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Evolution and Natural Selection Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is evolution?

a)

The process of animals ADAPTING to their environment

b)

The process of CREATING new species through genetic engineering

c)

The process of organisms staying the SAME over time

d)

The process by which species of organisms CHANGE over time.

2.

Explain the process of natural selection.

a)

Organisms that are the most colorful tend to survive and produce more offspring.

b)

Organisms that are the biggest in size tend to survive and produce more offspring.

c)

Organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

d)

Organisms randomly change their genetic makeup over time.

3.

Provide an example of natural selection in action.

a)

Giraffes growing longer necks to reach higher leaves

b)

Peppered moth in England during the industrial revolution

c)

Dogs evolving to have wings and fly

d)

Polar bears turning white to blend in with the snow

4.

How does the concept of adaptation relate to natural selection?

a)

Adaptation is the result of environmental changes forcing organisms to evolve.

b)

Adaptation is the result of natural selection favoring traits that increase an organism's fitness in a particular environment.

c)

Adaptation is the result of organisms choosing to change their traits.

d)

Adaptation is the result of random mutations in an organism's DNA.

5.

What are the different types of evidence that support the theory of evolution?

a)

Fossil records, comparative anatomy, embryology.

b)

Fossil records, astrology, and mythology

c)

Embryology, phrenology, and palmistry

d)

Comparative anatomy, alchemy, and numerology

6.

Who was famous for creating the Theory of Evolution

a)

Carlos Lineaus

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Mr. Concannon

d)

Watson and Crick

7.
If an organism can't adapt fast enough, this might happen.
a)
hibernate
b)
stay the same
c)
live longer
d)
become extinct
8.
Mutations are a change in what?
a)
DNA
b)
tRNA
c)
genotype
d)
phenotype
9.
Why do peppered moths tend to be the same color as the trees on which they live?
a)
The coloring goes along with tasting like the tree. 
b)
It keeps the moth the same temperature as the tree. 
c)
It makes the moths faster than the birds
d)
It makes the moths harder to see.
10.
Why is the mouse population changing over time?
a)
The light mice can reproduce more successfully than the dark mice
b)
The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because the dark mice taste better
c)
The hawks eat more light mice than dark mice because they can see the light mice more easily
d)
The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because they can see the dark mice more easily
11.
What is this an example of?
a)
vestigial structures
b)
embryology
c)
homologous structures
d)
fossil record
12.

What is this an example of?

a)

Homologous structure

b)

Analogous structure

c)

Vestigial organs

d)

Functional adaption

13.

Which process of evolution is demonstrated below?

a)

Comparative anatomy

b)

Homologous structures

c)

Comparative embryology

d)

Vestigial structures

14.

What is an example of a human vestigial structure?

a)

Wisdom Teeth

b)

Liver

c)

Heart

d)

Tongue

15.

Humans and chimpanzees sharing 98% of the same DNA sequences supports the theory that human and chimpanzees...?

a)

are basically the same species.

b)

have a common ancestor.

c)

developed from each other, and humans evolved from chimpanzees.