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Natural Selection, Evolution, and Fossil Evidence
Natural Selection, Evolution, and Fossil Evidence
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A #science quiz that reviews types of #fossils, #naturalselection, and evidence for #evolution
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What can you learn about an organism by looking at its fossil?
How it may have changed over time.
Where it lived.
What it may have looked like.
What it might have eaten.
2
What type of fossil is shown below?
Tracker Fossil
Trace Fossil
Carbonized Fossil
Mineralized Fossil
3
What can cause disturbance in rock layers, as seen on this diagram?
Earthquakes.
Colliding of continental plates.
Water springs.
Heavier rock sinks below lighter rock.
4
What type of rock are fossils found in?
Soft Soil
Volcanic
Igneous
Sedimentary
5
Which finch below is best adapted to eating insects found inside objects with small openings?
D
F
B
A
6
What type of adaptation is shown in the picture below?
Behavioral Adaptation
Functional Adaptation
Mimicry
Camouflage
7
What was the name of the English naturalist that observed different species on the Galapagos?
Carolus Linnaeus
Charles Darwin
James Watson
Gregor Mendel
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What type of adaptation causes the variation in bird beaks that Darwin saw?
Camouflage
Structural Adaptation
Functional Adaptation
Behavioral Adaptation
9
According to the image below, which organisms have the fewest protein differences from humans?
Frogs
Chickens
Gorillas
Rhesus Monkeys
10
What does it mean, in terms of science, to be fit?
To be stronger.
To eat more food.
To have more offspring.
To live longer.
11
If natural selection occurs between these types of cheetahs, what trend do you expect to occur?
Cheetahs with shorter legs will be more common.
Cheetahs will not show a difference in leg length.
Cheetahs with longer legs will be more common.
Cheetahs with short legs will die out.
12
Which finch below is best adapted to eat large seeds?
A
C
D
E
13
Which finch on the diagram is the common ancestor?
D
C
A
B
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What type of adaptation is shown in the picture below?
Functional Adaptation
Behavioral Adaptation
Structural Adaptation
Mimicry
15
How old can we estimate the top group of fossils to be on this diagram?
About 490 million years old.
About 515 million years old.
About 500 million years old.
About 530 million years old.
16
Which term means "the change over time in populations of related organisms?"
Natural Selection
Fitness
Darwinism
Biological Evolution
17
What form of evidence of evolution is shown in the picture below?
Molecular Biology
Analogous Structures
Embryology/Developmental Biology
Fossil Comparison
18
Organisms, such as the Tasmanian tiger, that are no longer found as living species are....
Endangered
Extinct.
Mammals.
Fossils.
19
What type of fossil is shown below?
Original Material Fossil
Mineralized Fossil
Trace Fossil
Mold and Cast Fossil
20
What type of comparative anatomy is shown below?
Vestigial Structures
Homologous Structures
Embryological Structures
Analogous Structures
21
Which rock layer is the oldest?
3
2
1
4
22
What was the name of the theory that Charles Darwin wrote?
Evolution by Artificial Selection
Selective Breeding by Evolution
Evolution by Natural Selection
Variation by Evolution
23
Which group of organisms died most recently?
Mammals
Amphibians
Dinosaurs
Trilobites
24
Which type of fossil/rock dating is more accurate and precise?
Absolute-Age Dating
Relative-Age Dating
25
What type of selection is shown below?
Genderized Selection
Artificial Selection
Humanoid Selection
Natural Selection
26
Which tortoise below is best adapted to eat tall cacti?
Domed
Intermediate
Saddleback
27
What is often the cause of extinctions?
Selective Breeding
Natural Selection
Environmental Changes
Artificial Selection
28
Why does the number of white mice decline over time in this picture?
The white mice are more easily seen by a predator.
The white mice cannot compete for food as well as the dark.
The white mice are unable to find mates.
The white mice are better camouflaged than the dark mice.
29
How does embryology support the theory of evolution?
It shows that all animals are mammals.
It suggests that animals may share a common ancestor.
It shows that all animals develop similarly.
It shows that all animals will be born with gills.
30
What part of an organism usually forms a fossil?
Bones
Skin
Muscles
Fur/Hair
31
What type of fossil is shown below?
Mold and Cast
Trace Fossil
Original Material Fossil
Mineralized Fossil
32
What type of adaptation describes a change in the way an organism acts?
Behavioral Adaptation
Trace Adaptation
Functional Adaptation
Structural Adaptation
33
What type of fossil is shown below?
Mineralized Fossil
Original Material Fossil
Carbonized Fossil
Mold and Cast
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What do you call a characteristic of a species that helps it to survive?
Selection Structure
Variation
Adaptation
Morphation
