Name: ___________________________ Class: ______
Vocabulary Quiz - Evolution & Natural Selection
rev:3/13/11
Directions: Choose the word from the word bank that most accurately completes the following
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sentences. Words may be used only once.
Word Bank:
Evolution! !
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“The Origin of Species”!
Fossil Record! !
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Vestigial Structure! !
Micro-evolution!!
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Reproductive isolation!
Adaptation!
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Charles Darwin!!
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Gene Pool!
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Natural Selection! !
Homologous Structure! !
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Population!
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Artificial Selection! !
Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium! !
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Genetic Drift! !
Geographic isolation
Fossil
Extinct!
Variation
Speciation
Gene Flow!
1. A _____________ is the preserved remains or markings of organisms that lived in the past.
2. A structure which is similar in form and function in two or more different species is called a
____________________________ .
3. Species that no longer exist are said to be ________________ .
4. _________________ is the process in which the inherited characteristics of a species
change over long periods of time.
5. The evolution of a new species is called ___________________ .
6. The ____________________ contains all forms of every gene for a population.
7. An ____________________ is a characteristic of an organism that improves itʼs ability to
survive and reproduce in itʼs environment.
8. Something in a speciesʼ habitat or behavior which prevents two species from interbreeding
is called _________________________.
9. _____________________ is the idea that individuals of a species whose inherited traits
make them better suited to survive, will have a better chance of spreading those traits to the
next generation.
10. _________________________ was a scientist who, after many years of observation was
the first to present evidence for the theory of evolution.
Name: ___________________________ Class: ______
Vocabulary Quiz - Evolution & Natural Selection
rev:3/13/11
Directions: Choose the vocabulary word which most accurately completes the following
sentences
1. A _____________ is the preserved remains or markings of organisms that lived in
the past.
2. A structure which is similar in form and function in two or more different species is
called a ____________________________ .
3. Species that no longer exist are said to be ________________ .
4. _________________ is the process in which the inherited characteristics of a
species change over long periods of time.
5. The evolution of a new species is called ___________________ .
6. The ____________________ contains all forms of every gene for a population.
7. An ____________________ is a characteristic of an organism that improves itʼs
ability to survive and reproduce in itʼs environment.
8. Something in a speciesʼ habitat or behavior which prevents two species from
interbreeding is called _________________________.
9. _____________________ is the idea that individuals of a species whose inherited
traits make them better suited to survive, will have a better chance of spreading those
traits to the next generation.
10. _________________________ was a scientist who, after many years of
observation was the first to present evidence for the theory of evolution.