Darwin's Theory Of Evolution
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- 1.What is a transitional fossil? Use a specific example from our learning to explain.
- 2.On the Galápagos Islands, Charles Darwin observed
- A.
Completely unrelated species on each of the islands.
- B.
Species exactly like those found in South America.
- C.
Somewhat similar species, with traits that suited their particular environments.
- D.
Species completely unrelated to those found in South America.
- 3.Charles Darwin’s observation that finches of different species on the Galápagos Islands have many similar physical characteristics supports the hypothesis that these finches
- A.
Have the ability to interbreed.
- B.
Acquired traits through use and disuse.
- C.
All eat the same type of food.
- D.
Descended from a common ancestor.
- 4.Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution explains all of the following EXCEPT
- A.
How species become extinct.
- B.
How inherited traits are passed from parent to offspring.
- C.
How species change over time.
- D.
How evolution takes place in the natural world.
- 5.A change in a sequence of DNA is called a
- A.
Mutation.
- B.
Recombination.
- C.
Single-gene trait.
- D.
Polygenic trait.
- 6.The species of finches that Charles Darwin found on the Galápagos Islands displayed different structural adaptations. One of the adaptations that Darwin noted was the
- A.
Similarities of the birds’ embryos.
- B.
Birds’ different-shaped beaks.
- C.
Length of the birds’ necks.
- D.
Number of eggs in each bird’s nest.
- 7.Similar structures that related species have inherited from a common ancestor are called
- 8._______________ provide evidence of the activities of ancient organisms.
- 9.____________ structures may make two organisms look alike, but it does not suggest common ancestry.
- 10.___________________ dating looks at the relative position of different rock layers, suggesting that the layer on the bottom is the oldest.
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