WorksheetsUnit 5: Natural Selection, Adaptation, and Evolution
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
When all of the organisms of a species have died it is called
extinction
extirpation
endangerment
depopulation
Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring?
Natural Selection
Artificial Selection
Genetic Drift
Evolutionary Adaptation
In your lab, what did the different kitchen utensils represent?
variations in bird beaks
types of cooking methods
different food ingredients
kitchen safety practices
A remnant or trace of an organism from the past is called a _______.
Fossil
Artifact
Relic
Specimen
What is a change in an organism that allows for it to survive in its environment?
adaptation
mutation
evolution
migration
The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called
variations
adaptations
mutations
speciations
The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?
Fossil A and C are the same age
Fossil B is older than fossil C
Fossils A is older than fossil B
Fossil D is older than fossil C
In your lab, how would you describe multiple birds feeding from the same food source at the same time?
cooperation
competition
symbiosis
predation
Darwin wrote that organisms with traits that are best suited to the environment will ________________
decrease in number
remain the same
increase in number
become extinct
Which layer is the oldest?
1
2
3
4
In your lab, why were some "birds" more adapted to their environment than others?
Their bird beak allowed them to eat more food, and most likely live to produce more offspring.
They had brighter feathers that attracted more mates.
They were larger in size, which helped them scare off predators.
They migrated longer distances, finding more resources.
Which of the following traits is not inherited?
Fur color
Feathers
Hair color
A suntan
Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?
Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
Because they are inherited from parents regardless of their traits.
Because they are less likely to face competition.
Because they are always dominant traits.
Inherited trait that helps an organism survive is a(n) __________.
Adaptation
Mutation
Evolution
Variation
Two organisms that are closely related would have
very similar DNA sequence
completely different DNA sequences
identical physical characteristics
no genetic similarities
What is another name for natural selection?
survival of the smartest
survival of the fastest
survival of the biggest
survival of the fittest
This scientist developed the theory of evolution as he studied the finches.
Charles Darwin
Albert Einstein
Isaac Newton
Galileo Galilei
What is this an example of?
diversity of species
variation
vestigial structures
DNA studies
What is an organism that has similar characteristics and can reproduce?
genus
species
family
order
Predict which moth would increase in population: light, dark
light
dark
white
brown
