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WorksheetsIntroduction into Natural Selection
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
All rabbits living in a particular area would be an example of a(n)
a)
population
b)
species
c)
fossil
d)
individual organism
2.
The difference in the physical traits of an individual from those of other individuals in a group is called a(n)
a)
change
b)
adaption
c)
species
d)
variation
3.
When every organism of a species has died.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Artificial Selection
4.
The trees these moths used to live on were white, but have been covered in soot from coal factories. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?
a)
Dark moth
b)
Light moth
c)
Both will be equally successful
d)
Neither will be successful
5.
Who will survive better?
a)
Green beetles
b)
Orange beetles
6.
Giraffes mainly had short necks in the past. Then we started seeing longer neck giraffes who could reach the tops of the trees and access that food source.
Which type of giraffe will survive better and live longer to reproduce?
a)
Longer neck
b)
Short neck
7.
Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?
a)
Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
b)
Because they come from dominant alleles.
c)
Because they come from recessive alleles.
d)
Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.
8.
Which best describes mutations?
a)
Always helpful
b)
Always harmful
c)
Can be helpful or harmful
d)
Always neutral
9.
Genetic differences between organisms of the same species
a)
Variation
b)
Adaptation
c)
Behavior
d)
Environment
10.
Label the picture in order:
a)
phosphate ; sugar ; base
b)
phosphate ; base ; sugar
c)
base ; sugar ; phosphate
d)
base ; phosphate ; sugar
11.
In which phase does the DNA copy itself?
a)
interphase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telophase
12.
What do genes do?
a)
make proteins
b)
store energy
c)
create covalent bonds
d)
create hydrogen bonds
13.
Which of the following is correctly matches: ATT GTA CGA
a)
TAA CAT GCT
b)
ATT GTA CGA
c)
TAA GTA TCG
d)
GCC ACG TAC
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