WorksheetsEvidence of Evolution
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 10mins
similar structures with different purposes found in different species are known as _____
homologous structures
DNA
vestigial structures
the fossil record
The study of organisms at their earliest stage of life
the fossil record
embryology
DNA
vestigal structures
DNA and RNA are known as types of ________
vestigial structures
transitional fossils
genetic material
trace fossil
The picture shows a/an ___________
vestigial structure
homologus structure
genetic material
trace fossil
The picture shows a/an _________
vestigial structure
trace fossil
genetic material
homologous structure
Which structure is shown in the picture?
DNA
homologous structure
vestigal structure
analgous structure
Any inherited trait that gives an organism an advantage in its environment is called ___.
a mutation
an adaptation
evolution
natural selection
___ are mistakes in the DNA that cause variation within a species.
mutations
adaptations
speciations
isolations
The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called
theories
variations
adaptations
genes
Match the following terms with their definitions
a change in a species DNA over time because of natural selection
Evolution
Any variation that makes an organism better able to survive
Adaptation
An inherited trait that makes and individual different
Variation
A permanent change in the DNA
Mutation
Someone has a wild cat breed with a house cat in order to have a cat that looks wild but is more gentle. This is__.
Gene Therapy
Animal Husbandry
Selective breeding
Genetic Modification
Choosing which organisms can have offspring is_____.
Gene Therapy
Selective Breeding
Gene Modification
Animal Husbandry
Natural selection is where ___________ decides which traits should be passed on
Nature
A human
Darwin
Gene Therpy
The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?
Fossil D is older than fossil C
Fossils A is older than fossil B
Fossil B is older than fossil C
Fossil A and C are the same age
The theory that organisms have slowly changed over time...
evolution
fossil record
relative dating
adapation
Which best describes the phrase survival of the fittest?
fastest in a population are most successful
strongest in a population are most successful
those that can survive and reproduce are most successful
those that can live the longest are most successful
Comparing human hemoglobin of chimpanzees, horses, kangaroos, and chickens, reveal that humans have the fewest amino acid differences with
chickens
chimpanzees
Horses
Kangaroos
