**Make sure to write your name and class period on the top of your paper.

DO NOT WRITE
ON THIS TEST!! Write on your own sheet of paper and start each new section by writing the
Part number and #1**
_______/83 Points

EVOLUTION
Part I : True/False: On your paper, write whether you believe the statement to be
true or false. Be sure to write the entire word (True or False). [Worth 1 point each]
1. Mimicry is one of the four tenants of Natural Selection.
2. Darwin collected some evidence on his Theory of Evolution from animals on
the Galapagos Islands.
3. Absolute age dating is NOT 100% accurate, but gives us the closest estimate
of when a fossil began to form.
4. For an extinction event to be a Mass Extinction, many species are required to
die out rather than just a few.
5. Adaptations make an individual less likely to survive its environment and
prevent them from passing on their genes
6. The first kinds of organisms that formed on earth were reptiles and mammals

Part II : Matching: The numbered words below are either adaptations or

categories of adaptations. Projected on the board (labeled by capital letter), are
pictures of organisms adaptations. On your paper write the correct CAPITAL letter
that corresponds with the picture that you think matches the adaptation/category of
adaptation. [Worth 2 points each]
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Behavioral
Camouflage
Functional
Mimicry
Structural

Part III : Multiple Choice: Write the CAPITAL letter on your paper that best
answers the questions below. [Worth 3 points each]
1. Under which of the 4 Mechanisms of Change would you put the mass
extinction event that killed off the dinosaurs?
A. Genetic Drift
B. Migration
C. Mutation
D. Natural Selection

2. Which of the four naturalist scientists would agree with this statement?: If two
body builders got together and had a baby, that child would come out with
muscles and a six pack of abs.
A. Alfred Russel Wallace
B. Charles Darwin
C. Henry Walter Bates
D. Jean-Baptiste Lamark
3. If I found a fossil that had been a part of an organism, but that part seems to
have completely been turned into stone, what kind of fossil did I find?
A. Carbonized
B. Cast/Mold
C. Mineralized
D. Trace
4. Our tailbone is a remnant of our evolutionary ancestor, though we do not
require it as humans today. What type of structure is this?
A. Analogous
B. Homologous
C. Perfunctory
D. Vestigial
5. Which tenet of Natural Selection best explains why some individuals in a
species survive while others do not?
A. Competition
B. Overproduction
C. Selection
D. Variation

Part IV : Fill-In-The-Blank: Write the correct word or phrase that best completes
the statement below. [Worth 4 points each]
1. The type of fossil that could preserve the tissues of an organism is __________.
2. The comparison of one fossil to another based on how deep it is found in the
earth is called __________.
3. The Mechanism of Change that best describes the Spaniards coming to the
Americas and mixing with the native population is called __________.
4. The Naturalist scientist who came up with the theory of evolution before
Charles Darwin is __________.
5. The category of adaptation that best describes birds that migrate south
during the winter would be __________.
6. The tenet of Natural Selection that justifies that there are occasional
mutations in some individuals DNA is __________.
7. Though the wings of a bird and the wings of a fly perform the same function,
the fact that they look entirely different makes them __________ structures.

Part V : Short Response: Write a short response to the questions below. Each
question will have its own point value and sentence minimum. Make sure to answer

the questions as thoroughly as you can using complete sentences. Partial answers
may receive partial points.
1. In at least 3 sentences, explain how Natural Selection affects the gene
pool of a species. [6 possible points]
2. In at least 4 sentences, describe the process of Natural Selection using its
4 tenets. [8 possible points]
3. In at least 5 sentences, use any topics weve discussed in class to justify
the Theory of Evolution. Be sure to include fossil evidence, adaptations, and
the evidence collected by at least 1 naturalist scientists to receive full credit.
[10 possible points]

Word Bank
Absolute-Age Dating
Analogous
Alfred Russel Wallace
Behavioral
Functional
Genetic Drift
Henry Walter Bates

Homologous
Migration
Over-Production
Relative-Age Dating
Trace Fossils
Original Material
Variation

Evolution Test Answer Key

Part I:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

False
True
True
True
False
False

Part II:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

C
B
E
D
A

Part III:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

A
D
C
D
A

Part IV:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Original Material
Relative-Age Dating
Migration
Alfred Russel Wallace
Behavioral
Variation
Analogous

Part V:
Teacher Discretion