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Darwin Evolution

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose which scientist matches to the statement:

survival of the fittest

a)

Darwin

b)

Lamarck

2.

Evolution in relation to animals is...

a)

The different things animals eat

b)

How animals have evolved over time into different species

c)

How to classify different animals

d)

How animals have learnt to eat other animals

3.

Change in inherited traits over time

a)

embryology

b)

variation

c)

evolution

d)

homologous

4.

Charles Darwin's 5 year voyage around the world gave him the opportunity to observe many animals. He noted that?

a)

Many animals were identical to the animals on the mainland.

b)

Some animals were smaller and dirtier that others.

c)

Many animals were starving to death.

d)

Many animals were similar but not always identical to the animals on the mainland.

5.

Which concept suggests that organisms best suited to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce?

a)

Artificial Selection

b)

Common Descent

c)

Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics

d)

Natural Selection

6.

Two organisms that are closely related would have

a)

very similar DNA sequence

b)

exactly the same DNA sequences

c)

no proteins in common

d)

completely different DNA sequence

7.

what gave Charles Darwin the idea of evolution?

a)

google

b)

wikipedia

c)

mans attempt to destroy mankind

d)

finches in the Galapagos island

8.

Darwin theorized that individuals having an advantage due to their traits or abilities will be more likely to survive and reproduce.  This theory is known as

a)

evolution

b)

speciation

c)

adaptation

d)

natural selection

9.

What was the name of Darwin's ship?

a)

The Dachshund

b)

The Labrador

c)

The Beagle

d)

The Chihuahua

10.

All of these finches have different shaped beaks. They are an adaptation to get...

a)

Water

b)

Food

c)

Housing

11.

Group of organisms with similar characteristics

a)

embryology

b)

variation

c)

species

d)

homologous

12.

What do we call mistakes or changes that occur in the DNA sequence?

a)

natural selection

b)

adaptations

c)

mutations

d)

Darwinism

13.

What do we call the preserved remains or physical evidence of an organism that lived in the past?

a)

varitations

b)

mutations

c)

evolutionary features

d)

fossils

14.

Which of the following best describes Darwin's theory of natural selection?

a)

A process where organisms change during their lifetime and pass these changes to their offspring.

b)

A mechanism by which individuals with advantageous traits survive and reproduce more successfully.

c)

A theory that suggests all species were created independently and do not change over time.

d)

A concept that explains how organisms can choose their traits based on their needs.

15.

What observation did Darwin make about the finches on the Galapagos Islands that contributed to his theory of evolution?

a)

All finches had the same beak size regardless of their diet.

b)

Finches had different beak shapes depending on their food source.

c)

Finches were the only birds present on the islands.

d)

Finches migrated to the islands from the mainland every year.