7th Grade Evolution Quiz

The change in the characteristics of a species over several generations and due to the process of natural selection is called ______.

• variation

• adaptation

• evolution

• camoflauge

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Based on this photo, which number would represent the layer of the oldest rocks?

• 7

• 3

• 1

• 5

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Based on this photo, which number would represent the layer of the youngest rocks?

• 1

• 7

• 6

• 2

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This photo shows different types of people. What would this best represent?

• natural selection

• competition

• variation

• evolution

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Why does each bird have a different type of beak?

• store food for the winter months

• require different amounts of food for survival

• compete for the same food in their community

• are adapted to get food from different sources

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Who was the first naturalist to study evolution?

• Charles Darwin
• Gregor Mendal
• Carolus Linneaus
• Thomas Edison

This is a process by which organisms inherited advantageous traits that tend to reproduce more successfully than the other organisms do. 

• Artificial selection
• Natural selection
• Populations
• Environment

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The death of every member of a species.

• Competition
• Population
• Extinction
• Evidence

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How do we measure the age of a fossil in years?

• variation

• absolute dating

• selection

• mutation

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Brown and green grasshoppers live in a field of green grass. Birds near the field feed on the grasshoppers. Which statement best describes the expected changes in the populations of the brown grasshoppers and green grasshoppers over time in this field?

• The populations of brown grasshoppers and green grasshoppers will both increase over time.

• The population of brown grasshoppers will decrease more rapidly than the population of green grasshoppers over time.

• The population of brown grasshoppers will increase over time, while the population of green grasshoppers will decrease over time.

• The population of brown grasshoppers will increase over time, while the population of green grasshoppers will remain constant over time.

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