1) What tells us about living things millions of years ago? a) Ancient scrolls and writing b) Fossils and imprints c) Books tell us about the past 2) The first living things lived in the oceans because... a) they were water creatures. b) there was no oxygen in the air at that time. c) I'm not sure. 3) A cast fossil is number ... a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 4) A trace fossil is number... a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 5) We don't know as much about early life in the oceans (before 600 million years ago) because... a) Creatures didn't have shells or skeletons and soft bodies don't preserve well. b) Scientists haven't found them yet. c) They had shells and weren't preserved. 6) Fish evolved before amphibians a) True b) False 7) Birds evolved before mammals. a) True b) False 8) When did dinosaurs evolve? a) 550 million years ago. b) 310 million years ago. c) 230 million years ago. 9) How long ago do we think modern humans evolved? a) 150 million years ago. b) 500,000 years ago. c) 200,000 years ago. 10) What is DNA? a) A long coiled molecule that carries genetic information (genes) b) The nucleus of a cell. c) I'm not sure. 11) DNA carries biological information that is... a) inherited. b) acquired. c) I'm not sure. 12) DNA carries our genetic code that gives characteristics such as ...(CHOOSE 2) a) eye colour b) sports we like c) jobs we will do d) hair colour 13) Asexual reproduction produces offspring that are genetically identical. a) True b) False 14) What method of reproduction gives a species the best chance of long term survival? a) Sexual - two parents (plants and animals) b) Asexual - copying of one parent (plant) 15) Acquired characteristics are ... a) as a result of events happening in a species lifetime - stronger arms or coloured hair. These are NOT passed on through DNA. b) passed on through DNA to offspring so they will have stronger arms and coloured hair. c) I'm not sure 16) A giraffe has a long neck because the leaves are on the top of tall trees. a) True b) False 17) Does this image show variation or diversity? a) Variation b) Diversity 18) We can alter inherited characteristics of living things. a) True b) False 19) What inherited characteristics does this living thing have? a) Extended neck b) Specialised leaves c) Fat storage in the humps that can be converted into food and water when there is none. d) Large stem to store water when there is none. 20) Charles Darwin wrote the book... a) Evolution of species b) On the Origin of Species c) The Evolution and Origin of Species 21) Polar bears have thick white fur because... a) it's cold in the Arctic and they grow it to camouflage themselves. b) they grow it to keep warm and to hunt with. c) an ancestor had thicker, white fur and was more successful that brown bears. 22) What is the main idea that drives the theory of evolution proposed by Charles Darwin? a) Nurturing others b) Nature decides c) Natural selection 23) What is natural selection? a) When acquired characteristics make it easier to survive. b) When inherited characteristics enable the living thing to be more successful. c) I'm not sure 24) The child of a bodybuilder will have big muscles because their parent works out. a) True b) False 25) Which two scientists had the same idea about evolution? a) Charles Darwin b) Jean-Baptiste Lamarck c) Alfred Wallace 26) Survival of the fittest means... a) well-adapted living things will survive and pass on the successful characteristics b) only the strongest and toughest will live and be more successful c) that being the fastest is the best.

Year 6 Evolution and Inheritance

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