Shannon Hellem

Professor Suk
Education Field Experience EDUC 230-01
Spring 2014
Assessment for Lesson Plan #2 Artifact
ID: A
Evolution Quiz
Circle the correct answer (2pts each).
1. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. extinct organisms may be related to living organisms
B. extinct organisms may be related to other extinct organisms
C. both a and b
D. none of the above
2. Different kinds of plants living in the same area must compete for water, which plant represents "survival of the
fittest"?
A. the plant with the largest leaves
B. a plant with a compact root system
C. the plant with the largest root system
D. a plant with needles instead of leaves
3. According to the theory of natural selection, organisms that are better adapted to an environment than organisms
that are not _______________.
A. grow larger
B. survive and reproduce at a greater rate
C. run faster
D. are weaker and smaller
4. Who developed the Theory of Evolution?
A. Reginald Punnett
B. Charles Darwin
C. Alfred Wegner
D. Ms. Hellem
5. Artificial Selection involves human intervention in animal or plant reproduction to ensure that desirable traits are
represented in successive generations.
A. True
B. False
EXTRA CREDIT (1pt): Name one extinct species, an environmental change that caused it to become extinct, and
draw a picture of it!
Tyrannosaurus Rex! A huge meteor crashed into Earth causing a series of cataclysmic events!
(Modified) ID: B
Evolution Quiz
Circle the correct answer (2pts each).
1. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. extinct organisms may be related to living organisms
B. extinct organisms may be related to other extinct organisms
C. both a and b
2. Different kinds of plants living in the same area must compete for water, which plant represents "survival of the
fittest"?
A. the plant with the largest root system
B. a plant with needles instead of leaves
3. According to the theory of natural selection, organisms that are better adapted to an environment than organisms
that are not _______________.
A. grow larger
B. survive and reproduce at a greater rate
4. Who developed the Theory of Evolution?
A. Reginald Punnett
B. Charles Darwin
C. Ms. Hellem
5. Artificial Selection involves human intervention in animal or plant reproduction to ensure that desirable traits are
represented in successive generations.
A. True
B. False
EXTRA CREDIT (1pt): Name one extinct species, an environmental change that caused it to become extinct, and
if you would like, draw a picture of it!
Tyrannosaurus Rex! A huge meteor crashed into Earth causing a series of cataclysmic events!