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Evolution Vocab Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

occurs when the environment changes and the adaptations of a species are no longer sufficient for its survival

(a)  

2.

an inherited trait that helps an organism survive

(a)  

3.

Change in a kind of organism over time; process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms.

a)

Natural selection

b)

Mutation

c)

Extinction

d)

Evolution

4.

A natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment.

a)

Mutation

b)

Natural selection

c)

Evolution

d)

Camouflage

5.

The act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance to blend in

a)

Mimicry

b)

Mutation

c)

Camouflage

d)

Inhertitance

6.

The remnant of an organ that had a function in an early ancestor is known as a(n)

a)

vestigial structure

b)

analogous structure

c)

homologous structure

d)

fossil structure

7.

Some organisms that share a common ancestor have features that have different functions, but similar structures.  These are known as

a)

vestigial structures

b)

analogous structures

c)

homologous structures

d)

fossil structures

8.

On the cladogram, which organism is the closest relative of the human?

a)

Frog

b)

Hare

c)

Caiman

d)

Parrot

9.

What is the process of which humans breed organisms for certain traits?

a)

artificial selection

b)

descent without modification

c)

inheritance of acquired characteristics

d)

natural selection

10.

Vertebrate embryos pass through similar stages of development is evidence for

a)

use and disuse

b)

homologous structures

c)

common ancestry

d)

acquired characteristics

11.

Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist?

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Steven Hawking

d)

Isaac Newton

12.

What type of structure does this image illustrate?

a)

Homologous structures

b)

Analogous structures

c)

Vestigial structures

13.

The process by which organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring is known as:

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Genetic Drift

c)

Gene Flow

d)

Mutation

14.

Which term describes a structure that has lost all or most of its original function in the course of evolution?

a)

Vestigial Structure

b)

Analogous Structure

c)

Homologous Structure

d)

Adaptive Structure

15.

What is the term for the formation of a new species as a result of evolution?

a)

Speciation

b)

Adaptation

c)

Extinction

d)

Migration