Chapter 7 Science Vocab Quiz 2/7/12

4 Written Questions

1. The process in which inherited characteristics within a population change over generations such that new species sometimes arise.
2. The process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well adapted individuals do; a theory to explain the mechanism of evolution.
3. The trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago most commonly reserved in sedimentary rock.
4. The father of the theory of evolution.

3 Multiple Choice Questions

1. A group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area.
   1. Population
   2. Adaption
   3. Evolution
   4. Succession
2. A historical sequence of life indicated by fossils found in layers of the Earth's crust.
   1. Population
   2. Species
   3. Fossil Record
   4. Fossils
3. A genetically determined characteristic.
   1. Species
   2. Trait
   3. Fossils
   4. Adaption

3 True/False Questions

1. Species → The trace or remains of an organism that lived long ago most commonly reserved in sedimentary rock.

   True        False

2. Adaption → The process in which inherited characteristics within a population change over generations such that new species sometimes arise.

   True        False

3. Succession → The process in which inherited characteristics within a population change over generations such that new species sometimes arise.

   True        False