Natural Selection and Evolution

What is an organism that has similar characteristics and can reproduce?

• species
• organism
• embryology
• vestigial 

The gradual change in species over time is...

• Evolution
• Nucleotide 
• Adaptation
• Natural Selection

Genetic differences between organisms of the same species

• Variation
• Adaptation
• Behavior
• Environment

The information provided by fossils about the Earth's history.

• Fossil Record
• Extinction
• Evolution
• Genetic Variation

The trees these moths used to live on were white, but have been covered in soot from coal factories. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?

• Dark moth
• Light moth
• Both will be equally successful
• Neither will be successful

A relative who lived in the past.

• Charles Darwin
• Speciation
• Ancestor
• Descendant

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 
• Variation 
• Adaptation
• Natural Selection 

Another word for adapt is ____________.

• change
• create

The Theory of Evolution was proposed by what scientist?

• Charles Darwin

• Albert Einstein

• Steven Hawking

• Isaac Newton

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 ________________

• Species
• Environmental Change
• Adaptation
• Variation