WorksheetsNatural Selection and Evolution Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Change over time...
a)
Evolution
b)
Nucleotide
2.
Charles Darwin came up with this theory
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Mutation
3.
Evolution is a change in _________ over time.
a)
Populations
b)
Individuals
c)
Ecosystems
4.
Vestigial structures are homologous structures that are:
a)
Still used
b)
No longer used
c)
Occasionally used
5.
The purpose of selective breeding is to
a)
Get bigger animals
b)
get smaller animals
c)
create animals with desirable traits
d)
create animals with bad traits
6.
All of these finches have different shaped beaks, they are an adaptation to gain access of
a)
Water
b)
Food
c)
Shelter
7.
What is natural selection?
a)
Your natural fate is decided from birth
b)
Nature actively chooses who surivives
c)
Those best suited to demands of environment survive
d)
The weakest of a species surivie
8.
What does evolution mean?
a)
To change something
b)
To change and adapt over time
c)
To lose some original features
d)
To improve ssomething over time
9.
What was the name of the ship Charles Darwin sailed on?
a)
Boaty McBoaty Face
b)
HMS Beagle
c)
HMS Britannia
d)
HMS Bulldog
10.
Who created the theory of evolution?
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Charles Derwin
c)
Charlie Darwin
d)
Chris Darwin
11.
Which process produced the two different types of beaks in the ground finch and the tree finch?
a)
artificial selection
b)
geographical distribution
c)
natural selection
d)
disuse of the beak
12.
Genetics is
a)
study of how heredity is passed on
b)
study of how different nationalities difer
c)
study of male and female differences
d)
study of how to make the darkest blue genes
13.
Gregor Mendel studied ____ in becoming the "Father of Genetics"
a)
pea plants
b)
alligators
c)
daisies
d)
turtle shells
14.
a segment of DNA is called a
a)
gene
b)
allele
c)
phenotype
15.
DNA is short for
a)
Do Not Askmethat
b)
Deoxyribonucleic acid
c)
Dexonuclear Atoms
16.
An allele is
a)
different forms of a gene for a specific trait
b)
another term for a physical characteristic
c)
unrelated to DNA
17.
Islands where Darwin noticed similarities between wildlife in South America.
a)
Grand Cayman
b)
Galapagos
c)
Madagascar
d)
Myanmar
18.
Darwin wrote the
a)
The Origin of Species
b)
Chimps: Man's Best Friend
c)
Oh No! My Great, Great Grandpa was a Monkey
19.
What belief of Charles Lyell influenced Darwin?
a)
That Earth changed over time, therefore other organisms must do the same
b)
Bird of a feather flock together
c)
Migratory animals seek out ideal environments
20.
Thomas Malthus's key belief was that
a)
humans were not animals
b)
competition is what keeps populations in check
c)
selective breeding is evident in all species
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