WorksheetsNatural Selection and Adaptation Concepts
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 8mins
How do you "win" at natural selection?
survive
go extinct
survive & reproduce
What word describes a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment?
natural selection
mutation
camouflage
adaptation
The change in traits over time in a population is known as
Evolution
Mutation
Selection
Traits
When we examine this whale fossil, we can see that the whale has a pelvic bone that doesn't seem to be used by the whale. What do scientists infer?
The whale had an ancestor with legs
The whale must use the pelvis for an unknown reason
The whale was born with an extra bone and has a disorder
The whale had an ancestor with wings
4. When the industrial revolution started, the trees have been covered in soot from coal factories. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?
White Moth
Dark Moth
Both are Equally Successful in this Environment
______ produces new traits
evolution
natural selection
random mutation
selective breeding
The process in which an animal cannot reproduce any more and dies out is known as _________________________.
Speciation
Extinction
Evolution
Natural Selection
Evolution is...
changes over time in populations
natural process that passes favorable traits
historical timeline of fossils
the process in which an animal dies out
