WorksheetsNatural Selection Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A change in the genetic material of a cell is called a
a)
recombination.
b)
polygenic trait.
c)
single-gene trait.
d)
mutation.
2.
What type of Natural Selection is this? (Selects extreme variations and narrows the width of distribution)
a)
Disruptive Selection
b)
Directional Selection
c)
Stablizing Selection
3.
What type of Natural Selection is this? (Favors one extreme and shifts the population left/right)
a)
Disruptive Selection
b)
Directional Selection
c)
Stablizing Selection
4.
What type of Natural Selection is this? (Favors both extremes and creates a bimodal distribution).
a)
Disruptive Selection
b)
Directional Selection
c)
Stablizing Selection
5.
Who was the naturalist that traveled the world to study plants and animals?
a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Charles Darwin
c)
Charles Barkley
d)
Isaac Newton
6.
The trees these moths used to live on were white, but have been covered in soot 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
7.
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
8.
What is another name for natural selection?
a)
survival of the smartest
b)
survival of the fastest
c)
survival of the biggest
d)
survival of the fittest
9.
Natural selection results in change in a population's _____________ traits over time.
a)
inherited
b)
acquired
10.
Individuals undergo evolution.
a)
True
b)
False
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