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Biology

12th Grade

Easy

NGSS
HS-LS4-2, HS-LS4-4, HS-LS4-1

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Created by

Michelle Daniels

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3 Slides • 77 Questions

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Multiple Choice

The benefit of this descriptive research is that it allows researchers to view naturally occurring behaviors without controlling the situation.

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Natural observation

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Survey

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Case Study

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Correlation

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Multiple Choice

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Josie was performing an experiment where she grew the same kind of tomatoes in the same soil and amount of water.  She sat one in the sun and one in a closet for 14 days.  What is the independent variable in Josie's experiment?
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tomatoes
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soil
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sunlight
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water

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following shows the correct sequence for the scientific method inquiry?

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Conclusion, Experimentation, Hypothesis, Observation

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Observation, Experimentation, Hypothesis, Conclusion

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Observation, Hypothesis, Experimentation, Conclusion

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Experimentation, Conclusion, Observation, Hypothesis

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Drag and Drop

An ​ ​
variable causes the ​
variable to change..
Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above
independent
dependent

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Multiple Choice

Any experiment factor which is not being tested for the Cause-and-Effect Relationship.

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controlled

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independent

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experimental

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dependent

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Multiple Choice

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Why do we keep everything in an experiment the same except for the variable we are testing? Hint: This is called constants

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So we can get mixed results and have a valid scientific methods based experiment

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So we are comparing apples to apples, and we will only get results based on the ine variable we are testing.

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Multiple Choice

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The birds image represents Quantitative or Qualitative?

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Quantitative

2

Qualitative

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Multiple Choice

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The image with the trees is Qualitative or Quantitative data?

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Qualitative

2

Quantitative

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Multiple Choice

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What does this image represent, and is it in the proper order?

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Scientific Mustard, yes

2

Scientific methods , no

3

Scientific methods, yes

4

Scientificly modified , no

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Multiple Choice

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This guy represents what, and what is the saying?

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Scientific Methods order, Only Quiet Raccoons have evolved to drink Rootbeer

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Evolution order, Only Quick Racoons evolve to damage Rome

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Multiple Choice

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In this experiment you are measuring the height of the plants growth in cm when different amounts of fertilizer is applied. which is the independent variable?

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Fertilizer drops

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light

3

water

4

height

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Multiple Choice

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What are the variables in this experiment?

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Lisa and hair

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Rogaoti, and hair growth

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Multiple Choice

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Why did we study this in class?

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to learn about pulleys and how they apply to physics

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To learn about models and how they help explain thngs we can't see or easily represent

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to learn how toilet paper works and how to flush properly

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Multiple Choice

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What is the purpose of using models in science?

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because they are gross and cool

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because they are pretty

3

to understand and represent things that are hard to see such as too big, too small, or hidden.

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Multiple Choice

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By observing the graph, what is this experiment about?

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How to make the most of your money by investing

2

How to make money selling different liquids to thirsty people

3

How different liquids tarnish a penny

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Which liquid best cleans a penny

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Explanation Slide...

Extrapolation is making a prediction based on that graph that you are given. With this graph, they didn't measure the mass of a baby badger at 9 months, but we can predict what the weight would be based on the graph.

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Open Ended

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Extrapolate from this graph: At 9 months old, what would the mass of a baby badger be?

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Explanation Slide...

Independent Variable: The thing that is changed by the scientist

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Multiple Choice

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Sarika wants to find out what type of soil plants grow best in. What is the independent variable?

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Type of Soil

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Height of Plants

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Amount of Sunlight

4

Amount of Water

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Multiple Choice

Goggles are worn in the laboratory

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A. to avoid eye strain.

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B. to improve your vision

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C. only if you don’t have corrective glasses.

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D. any time chemicals, heat, or glassware are used.

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Multiple Choice

If you do not understand a direction or part of a lab procedure, you should—

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Figure it out as you do the lab

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Try several methods until something works

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ask the instructor before proceeding

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skip it and go on to the next part

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Multiple Choice

After completing an experiment, all chemical wastes should be—

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Left at your lab station for the next class

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Disposed of according to your instructor's directions

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Dumped in the sink

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Taken home

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Multiple Choice

Long hair in the laboratory must be

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cut short

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held away from the experiment with one hand

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always neatly groomed

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tied back or kept entirely out of the way with a hair band

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Multiple Choice

horseplay and practical jokes in the laboratory are

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always against the rules

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okay

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not dangerous

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okay if you are working alone

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Multiple Choice

Sharp objects in the laboratory should be carried by

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holding the handle with the tip pointed up.

