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Evolution Quiz

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is evolution?

a)

All of the above

b)

The change in characteristics overtime.

c)

A type of natural selection.

d)

A process where traits are inherited overtime.

2.

What kind of structure is this?

a)

Analogous Structures

b)

Vestigial Structures

c)

Homologous Structures

3.

What kind of structure is this?

a)

Vestigial Structures

b)

Homologous Structures

c)

Analogous Structures

4.

What kind of structure is this?

a)

Homologous Structures

b)

Analogous Structures

c)

Vestigial Structures

5.

What is it called when an organism copies another organism's appearance?

a)

Copying

b)

Camouflage

c)

All of the above

d)

Mimicry

6.

The distribution of plants and animals around the world

(a)  

7.

Adaptations that make an animal hard to see.

(a)  

8.

What is so special about the Star-Nosed Mole?

a)

It has a very sensitive nose

b)

It can burrow underground

c)

It has long claws

d)

It has fur

9.

Why does a cactus have needles on it's skin?

a)

It helps keep the plant cool and dry

b)

It is just for decoration

c)

It can stop animals from eating the cactus

d)

It makes it easier to drink water

10.

Why do peacocks have large feathers?

a)

It helps to attract a mate

b)

It makes flying easier

c)

It scares away predators

d)

All of the above

11.

What is this? (Hint, it's a type of animal skin)

(a)  

12.

Who created the theory of natural selection?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Steven Hawking

13.

What is it called when evolution proceeds in small steps

a)

Isolation

b)

Speciation

c)

Selection

d)

Gradualism

14.

A process where a population declines to a low number and then rebounds

(a)  

15.

There are 2 moths on a tree. One is black while the other is white. Which moth will be most likely to survive?

a)

Black

b)

White

16.

The process where certain traits in animals makes them have an advantage and allows them to spread the trait though their offspring.

(a)  

17.

The process where humans choose traits in animals that makes them have advantages and disadvantages.

(a)