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Evolution Review Worksheet
Match the examples of adaptations below with the type of adaptation it represents
from the following list:
Behavioral
Camouflage
Mimicry
_______________ 1. The Clapper Rail builds its nest in tall, grassy march plants.
_______________ 2. The lava lizard has blackish-colored skin.
_______________ 3. Young Sally Lightfoot crabs are dull grey like volcanic rocks
on the Galapagos Islands.
_______________ 4. The Snake Eel looks like the Beaded Sea Snake.
_______________ 5. The frogfish has a body part that looks like another
animal’s food source.
_______________ 6. The Satin Bower bird uses berries, saliva, and blue scraps
to decorate it’s nest and attract females.
Use the following terms to complete the table by listing the possible causes for
extinction: competition with exotic species, inability to adapt, loss of genetic
diversity, loss of habitat.
Cause
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Example
Trees are cut down for building at a faster rate
than they can grow and be replaced. Some animals
that build nests in these trees no longer have a
nesting area.
There are limited cheetahs remaining in the wild, so
fewer are available to breed.
An area has a severe drought that lasts many years.
Some plant species are unable to survive without
sufficient rainfall.
People plant a new flower species in an area. The
newly introduced plant species grows at a very fast
rate and leaves few nutrients for the native plants.
Fill in the blank:
11. _______________ are traits that help an organism survive and reproduce in a
particular environment.
12. _______________ adaptations are aspects of the physical body that help
organisms survive and reproduce.
13. When all the individuals of a particular species are wiped out by the same
environmental change, that species become, ______________.
14. A _____________ is a person who studies the natural world, including plants,
rock formations, and animals. Charles Darwin was one.
15. _____________, which can be large or small, are the preserved remains,
imprints, or traces of organisms that lived long ago.
16. Two plants that are similar but do not have common ancestors are likely the
result of ____________________.
Complete the table by filling in the type of structure described.
Structure
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Description
A structure that has no function in its
present-day form.
Parts of organisms that are similar in
origin and structure.
Parts of an organism that appear similar
but have different ancestral origins.
List in order the levels of classification that Linnaeus came up with.
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