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Natural Selection Quiz Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these would be considered an adaptation of an animal that lives in the snowy tundra?
a)
Large webbed feet
b)
A thick coat of fur and blubber
c)
Green scales
d)
A diet that consists of pineapples and coconuts
2.
Which of the following means "change over time"
a)
natural selection
b)
speciation
c)
evolution
d)
isolation
3.
____ is when members of a species that are best suited for their environment survive and reproduce at a higher rate than other members of the species
a)
natural selection
b)
artificial selection
c)
speciation
d)
adaptation
4.

The trees these moths used to live on were white, but have been covered in soot(pollution) 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.
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.
6.
What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?
a)
To look different from other species.
b)
To be able to eat the food readily available in the environment.
c)
To protect itself against predators.
d)
To protect itself against prey.
7.

Northern foxes can have different fur colors.

The foxes hunt squirrels for food. Foxes that have fur the same color as their environment are better at getting closer to squirrels and catching them.

The diagram below shows a population of foxes that live in one area. At time 1, the population had the same number of brown and white foxes. At time 2, after many generations, there were many more brown foxes and fewer white foxes in the population.


How did the environment change between time 1 and time 2? How did the population change?

a)

You cannot tell how the environment changed. With each generation, more foxes passed on the gene for brown fur to their offspring.

b)

The environment became brown. Brown foxes are more likely to survive, so the white foxes changed to have brown fur.

c)

The environment became brown. Brown foxes are more likely to survive, so both kinds of foxes passed on the gene for brown fur to their offspring.

d)

The environment became brown. With each generation, more brown foxes survived long enough to pass on the gene for brown fur to their offspring.

8.

1. Blue jays are birds that live in the forest. They can have beaks of different thicknesses.

Blue jays use their beaks to get to the seeds they eat. Blue jays with thinner beaks can easily reach and eat the seeds inside pinecones. Blue jays with thicker beaks can easily open and eat seeds with hard shells.

The diagrams below show three possible blue jay populations.


1. If their environment changes to have only seeds in pinecones, which of the following blue jay populations will most likely survive?

a)

Populations 1 and 2 will most likely survive.

b)

Populations 2 and 3 will most likely survive.

c)

Only Population 2 will survive because it is the only population with variation.

d)

All the populations will survive because the blue jays will change the thickness of their beaks if they need to.

9.
The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called
a)
genes.
b)
variations.
c)
traits.
d)
theories.
10.
Do organisms "decide" to evolve and change?
a)
Yes, they know they need to change to survive 
b)
No, they change because of natural selection
11.
The theory of evolution by natural selection means that what is changing over time?
a)
The inherited traits of a population.
b)
The acquired traits of a population.
c)
Hair color and eye color
d)
Attractive features.
12.
Do organisms "decide" to evolve and change?
a)
Yes, they know they need to change to survive 
b)
No, they change because of natural selection
13.
Which best describes the role of mutations in natural selection?
a)
Mutations help an organism to better survive in their environment
b)
An organism may acquire a helpful mutation by interacting with the environment
c)
A mutation may result in an adaptive trait that makes an organism more likely to survive and reproduce
d)
Organisms with certain traits are more likely to win competitions for mutations
14.
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)
Hardey-Weinberg equilibrium within a population
15.

The more genetic variation a population has,

the more likely it is for some individuals to

a)

evolve

b)

migrate

c)

survive

d)

mutate

16.
Why do frogs and other organism reproduce so many eggs or offspring?
a)
so that their babies can have friends to play with
b)
the more offspring the more likely the offspring will survive
c)
the more offspring the less likely offspring will survive 
d)
the more offspring the less competition
17.

Why is competition important for natural selection?

a)

It shows which variations are more successful, allowing the organisms with those variations to survive.

b)

It causes organisms, regardless of which traits they have, to die out, reducing the population size.

c)

It causes organisms to get stronger due to having to outcompete other species.

d)

Competition is not important for natural selection.

18.

Which of the following best describes how natural selection results in insects that are pesticide resistant?

a)

When a pesticide is sprayed on a crop, a few insects survive. These insects happen to have a random mutation that makes them resistant to the pesticide. These insects survive and reproduce, eventually resulting in pesticide-resistant population.

b)

When a pesticide is sprayed on a crop, the insects respond by mutating their DNA, making them resistant to the pesticide. Therefore, a pesticide resistant population evolves.

c)

When a pesticide is sprayed on a crop, it causes mutations in the insect DNA. Some of these mutations make the insects pesticide-resistant. These insects now form a pesticide-resistant population.

d)

When a pesticide is sprayed on a crop, it kills the insects, which allows a new species to migrate into the habitat. Some of these species are pesticide resistant, thus a new population of pesticide resistant insects appears.

19.

Adaptations can be:

a)

camouflage

b)

ability to survive cold weather

c)

hunting skills

d)

all of the above

20.

Which type of selection is shown in the scenario?

a)
b)
c)
21.

This makes an organism more suited to its environment

a)

species

b)

lifespan

c)

adaptation

d)

mutation

22.

Example: How does the lizard benefit from being blended into its sandy habitat?

a)

It makes the lizard harder to see.

b)

It makes the lizard harder to hear.

c)

It makes the lizard harder to touch.

d)

It makes the lizard harder to smell.

23.

The Florida panther is a large cat related to lions. Panthers eat deer, rodents, and farmers' livestock. People Hunted panthers and destroyed their habitat. Since the panthers were not able to adapt quickly, which of these things most likely happened to the panthers?

a)

Panthers population become more diverse

b)

Panther population increased as a response to humans.

c)

Natural predators killed and ate all the panthers in Tennessee.

d)

Panthers mostly likely became extinct in Tennessee.

24.

A grizzly bear survives because he is well-adapted to his environment. When he reproduces he passes on those traits to his offspring. this process is called

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Selective Breeding

c)

Random mutations

d)

Variations in a species

25.

The bird on the right is better adapted to get the worm. It will probably survive and reproduce. This is known as_____.

a)

Atomic distribution

b)

Natural Selection

c)

Population