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WorksheetsEvolution and Natural Selection
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is evolution?
Organisms changing what they look like
A change in the gene pool over time
New organisms being created through cross-breeding
A change in the gene pool instantly
Variation of genes in a small population
Evolution
Peppered Moths
Genetic Drift
Gene pool
Mutations can be good or bad
True
False
Moving genes to new populations
Gene Flow
Mutations
Evolution
Anatomy
Changes genes in the gene pool
Evolution
Classification Systems
Fossil
Natural Selection
What is a fossil?
A rock with crystal deposits inside
An impression of an organism that is left in rock
Ancient fish bones
Organisms trapped in amber
How do fossils help us understand evolution?
Homozygous Structures are:
Similar structures that related species have inherited
Structures that look and work similarly because organisms live in a similar environment
Structures in an organism that no longer have a purpose
Different structures that different organisms have
Analogous Structures are:
Similar structures that related species have inherited
Structures that look and work similarly because organisms live in a similar environment
Structures in an organism that no longer have a purpose
Different structures that different organisms have
Vestigial structures are:
Similar structures that related species have inherited
Structures that look and work similarly because organisms live in a similar environment
Structures in an organism that no longer have a purpose
Different structures in different organisms
What is natural selection?
There are behavioral and structural adaptations
True
False
A (a) is a group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce
The process of grouping things based on their shared similar characteristics:
Taxonomy
Organism
Classification
Evolution
What are the 6 Kingdoms of Life?
Draw the basic shape of a cladogram
What is another name for a Taxonomic Key?
ID Key
Resplendent Key
Evolutionary Key
Dichotomous Key
What does a taxonomic key do?
