WorksheetsNatural Selection & Evolution Practice
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who do you get your inherited traits from?
a)
Your brother
b)
Your parents
c)
Your sister
d)
Nobody
2.
What is an inherited trait that increases an organisms chance of surviving and reproducing?
a)
Luck
b)
Variation
c)
Evolution
d)
Adaptation
3.
The process of change over a period of time is called _____.
a)
Adaptation
b)
Selective Breeding
c)
Evolution
d)
Getting old
4.
____ occurs when the environment changes and the adaptations hurt the species
a)
Natural selection
b)
Evolution
c)
Extinction
d)
Isolation
5.
The process where organisms with favorable adaptations are most likely to survive is called __
a)
Natural selection
b)
Speciation
c)
Change over time
d)
Evolution
6.
Why did black moths increase in population during England's Industrial Revolution?
a)
They had better jobs with higher pay
b)
The environment changed in their favor.
c)
They had a trait better suited to the environment
d)
They had no predators
7.
What is the number one goal of an organism?
a)
Survive and reproduce
b)
Become famous
c)
To help others
d)
Learn about global warming
8.
What did Darwin help to explain?
a)
Genetics
b)
How birds fly
c)
How species change over time
d)
How old the Earth is
9.
It is okay to turn in my work early.
a)
Only sometimes
b)
No
c)
Yes
10.
When you turn in late work you should
a)
make sure to use a late work form.
b)
just tell or email Mrs. Dieges about it.
c)
ask your friend to turn it in for you.
d)
copy from a friend
11.
Late work will be accepted ONLY if you use a late work form.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
The first thing I should do when I get to science class is
a)
do the warm-up.
b)
talk to my friends.
c)
take a nap
d)
whatever.
13.
According to Darwin, why did the Galapagos tortoises have different shell shape and neck length?
a)
Difference in defenses
b)
Difference in flight
c)
Feeding habits and diet
d)
Genetic mutation
14.
TRUE or FALSE: Natural selection will still occur if each individual has the same exact same traits
a)
False
b)
True
15.
A species could go extinct if:
a)
the environment changes drastically and no one can adapt.
b)
there is less competition for resources.
c)
members of the species have adaptations to enhance survival.
d)
food becomes more plentiful.
16.
Being left handed is
a)
a random trait
b)
just lucky
c)
an aquired trait
d)
an inherited trait
17.
Having nice writing is
a)
an inherited trait
b)
an aquired trait
c)
something you are born with
d)
only something a few people have.
18.
Adaptation can help animals do what?
a)
Survive
b)
Protect themselves
c)
Get food
d)
All of above
19.
TRUE or FALSE: All traits of an organism are acquired during its lifetime.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Which of the following best describes the role of mutations in evolution?
a)
They decrease genetic variation.
b)
They have no effect on evolution.
c)
They are always harmful.
d)
They introduce new genetic variations.
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