Quiz No. 6 Science 9

Change over time is

• evolution

• generation

• growth

• biogenesis

What animal is Darwin known for studying?

• dinosaurs

• tunicates

• finches

• horses

Natural selection is

• survival of the fittest

• humans change

• two species are the same

• more animals survive

This makes an organism more suited to its environment.

• species

• lifespan

• adaptation

• mutation

Who was Charles Darwin?

• A naturalist who came up with the theory of evolution

• A scientist who studied plants

• A geologist who looked at rocks and fossils

• A paleontologist who studied dinosaurs

Charles Darwin came up with this theory

• Natural Selection

• Mutation

Darwin wrote that organisms with traits that are best suited to the environment will ________________

• increase in number

• extinct

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

• Their feathers

• Genotypes

• Their beaks

• Their body sizes

Genetic differences between organisms of the same species

• Variation

• Adaptation

• Behavior

• Environment

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 against prey.