Worksheetsherdity
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following have a similar structures but have a different function in each organism?
a)
A dolphin fin and a shark fin
b)
Human fingernails and monkey fingernails
c)
Front leg of a cat and the wing of a bat
d)
The wing of a bumble bee and the wing of a bird
2.
Changes in a species over time is __________.
a)
embryo
b)
evolution
c)
embryology
d)
yahoo
3.
Which best describes these fossils?
a)
The oldest fossils can be found on the lower layers
b)
The oldest fossils can be found at the top layers
c)
The youngest fossils are always found on the bottom layers
d)
You can not tell the age of any of these fossils
4.
One of the points that Lamarck's theory is based on is:
a)
Acquired characteristics are not inherited. .
b)
None of the above.
c)
Actualism.
d)
Spontaneous generation
5.
Scientist who proposed the theory of Natural Selection.
a)
Hardy
b)
Weinburg
c)
Darwin
d)
Einstein
6.
The variety of living things on Earth is called:
a)
Life
b)
Biodiversity
c)
Similarity
d)
Genetics
7.
Which is necessary for speciation to occur?
a)
adaptation
b)
mass extinction
c)
isolation
d)
acquired traits
8.
Study of embryos of various organisms to show a common ancestor because of similarities in development
a)
natural selection
b)
embryology
c)
speciation
d)
evolution
9.
Structures with the same parts have different functions; suggests that organisms share a common ancestry
a)
vestigial structures
b)
homologous structures
c)
adaptive radiation
d)
fossil
10.
Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist?
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Steven Hawking
d)
Isaac Newton
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