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CSP - Vocabulary Hunt

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means a change in the genetic material (DNA) of an organism?

a)

Adaptation

b)

Mutation

c)

Fossil

d)

Natural selection

2.

What do we call a characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment?

a)

Evolution

b)

Mutation

c)

Adaptation

d)

Extinction

3.

Which term describes the process where organisms better suited to their environment tend to survive and reproduce?

a)

Artificial selection

b)

Natural selection

c)

Homologous structure

d)

Speciation

4.

What word describes preserved remains or evidence of ancient life?

a)

Common ancestor

b)

Fossil

c)

Evolution

d)

Adaptation

5.

When humans choose which organisms to breed for certain traits, it’s called:

a)

Artificial selection

b)

Natural selection

c)

Mutation

d)

Speciation

6.

What is it called when a group of organisms changes over long periods of time?

a)

Mutation

b)

Speciation

c)

Evolution

d)

Homologous structure

7.

Which term describes a species from which two or more species have evolved?

a)

Fossil

b)

Adaptation

c)

Extinct species

d)

Common ancestor

8.

What are body parts that are similar in structure but may serve different functions in different species?

a)

Analogous structures

b)

Homologous structures

c)

Mutations

d)

Speciation

9.

What word means the permanent disappearance of a species?

a)

Fossilization

b)

Adaptation

c)

Extinction

d)

Evolution

10.

What is it called when one species splits into two or more different species over time?

a)

Adaptation

b)

Mutation

c)

Speciation

d)

Natural selection

11.

Which term describes selecting traits in organisms based on usefulness to humans?

a)

Evolution

b)

Artificial selection

c)

Natural selection

d)

Speciation

12.

What process explains how populations slowly change in response to their environment?

a)

Extinction

b)

Evolution

c)

Fossilization

d)

Mutation

13.

Which word refers to the set of instructions organisms pass to their offspring?

a)

Mutation

b)

Fossil

c)

DNA

d)

Homologous structure

14.

Which term means a trait that has been inherited through generations to improve survival?

a)

Adaptation

b)

Evolution

c)

Mutation

d)

Speciation

15.

Which of the following supports the idea that different species share a common ancestor?

a)

Differences in feeding behavior

b)

Fossils showing identical bone structures

c)

Sudden extinction

d)

Human-controlled breeding