Q3 Biology Review

Mr. S. sets up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp.  Identify the independent variable.

• distance traveled by the ball
• height of the ramp
• mass of the ball
• weight of the ball

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Mr. S. sets up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp.  Identify the dependent variable.

• height of the ramp
•  distance traveled by the ball
• mass of the ball
• weight of the ball

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Choose the best-written hypothesis that answers the question:
Question: Will a marble and a bowling ball fall to the ground at the same time?

• Marble is stronger and faster so it will win.
• If I drop a marble and a bowling ball at the same time, then the bowling ball will hit the ground first because it is heavier.
• If the marble falls first, then it will win the falling contest.
• None of them are going to win if I drop them at the same time.

Choose the best-written hypothesis that answers the question:
Question: Does music make students perform better on quizzes and tests?

• If students do better, then students will not listen to music while taking a test.
• Music is good so they will do better.
• If students listen to music while taking a test, then they will do worse because they are distracted.
• Music can be distracting if it's too loud.

Lamarck’s ideas about evolution include the concept that differences among the traits of organisms arise as a result of

• continual increases in population size.
• the actions of organisms as they use or fail to use body structures.
• an unchanging local environment.
• the natural variations already present within the population of organisms.

Which is an example of temporal isolation?

• flowers that bloom in different months 
• birds that have different mating calls
• fruit flies that mate in different locations
• squirrels that have different fur colors

Which lists the correct sequence of events for evolution to occur through isolation?

• founding population arrives, biogeographic isolation occurs, genetic changes occur, reproductive isolation results 
• genetic changes occur, founding population arrives, reproductive isolation results, biogeographic isolation occurs
• biogeographic isolation occurs, founding population arrives, genetic changes occur, reproductive isolation results
• founding population arrives, genetic changes occur, biogeographic isolation occurs, reproductive isolation results

Species with ______variation are ______likely to survive.

• more, less
• less,less
• less,more
• more,more

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____ is when members of a species that are best suited for their environment survive and reproduce at a higher rate than other members of the species

• natural selection
• artificial selection
• speciation
• adaptation

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New features that do not appear in fossils of ancestors.

• Derived traits
• Extinct
• Genetic Variation
• Species

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