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Unity and Diversity of Life, Evolutuion and Review

Unity and Diversity of Life, Evolutuion and Review

Assessment

Presentation

Science

9th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS2-6, MS-ESS2-5

+21

Standards-aligned

Created by

Kyndaliln Mooney

FREE Resource

86 Slides • 35 Questions

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What did he say?

1. Variation: Variation exists within all

populations. Much of it is inherited because it is created by crossing over during meiosis.

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Labelling

Find the hippopotamus on the diagram. Which species are most closely related to hippos? Which are most distantly related?

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Closest
Most distant

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Evolution Recap

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Multiple Choice

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This makes an organism more suited to its environment

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species

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lifespan

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adaptation

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mutation

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Why is the mouse population changing over time?
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The light mice can reproduce more successfully than the dark mice

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The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because the dark mice taste better

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The hawks eat more light mice than dark mice because they can see the light mice more easily

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The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because they can see the dark mice more easily

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Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.
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Evolution

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Natural Selection

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Extinction

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Artifical Selection

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Multiple Choice

Which organisms are most likely to survive?
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the best adapted

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the fastest

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the strongest

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the most domesticated (tamed)

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Multiple Choice

In mitosis, sister chromatids move towards opposite ends of the cell during which phase?

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telophase

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prophase

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metaphase

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anaphase

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Multiple Choice

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These moths are all the same species. The differences between their wings is an example of ________________
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Natural Selection

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Variation

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Homeostasis

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Extinction

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DNA and its Processes
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Multiple Choice

Making an mRNA strand based on DNA is called...

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transcription

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translation

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transformation

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replication

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Multiple Choice

A group of 3 nucleotides read by a ribosome is referred to as a(n)...

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transfer RNA molecule

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codon

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enzyme

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isomer

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Multiple Choice

AATTGC --> ATTGC would be which type of mutation?

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deletion

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translocation

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substitution

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insertion

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Multiple Choice

What are the rules for base pairs?

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A with G

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A with T

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A with C

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G with U

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Genetics
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Multiple Choice

The allele that can be masked is called...

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homozygous

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codominant

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recessive

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heterozygous

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The genotype AA or bb would be referred to as ____, while Aa or Bb would be ____.

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recessive; dominant

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dominant; recessive

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heterozygous; homozygous

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homozygous; heterozygous

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Multiple Choice

The physical appearance of an organism that results from its genetic makeup is know as its...

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genotype

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phenotype

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mitochondrial effect

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allele

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Multiple Choice

When setting up a Punnett Square, what information goes on the outside?

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the offspring alleles

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the parent alleles

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the diploid chromosomes

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somatic cells

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Evolution

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APRIL 19 (A DAY). APRIL 22 (B DAY)

Follow these instructions

  1. If you have not watched the EDPUZZLE for Galapogose Islands do this first. Write down any questions you missed with the Correct Answer.

  2. As you go through this quizziz, write notes to help you review using the worksheet provided.

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Multiple Choice

Based upon the conditions of the early Earth, which forms of live most likely appeared first?

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Prokaryotic and aerobic

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Prokaryotic and anaerobic

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Eukaryotic and aerobic

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Eukaryotic and anaerobic

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Multiple Choice

The theory of Endosymbiosis explains...

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The origin of eukaryotes

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How species develop

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How bacteria evolved

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Why cells rely on one another

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Multiple Choice

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The diagram above shows a proposed theory of the origin of eukaryotic cells, called endosymbiosis.

Which of the following explains why cells that contained mitochondria-like organelles had an evolutionary advantage?

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They were able to photosynthesize

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They were able to make more use of available energy

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They had more DNA

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They were immune to bacterial invasion

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Multiple Choice

The Endosymbiotic theory proposes that eukaryotic cells arose from living communities formed by the merging of

prokaryotic organisms and their hosts. Which of the following is the best evidence to support the Endosymbiotic theory?

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Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms require oxygen in order to use energy.

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Mitochondria and chloroplasts contain DNA similar to bacterial DNA.

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Bacteria, mitochondria, and chloroplasts all divide by mitosis, while the cells containing them divide by binary fission.

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Bacteria and mitochondria contain many features that are similar to each other but different from those of chloroplasts.

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Multiple Choice

Remains of organisms that are preserved and can show evolutionary relationships are known as...

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disruptive selection

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fossils

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missing links

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stabilization

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Multiple Choice

The arm bone of a cat, a bat, and a human would be an example of...

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coevolutionary structures

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vestigial structures

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analogous structures

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homologous structures

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Multiple Choice

A variation that allows an organism to better survive in its environment is know as a(n)...

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variation

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reductive trait

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adaptation

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gradualism

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Multiple Choice

The theory of evolution is driven by the process of....

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natural selection

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artificial selection

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stabilizing effect

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disruptive selection

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Multiple Choice

Fish produce thousands of eggs every year. What part of Darwin's theory would this be?

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overproduction

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competition

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survival

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variation

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Multiple Choice

An earthquake divides two pieces of land. What type of isolation would this be?

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genetic isolation

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behavioral isolation

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temporal isolation

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geographical isolation

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Ecology Review

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Multiple Choice

Where would a producer be found on the food chain?

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the top

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the bottom

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the middle

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they would not be found on one

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Multiple Choice

With an energy pyramid, how does the energy change as you go up the pyramid?

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it decreases by 90% each level

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it decreases by different amounts at each level

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it increases by 90% at each level

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it increases by different amounts at each level

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following would NOT be an abiotic factor?

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amount of sunlight

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soil bacteria

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wind

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temperature

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Multiple Choice

A fox chases, attacks, and kills a rabbit. What type of relationship would this be?

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competition

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predation

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symbiosis

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parasitism

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Multiple Choice

A species that belongs to an ecosystem is called ____, while a species that does not belong to an ecosystem is called ____.

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threatened; endangered

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endangered; endemic

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endemic; non-native

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non-native; endemic

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Multiple Choice

A forest burns down after a lightning storm. The slow, gradual process of replacing the forest with different types of plants would be called...

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evolution

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succession

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development

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tragedy

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Cell Division
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Multiple Choice

The process of mitosis results in...

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four 1N cells

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four 2N cells

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two 1N cells

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two 2N cells

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Multiple Choice

What is the difference between plant and animal mitosis?

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plants use centrioles; animals use a cell wall to split the cell contents

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plant cells have a cell plate; animals have a cleavage furrow

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animals reduce their chromosome number; plant cells do not

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plants do not go through telophase

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Multiple Choice

Meiosis results in the production of...

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2 haploid cells

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2 diploid cells

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4 haploid cells

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4 diploid cells

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Multiple Choice

The failure of chromosomes to separate during meiosis is known as...

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nondisjunction

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independent assortment

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synapsis

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correct answer is not provided

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