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8LS1 QUIZ Ch6 Vocab

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The difference, variety; a condition of having many different types of forms is ...

a)

species

b)

extinction

c)

biological evolution 

d)

diversity

2.

The when all individuals of a species have died - that no longer has any known living individuals is ...

a)

species

b)

extinction

c)

biological evolution 

d)

diversity

3.

 The change over time in populations of related organisms is ...

a)

species

b)

extinction

c)

biological evolution 

d)

diversity

4.

The group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring is ...

a)

species

b)

extinction

c)

biological evolution 

d)

diversity

5.

The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem is ...

a)

species

b)

extinction

c)

biodiversity 

d)

diversity

6.

The resemblance of one species to another species is ...

a)

mimicry

b)

camouflage

c)

adaptation

d)

fossil

7.

The adaptation that enables species to blend in with their environments is ...

a)

mimicry

b)

camouflage

c)

adaptation

d)

fossil

8.

The remains or traces of plants and animals that lived a long time ago, found in rocks is ...

a)

mimicry

b)

camouflage

c)

adaptation

d)

fossil

9.

The characteristic of a species that enables the species to survive in its environment is ...

a)

mimicry

b)

camouflage

c)

adaptation

d)

fossil

10.

The  process by which populations of organisms with variations that help them survive in their environments live longer, compete better, and reproduce more than those that do not have the variations is ...

a)

variation

b)

selective breeding

c)

naturalist

d)

natural selection

11.

The person who studies plants and animals by observing them is ...

a)

variation

b)

selective breeding

c)

naturalist

d)

natural selection

12.

The breeding of organisms for desired characteristics is ...

a)

variation

b)

selective breeding

c)

naturalist

d)

natural selection

13.

The slight difference in the appearance of individual  members of a species is ...

a)

variation

b)

selective breeding

c)

naturalist

d)

natural selection

14.

A British naturalist, renowned for his theories of evolution and natural selection is ...

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Charles Lyell

c)

Naturalist

15.

The body part that has lost its original function through evolution is ...

a)

analogous structure

b)

comparative anatomy

c)

homologous structure

d)

vestigial structure

16.

The study of similarities and differences among structures of living species is ...

a)

analogous structure

b)

comparative anatomy

c)

homologous structure

d)

vestigial structure

17.

The body part found in multiple species that is similar in structure and position but different in function is ...

a)

analogous structure

b)

comparative anatomy

c)

homologous structure

d)

vestigial structure

18.

The body part found in multiple species that performs a similar function but differs in structure is ...

a)

analogous structure

b)

comparative anatomy

c)

homologous structure

d)

vestigial structure

19.

The intermediate or in-between forms that show the stages of evolution is ...

a)

analogous structure

b)

transitional forms

c)

homologous structure

d)

vestigial structure