WorksheetsNatural & Artificial Selection Quiz 2023
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins
Evolution is the result of a process called ____________
Natural Selection
Artificial Selection
Survival of the Weakest
Supernatural Selection
According to natural selection, organisms more suited to their environment are better able to
Sleep
Survive
Perish
Migrate
The process of passing down favorable traits to one's offspring is called
Artificial Selection
Mutations
Evolution
Inheritance
Natural selection happens when an individual's genes ______________ from the genes of other members of its species.
Become different
Stay the same
Become separated
Differences in genes can cause differences in __________ (Choose the best answer).
Mutations
RNA
Appearance
Changes in genetic material are called _____________
Mutations
RNA
Genes
Mutations can be inherited or be
Chosen by the individual organism
Caused by environmental factors
Refused at any time
True or False? All changes in genes are harmless.
True
False
Some changes in genes can help organisms _____
Survive
Mutate
Rest
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 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 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
Adaptations can be:
camouflage
ability to survive cold weather
hunting skills
all of the above
Natural selection occurs during the lifetime of a single organism.
True
False
What is most likely to happen to moth populations in the picture shown?
Light moths--hunted easily, dark moths--population increase
Dark moths--hunted easily, dark moths--population increase
Light moths--hunted easily, light moths--population increase
Lights moths will change their color to match dark moths.
How do you "win" at natural selection?
survive
go extinct
survive & reproduce
Due to pollution, a pond becomes darker over time. Which trait variation became more common?
light fish
dark fish
According to natural selection, light colored tree trunks would favor
light colored moths
dark colored moths
red colored moths
red and light colored moths
Natural Selection is driven by a change in the environment and survival of the
Earth
Fastest
Fittest
Biggest
Adaptation is
the process that makes an organism look better
the process in which weak organisms are killed off
the process in which an organism becomes better adapted to its environment
the process in which oxygen is transformed into glucose
1. The process of choosing parent organisms for desired characteristics is called
natural selection
Artificial selection
random selection
genetic manipulation
What is an example of artificial selection?
Letting dogs choose their own mate
Letting plants pollinate on their own
Crossing a labrador and a poodle to create a labradoodle
Artificial selection is also known as
natural selection
selective hearing
genetic manipulation
selective breeding
When humans select desirable traits to be passed down to offspring
natural selection
artificial selection
These cause variations.
mutations
adaptations
a desire to change
breeding
Which of these is not a benefit of artificial selection.
Organism can become stronger
Breeding can be expensive
Farmers and breeder will have better business.
Migration
1. Artificial selection has been a big factor in the evolution of:
Dogs
Panda bears
Snakes
Jellyfish
What is a goal of selective breeding?
I. To increase the value of species to humans
II. To produce species that resist disease
III. To produce species with specific traits
I and II
II and III
I and III
I, II, and III
An example of selective breeding is
a dog breeder mating 2 dogs to make more dogs
a farmer grows bees to pollinate the plants on his farm
a person pollinates 2 white rose plants to only create white roses
Which of these is the first step in selective breeding flowers.
Repeat the process only with the offspring with the desired traits
watch the seeds grow
Choose plants that have the desired trait to pollinate
chose which trait is desirable
What is a good argument for genetically modifying animals?
Produce more meat
Figure out how to make Spiderman
Modifying your kids to make them more awesome
New genes are needed to create new species
