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Changes Over Time Part 1
Test Description: Evolution
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following is considered a scientific theory?
A
evolution
B
fossil record
C
overproduction
D
radioactive dating
2) Radioactive dating of fossils depends on the decay of
A
buried DNA.
B
radioactive elements.
C
dead organisms.
D
extinct species.
3) A species is a group of similar organisms that can
A
successfully compete against other species.
B
mate and produce fertile offspring.
C
overproduce helpful traits.
D
adapt to new environmental conditions.
4) One of the main ways by which new species form is through
A
movement between islands.
B
gradualism.
C
geographic isolation.
D
genetic similarities.
5) Most fossils form when they become buried in
A
leaves, stems, and roots.
B
radioactive elements.
C
sediment.
D
molds.
6) An adaptation is any trait that helps an organism
A
fight better.
B
become larger and stronger.
C
survive and reproduce.
D
overproduce variations.
7) The technique that allows scientists to determine the actual age of a fossil is called
A
radioactive dating.
B
relative dating.
C
gradualism.
D
natural selection.
8) Which of the following is a type of evidence used by scientists to determine evolutionary relationships?
A
the way in which a fossil formed
B
the order of amino acids in a protein
C
the locations of islands in an ocean
D
the food an organisms eats
9) On the Beagle, Charles Darwin’s job was to
A
make a map of the world.
B
find evidence of extinct species.
C
study the formation of the Galápagos Islands.
D
learn about the living things he saw on the voyage.
10) A fossil made of hardened minerals in the shape of the original organism or one of its parts is called a(n)
A
amber.
B
mold.
C
variation.
D
cast.
11) A diagram that shows how different groups of organisms are related is called a(n) ___________.
A
extinct.
B
half life.
C
natural selection.
D
branching tree.
12) The _______________ of a radioactive element is the time it takes for half of the atoms in a sample to decay.
A
natural selection.
B
half life.
C
branching tree.
D
extinct.
13) Evolution occurs by means of a process called ________________________.
A
branching tree.
B
extinct.
C
natural selection.
D
half life.
14) The author of The Origin of Species was ________________________.
A
Charles Emmerson.
B
Charles Crick.
C
Charles Dickens.
D
Charles Darwin.
15) A species is ________________________ if no members of that species are still alive.
A
half life.
B
natural selection.
C
extinct.
D
branching tree.
16) Any difference between individuals of the same species is called a_______________________ .
A
petrification.
B
adaptation.
C
variation.
D
extinction.
17) The millions of fossils that scientists have collected make up the ___________.
A
fossil book.
B
fossil gap.
C
fossil record.
D
fossil empire.
18) Only traits that are ____________an be acted upon by natural selection.
A
natural selection.
B
taught.
C
inherited.
D
learned.
19) Related species have similar body structures because they inherited the same genes from a common ___________.
A
ancestor.
B
offspring.
C
habitat.
D
ocean.
20) When a hard part of an organism buried in sediment dissolves and leaves an empty space, the result is called a __________.
A
cast.
B
mold.
C
hole.
D
hollow.
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