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Evolutionary History Amplify Vocab

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which species (H, I, or K) is the closest relative to Species J?

a)

Species H

b)

Species I

c)

Species K

d)

Neither

2.

a body structure in two or more species that features the same parts

a)

shared structure

b)

speciation

c)

species

d)

ancestor population

3.

The mystery fossil

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

a more recent species that evolved from an ancestor population

a)

common ancestor population

b)

paleontologist

c)

species

d)

descendant species

5.

The body structures for a population of chimpanzees were stable for a long time. Then, their body structures changed, making the chimpanzees stronger. Why did this happen?

a)

Organisms naturally become stronger over time.

b)

It is impossible to say without more information.

c)

The chimpanzee population wanted to be stronger.

d)

Their environment must have changed.

6.

Do you think the two species have a common ancestor?

a)

NO

b)

YES

7.

an older population from which two or more newer species descended

a)

descendant species

b)

paleontologist

c)

common ancestor population

d)

shared structure

8.

Two students were challenged with taking imaginary species and placing them on an evolutionary tree. Their models are shown below. Inspect the models and then answer the questions.

Which model do you think is correct?

a)
b)
c)

Neither

9.

Imagine a population of frogs that live in the forest. The frogs have a green coloring on top that helps them blend into the forest so they are not noticed by predators.


Imagine that half of this population stayed in the forest and the other half of the population moved to the hills above the forest, which are drier, with some brown grass and brown soil.


Which population of frogs is likely to have more changes after many generations?

a)

Descendant Species 1: The frogs in the brown hills.

b)

Descendant Species 2: The frogs in the green forest.

c)

Neither.

10.

the process by which one population evolves into two or more different species

a)

paleontologist

b)

speciation

c)

descendant species

d)

species

11.

Which descendant species is most likely to have body structures that are the most different from Descendant Species B? Select 2

a)

Descendant Species A

b)

Descendant Species C

c)

Descendant Species D

12.

a scientist who studies fossils in order to understand the ancient history of life on Earth

a)

descendant species

b)

shared structure

c)

paleontologist

d)

speciation

13.

What is a related organism from a previous generation?

a)

an adaptive trait

b)

an ancestor

c)

a descendant

d)

a generation

14.

What is the process by which species adapt to environmental changes over a very long time ?

a)

evolution

b)

a common ancestor population

c)

speciation

d)

a generation

15.

What is a group of individuals born and living at about the same time?

a)

an adaptive trait

b)

an ancestor

c)

a descendant

d)

a generation

16.

What is an example of a shared body structure?

a)

the distal bones in a whale and the distal bones in a wolf

b)

the distal bones in a whale and the pelvis in a whale

c)

the distal bones in a whale and the pelvis in a wolf

d)

the pelvis in a wolf and the distal bones in a wolf

17.

Fill in the blanks: Species (blank) their body structures from their (blank) populations.

a)

evolve, previous

b)

inherit, descendant

c)

inherit, ancestor

d)

evolve, descendant

18.

What is a descendant population?

a)

the process by which one population evolves into two or more different species

b)

a group of the same type of organism living in the same area

c)

an older population from which two or more newer species descended

d)

a more recent species that evolved from an ancestor population

19.

What is speciation?

a)

the process by which one population evolves into two or more different species

b)

a group of the same type of organism living in the same area

c)

an older population from which two or more newer species descended

d)

a more recent species that evolved from an ancestor population

20.

What is a group of organisms of the same kind (in one or more populations) that do not reproduce with organisms from any other group

a)

a generation

b)

a species

c)

a population

d)

an ancestor

21.

Both of these animals share a common trait, that they produce milk for their babies. What best explains why both have structures that create milk?

a)

The whale and the human are different species, so they must not share an ancestor population. They inherited their milk creating structure from separate ancestor populations.

b)

The whale and the human both share the same ancestor population that had milk producing structures. They inherited this structure from the ancestor population.

c)

It is impossible to say. Fossils are very old; therefore, we cannot make observations of the common ancestors, and we cannot explain its body structures.

d)

All species have their own specific body structures, so it is a coincidence that this human and whale each happen to have the ability to produce milk.

