Evolution and Inhertiance

A process of change over many generations, where animals or plants slowly change some of their physical characteristics is called...

• breeding

• adaptation

• evolution

• inheritance

Who is this famous evolutionary scientist?

• Alfred Russel Wallace

• Jethro Tull

• Thomas Edison

• Charles Darwin

Sophie is a tall, 11 year old drummer. She has a scar on her right cheek. She is good at swimming. Which of her traits did Magda most likely inherit?

• Scar

• Height

• Ability to swim

• Ability to play the drums

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What characteristic did Darwin observe about the finches on the Galapagos Islands?

• Beaks

• Feathers

• Colour

• Body size

What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?

• To look different from other species.

• To be able to eat the food readily available in the environment.

• To protect itself against predators.

• To protect itself

Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring?

• Evolution

• Adaptation

• Variation

• Natural Selection

When an organism completely dies out, it is called...

• Fossilisation

• Adaptation

• Mutation

• Extinction

The white feathers of a snowy owl allow it to blend in with its environment during the winter months (snow). This is an example of _______

• Adaptation

• Environmental change

• Variation

• Species

A change or difference between animals of the same species is called...

• Behaviour

• Environment

• Offspring

• Variation

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Mary Anning was a very famous palaeontologist. This means she...

• Studied evolution

• Selectively bred animals

• Studied living plants and animals

• Studied and collected fossils