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holding the handle with the tip pointed down.

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holding the handle with the tip pointed toward your body.

4

holding the blade

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Multiple Choice

If a harmful chemical splashes in your eyes or on your skin, you should—

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ignore it and hope it goes away.

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wipe it off with a paper towel and finish the lab.

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flush with water at the eyewash station or in the lab shower and tell the teacher.

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run to the bathroom.

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Multiple Choice

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beaker
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flask
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graduated cylinder
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test tube

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Multiple Choice

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hot plate
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flame thrower
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heater
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bunsen burner

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Multiple Choice

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buret
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erlenmeyer flask
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graduated cylinder
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beaker

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Multiple Choice

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Identify the equipment shown here:
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beaker
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Erlenmeyer flask
3
Florence flask
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volumetric flask

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Multiple Choice

What does Evidence mean? 
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All scientific data that supports your claim
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An opinion
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Statement you believe to be true
4
A statement of an opposing argument

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Multiple Choice

Males of the bighorn sheep species fight one another to show females who is the dominant male and are more likely to mate with females.

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Natural Selection

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Mutation

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Genetic Drift

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Non-Random Mating

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Multiple Choice

During a hurricane, a population of beetles almost gets completely wiped out. The only beetles that survived were lucky that they were in their nest at the time of the hurricane and had enough food to survive.

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Natural selection

2

Genetic Drift

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Gene Flow

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Non-Random Mating

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Multiple Choice

Insects become resistant to pesticides very quickly, sometime in one generation. If an insect is resistant to the chemical, most of the offspring will also be resistant. Considering that insect generations can be a matter of weeks, insects in an area can become immune to a chemical within months.

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Mutation

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Natural Selection

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Genetic Drift

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Gene Flow

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Multiple Choice

A chemical spill causes a genetic change in the offspring of ladybugs to have blue dots instead of black dots.

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Natural Selection

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Genetic Drift

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Mutation

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Gene Flow

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Multiple Choice

This is one of the mechanisms of evolution; it is a continuous process in which organisms with traits that make them better-adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce than organisms without such adaptations

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Directional selection

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Microevolution

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Gene flow / genetic drift

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Natural selection

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Multiple Choice

This is the process that ultimately creates new variations and changes in DNA; leads to the creation of new alleles

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Mutation

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Microevolution

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Natural selection

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Gene flow / genetic drift

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Multiple Choice

This is a pattern of natural selection in which the average (or intermediate) form of a trait is the most advantageous, and so a population evolves away from the extremes and toward the average

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Disruptive selection

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Directional selection

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Stabilizing selection

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Middle selection

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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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Multiple Choice

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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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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

3

Homeostasis

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Extinction

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Multiple Choice

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A drastic reduction in the size of a population that can change allele frequencies is called

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the bottleneck effect

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the founder effect

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the gene flow effect

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the Thanos effect

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Multiple Choice

If you take antibiotics only the resistant bacteria survive and the non-resistant bacteria die. This is an example of...

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Resistance

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Survival of the fittest

3

How antibiotics work

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Multiple Choice

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Humans evolved from chimpanzees

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True

2

False

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Multiple Choice

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According to the diagram, crocodiles evolved from dinosaurs and birds.

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True

2

False

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Multiple Choice

Humans, birds, whales, and lizards all have similar arm bones. What is the reason for this?
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The function of these bones is the same in all animals
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They live in similar environments
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They have a common ancestor
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All organisms resemble humans

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Multiple Choice

Charles Darwin observed that finches of different species on the Galápagos Islands have many similar physical characteristics, this supports the hypothesis that these finches

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are twins

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acquired traits through use and disuse.

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all eat the same type of food.

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descended from a common ancestor.

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Multiple Choice

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The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?
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Fossil A and C are the same age
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Fossil B is older than fossil C
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Fossils A is older than fossil B
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Fossil D is older than fossil C

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Match

Match the following

Organism

Population

Community

ecosystem

biosphere

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Match

Match the following pictures with the words they represent

Analogous Structure

Homologous Structure

Artificial selection

Natural selection

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Multiple Choice

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Many different groups of organisms have wings, even though they do not share a recent common ancestor. This is because they evolved in environments with similar selective pressures. Wings are an example of a(n) ______________ structure.

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vestigial

2

analogous

3

homologous

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Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes Natural selection?

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The best adapted organisms survive and reproduce.

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There are a set amount of organisms.

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Organisms only change through genetic engineering.

