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Fast and Curious Natural Selection

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes

a)

genetic traits

b)

natural selection

c)

adaptation

d)

species

2.

a specific characteristic of an individual that can be determined by genes

a)

genetic traits

b)

natural selection

c)

adaptation

d)

selective breeding

3.

a body part or behavior that helps an organism survive better in its environment

a)

genetic traits

b)

natural selection

c)

adaptation

d)

selective breeding

4.

when organisms with the traits best fit for their environment survive and reproduce

a)

genetic traits

b)

natural selection

c)

adaptation

d)

selective breeding

5.

A boat Charles Darwin traveled on, the HMS ___________

a)

Beagle

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Genetically Modified Organism

d)

selective breeding

6.

a scientist widely known for his proposition that all species of life have descended from a common ancestor

a)

Beagle

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Genetically Modified Organism

d)

selective breeding

7.

a plant or animal in which one or more changes have been made to it in a lab in an attempt to alter the characteristics of an organism

a)

Beagle

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Genetically Modified Organism

d)

selective breeding

8.

a change in genetic material.

a)

mutation

b)

variation

c)

Genetically Modified Organism

d)

selective breeding

9.

differences in traits

a)

mutation

b)

variation

c)

Genetically Modified Organism

d)

selective breeding

10.

when specific traits in plants and animals are chosen by humans

a)

mutation

b)

variation

c)

Genetically Modified Organism

d)

selective breeding