Science vocab

6 Written Questions

1. Parts of an organism that do not seem to have any purpose for that organism
2. A group of organisms of the same type which can breed with one another and produce viable offspring
3. A model of evolution, showing a steady, slow, and continuous change of one species into another
4. Using the amounts of chemical elements (that break down at a certain rate) to find the age of a fossil or rock
5. When the remains of an organism are found inside tree sap
6. The changing of an organism's genetics enough that new variations of the same kind of organism become more common

6 Multiple Choice Questions

1. The study of the stages of development of unborn offspring
   1. Darwin
   2. Gradualism
   3. Fossil
   4. Embryology
2. The person who started the idea of evolution
   1. Variation
   2. Darwin
   3. DNA
   4. Fossil
3. Remains of life from an earlier time
   1. Fossil
   2. Resin fossil
   3. Darwin
   4. Cast fossil
4. The material in all cells that carries an organism's hereditary information
   1. Darwin
   2. Species
   3. Fossil
   4. DNA
5. An inherited trait that makes and individual different from other members of the same species
   1. Gradualism
   2. Species
   3. Variation
   4. Darwin
6. An example would be footprints of a dinosaur
   1. Resin fossil
   2. Imprint fossil
   3. Cast fossil
   4. Fossil

6 True/False Questions

1. Cast fossil → When the remains of an organism are found inside tree sap

   True        False

2. Relative dating → The practice of finding the age of a fossil or rock using its position above or below other layers

   True        False

3. Punctuated Equilibrium → A model of evolution, showing a rapid change of a species cause by the mutation of just a few genes

   True        False

4. Macro-evolution → The changing of an organism's genetics enough that new variations of the same kind of organism become more common

   True        False

5. Homologous structures → Parts of an organism that do not seem to have any purpose for that organism

   True        False

6. Natural Selection → A process that occurs in nature by which organism that are best suited for their environment will be most likely to live and produce offspring that are like them

   True        False