structures

c)

Developmental similarities

d)

Natural selection

12.

What type of evidence is shown here?

a)

Common structures

b)

Developmental similarities

c)

Adaptation

d)

Similar DNA

13.

True or false: all mutations are harmful.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

According to this data, the unknown bacterial species is most closely related to:

a)

Species I

b)

Species II

c)

Species III

d)

Species IV

15.

Why is the mouse population changing over time?

a)

The light mice can survive and reproduce more successfully than the dark mice

b)

The dark mice can survive and reproduce more successfully than the light mice

c)

The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because the dark mice taste better

d)

The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because they can see the dark mice more easily

16.
Inherited trait that helps an organism survive is a(n) __________.
a)
Fossil
b)
Adaptation
c)
Ancestor
d)
Natural selection
17.
The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?
a)
Fossil A and C are the same age
b)
Fossil B is older than fossil C
c)
Fossils A is older than fossil B
d)
Fossil D is older than fossil C
18.
The environment around Manchester, England, changed during the Industrial Revolution.  How did this change affect peppered moths living in the area?
a)
Natural selection favored moths with dark wings because predators could not see them on the soot-colored trees.
b)
Natural selection favored moths with white wings that were easy for predators to see.
c)
Natural selection favored moths with white wings because predators could not see them on the soot-colored trees.
d)
Natural selection caused moths with white wings to become extinct.
19.
When an organism completely dies out, it is called.....
a)
Adaption
b)
Extinction
c)
Fossilization
d)
Mutation
20.
Comparing human hemoglobin of chimpanzees, horses, kangaroos, and chickens, reveal that humans have the fewest amino acid differences with 
a)
Kangaroos
b)
Horses
c)
chickens
d)
chimpanzees
21.
All the individuals of a species that live in a particular area are called a
a)
variation
b)
population
c)
fossil
d)
group
22.
Which of these would most likely threaten the survival of a species?
a)
A common animal species is hunted.
b)
A plant species is farmed as a crop.
c)
Members of an endangered species reproduce.
d)
A species has fewer and fewer offspring.
23.
Which of the following is NOT a reason a species may become extinct?
a)
competition
b)
reproducing
c)
habitat loss
d)
overhunting