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Evolution Take-Home Quiz
Part 1: Multiple Choice and True/False
1. A species is a group of similar
organisms that
a. can mate with one another
and produce fertile
offspring
b. can live together
c. migrate for the winter
d. all have exactly the same
traits
2. A scientist crosses two different
varieties of corn to produce a
single variety that has traits from
both parents. This technique is
an example of
a. Competition
b. natural selection
c. selective breeding
d. genetic engineering
3. A new variety of tomato is better
tasting and can be stored longer
than other tomato varieties. This
new tomato is produced by
placing additional gene segments
into the cells of the tomato plant.
This process is known as
a. genetic engineering
b. selective breeding
c. natural selection
d. sexual reproduction
4. Which term refers to the process
by which individuals that are
better adapted to their
environment are more likely to
survive and reproduce?
a. Natural selection
b. Overproduction
c. Competition
d. Variation
5. What did Darwin infer from his
observations of organisms on
South America and the
Galapagos Island?
a. The organisms on the
Galapagos Islands were
virtually identical to
mainland organisms.
b. A small number of different
plant and animal species
had come to the mainland
from the Galapagos
Islands.
c. The organisms on the
Galapagos Islands were
completely unrelated to
mainland organisms.
d. A small number of different
plant and animal species
had come to the
Galapagos Islands from
the mainland.
6. The gradual change in a species
over time is called adaptation.
a. True
b. False
If the answer is false indicate the
word or phrase that will make the
statement true.
7. Through natural selection,
harmful variations gradually
accumulate in a species.
a. True
b. False
If the answer is false indicate the
word or phrase that will make the
statement true.
Part 2: matching
8. Evolution
9. Overproduction
10. Competition
11. Variation
12. Natural Selection
13. Adaptations
a. The process by which individuals
that are better adapted to their
environment survive and reproduce.
b. Differences between members of the
same species
c. Gradual change in a species over
time
d. A trait that helps organisms survive
and reproduce
e. Creating more offspring than can
survive
f. Struggling for food and living space
Part 3: Short Answer.
Answer questions 14 and 15 on a separate sheet of paper using
complete sentences!!!
14. Some insects look just like sticks. How could this be an advantage to the
insects? How could this trait have evolved through natural selection (2)?
15. Choose an adaptation from notes page 26 and discuss how this trait helped the
organism evolve. Be sure to explain the four parts of natural selection in your
answer. Be sure to make an outline (10).
Bonus: Explain how the process of selective breeding led Darwin to his theories of
natural selection (3)
Evolution
Darwin
Natural Selection
Adaptation
Species
Overproduction
Competition
Variation
Survival