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QUIZ: Intro to Evolution

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

These moths are all of the same species. The differences between their wings is an example of ________________

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Variation

c)

Homeostasis

d)

Extinction

2.

Which of the following best describes what the image represents?

a)

Genetic Drift

b)

Migration

c)

Mutation

d)

Natural Selection

3.

Which scientist is considered the father of evolution?

a)

Jean-Baptist Lamarck

b)

Hershey and Chase

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Carleous Linnaeus

4.

What word describes a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment?

a)

natural selection

b)

mutation

c)

camouflage

d)

adaptation

5.

Mutations are important because they bring about

a)

death of the organism in which they develop

b)

genetic variation needed for a population to evolve

c)

benefits for the individual, not for the population

d)

changes in genotype, but not phenotype

6.

All rabbits of the same species living in a particular area would be an example of a(n)

a)

population

b)

species

c)

community

d)

ecosystem

7.

Which organisms are most likely to survive?

a)

the best adapted to their environment

b)

the fastest

c)

the strongest

d)

the biggest

8.

A grizzly bear survives because he is well-adapted (best fit) to his environment. When he reproduces, he passes on his traits to his offspring. This process is called

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Selective Breeding

c)

Random mutations

d)

Variations in a species

9.

Predict which moth trait would increase in the population over time.

a)

light-colored trait

b)

dark-colored trait

c)

neither

10.

Which of the following statements make up Darwin's Theory of Evolution? Select all that apply.

a)

Organisms compete for resources.

b)

Organisms that are the most fit in their environment will survive and reproduce.

c)

Living species today descended with modification from ancient species in the distant past.

d)

More organisms are born into a population than can survive.

e)

All species have genetic variation.