22.

This human and this bat both have hand bones in their front limbs. However, their f bones are very different. The red bathas long finger bones that help it to fly. The human has short fingerr bones that help grab things. What most likely explains why both have front limbs with a hand bones and why the bones are different?

a)

different species, so they do not share an ancestor population. These species had separate ancestor populations, and each evolved hand bones that help it survive in its environment.

b)

It is impossible to explain the structures of different species. The way that structures change over time is very complex, and no one has ever observed these changes occurring.

c)

both inherited the bones from a shared ancestor population, but this population separated into different environments. In each environment, different types of handr bone evolved, which helped the populations survive.

23.

Define Adaptive Trait

a)

A trait that allows something to adapt to a lot of different situations

b)

a trait that allows individuals to survive in a specific envionment

c)

a trait that changes as an individual grows up

24.

Which one of these numbers represents the ancestor population to Zebrafish and Humans?

a)

450

b)

90

c)

360

d)

110

25.

Why is Environment important to evolution?

a)

It is where animals choose to live

b)

It causes mutations

c)

It decides which traits can survive and make babies

d)

It makes mutations happen more often

26.

What is a paleontologist?

a)

an individual that follows a paleo diet

b)

a person who lived in the distant past

c)

a scientist who studies fossils to understand Earth's history

d)

an organism that was once alive, but is now extinct

27.

What does this diagram show?

a)

All three species share a common ancestor, but the African elephant and Sumatran tiger are more closely related to each other than they are to the Norway rat.

b)

All three species share a common ancestor, but the Sumatran tiger and Norway rat are more closely related to each other than they are to the African elephant.

c)

The Sumatran tiger, African elephant, and Norway rat are not related and come from separate lines of evolutionary history.

d)

All three species share a common ancestor and are equally related to each other.

28.

Shared Structures always come from

a)

random chance

b)

two different species in a similar environment

c)

a common ancestor

d)

species structures are entirely unique.

29.

Select all examples of a Body Structure:

a)

Skull

b)

Arm

c)

Leg

d)

Heart

30.

What does it mean to inherit?

a)

To receive things from a parent

b)

To Get a trait from the environment

31.

Why do only grizzly bears and sea otters have canine teeth?

a)

They must have mated with canines to earn canine teeth

b)

It could be that they grow them as they eat more meat

c)

Because they lived in an environment where canine teeth were really important

d)

Rabbits would have them too, but they just lost them after splitting from the common ancestor

32.

What structure did the common ancestor have?

a)

Scapula bone in shoulder

b)

Three bones in inside ear

c)

Two bones in inside ear

d)

Five toes in each back limb

33.

Is the new fossil more closely related to the Hippopotamus or the Green Iguana?

a)

The Hippopotamus, because they bother have the scapula in the shoulder

b)

The Hippopotamus, because they both have three bones inside the ear

c)

The Green Iguana, because they both have the scapula bone in the shoulder

d)

The Green Iguana, because they both have five toes on the back limb

34.

Which of these animals are the most closely related?

a)

The Desert Cottontail and The Grizzly Bear, because they are both mammals and give milk to their babies

b)

The Sea Otter and the Desert Cottontail, because they are both much smaller than the bear

c)

The Grizzly Bear and the Sea Otter, because they both share a backbone and canine teeth

d)

All three animals are equally related

35.

Which Traits did the Common Ancestor have? select all that apply

a)

Tibia Bone

b)

Lays eggs

c)

scale

d)

fur

36.

Which of these animals are more closely related?

a)

The turtle and the Siamang because they both give live birth

b)

The Flamingo and the Siamang, because they fur and feathers are more similar that feathers and scales

c)

The flamingo and the turtle, because they both have a tibia bone and lay eggs

d)

All three animals are equally related