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Organisms slowly adapt to their surroundings over a lifetime.

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Multiple Choice

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Which layer is oldest?
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A
2
W
3
G
4
Z

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Multiple Choice

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Why don't all living things become fossils?
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because some living things are too big
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because some are subject to catastrophism and others are not
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because environmental conditions have to be just right (for formation & to prevent decay)

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Multiple Choice

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Why are vestigial structures evidence for evolution?

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They are useful in the organism and show natural selection at work.

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They are not useful in the organism but they were probably useful in some ancestor of that species.

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They show that these organs or behaviors help an organism adapt to new environments

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Multiple Choice

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The pelvic bone of whales is not needed for movement within the water. This is an example of a(n) ______________ structure.

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vestigial

2

analogous

3

homologous

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Multiple Choice

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In this example of natural selection, what environmental factor is acting as a selection force - or environmental pressure - on the giraffe?

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Food is found on tree tops

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Having a long neck

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Being cursed with beauty

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Having spots that act as camouflage

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Multiple Choice

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Two organisms that are closely related would have

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very similar DNA sequence

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exactly the same DNA sequences

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no proteins in common

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completely different DNA sequence

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Multiple Choice

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What is the human most closely related to?

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Fish

2

mouse

3

Salamander

4

Human

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Multiple Choice

The first word in a scientific name is the

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species

2

phylum

3

genus

4

class

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Multiple Choice

The science of grouping and naming organisms

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Phylogeny

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Dichotomy

3

Taxonomy

4

Genetics

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Multiple Choice

Which taxonomic level would include the LEAST number of organisms?

1

species

2

genus

3

order

4

phylum

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Multiple Choice

(Taxonomy) Which level of classification is the most broad?

1

Species

2

Class

3

Domain

4

Kingdom

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Multiple Choice

(Taxonomy) What languages are scientific names written in?

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Latin or Spanish

2

Spanish or German

3

German or Greek

4

Greek or Latin

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Multiple Choice

(Taxonomy) How many scientific names does an organism have?

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

many

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Multiple Choice

(Taxonomy) How many common names does an organism have?

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

many

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Multiple Choice

(Taxonomy) Which is the correct way to write an organisms scientific name?

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Ailuropoda Melanoleuca

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ailuropoda melanoleuca

3

Ailuropoda melanoleuca

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ailuropoda Melanoleuca

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Multiple Choice

(Domain) Which domain(s) include only prokaryotic cells? (without nucleus)

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Eukarya & Bacteria

2

Archaeabacteria

3

Bacteria & Archeabacteria

4

Bacteria

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Multiple Choice

(Domain) Which domain(s) include organisms that have eukaryotic cells? (has nucleus)

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Eukarya

2

Eukarya & Bacteria

3

Bacteria

4

Archaeabacteria

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Multiple Choice

(Taxonomy) What is hierarchy of classification from broad to most specific?

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Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Domain

2

Kingdom, Domain, Phylum, Family, Order, Class, Genus, Species

3

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

4

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Family, Class, Genus, Species

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Multiple Choice

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Use the following to decide which tree this leaf belongs to:

1

Blue Atlas Cedar

2

Arizona Cypress

3

Southern Catalpa

4

Lilac Chaste Tree

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Multiple Choice

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The scientific name for water bear is Hypsibius dujardini.  What is its genus?
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Hypsibius 
2
dujardini
3
water 
4
tardigrade

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Multiple Choice

What are the 8 levels of classification of living things from most general to most specific?
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domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
2
domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genius, species
3
domain, kingdom, phamily, class, order, family, genus, species
4
domain, king, phillip, class, order, family, genus, species

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Multiple Choice

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Use the dichotomous key above to classify the unknown organism in the picture
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Kentuckyus
2
Californius
3
WalaWala
4
Beverlus

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Multiple Choice

Bacteria are found in which of the following places?

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In digestive system

2

In the air

3

In soil

4

In all of the above

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Multiple Choice

Which structure does bacteria NOT have?

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Cell membrane

2

Chromosome

3

Golgi apparatus

4

Capsule

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Multiple Choice

A small circular strand of DNA found in bacteria is called a

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Conjugate

2

Peptidoglycan

3

Plasmid

4

Ribosome

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Multiple Choice

To escape poor conditions such as extreme heat or cold, some bacteria form

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Blobs

2

Capsules

3

Capsids

4

Endospores

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Poll

In your opinion, bacteria is...

disgusting

delicious

out of sight, out of mind

something I've never really thought about.

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