Ch. 4 Review

Which of the following organisms belong to the same population?

• a dog and a cat

• a marigold and a geranium

• a human and her child

• a spider and a cockroach

Which of the following phrases does not describe part of the process of evolution by natural selection?

• environment contains limited resources

• organisms produce more offspring than will survive to reproduce

• communities include populations of several species

• organisms in a population differ in their traits

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Which of the following components of an ecosystem are not abiotic factors?

• wind

• small rocks

• sunlight

• tree branches

Some snakes produce a powerful poison that paralyzes their prey. The poison is an example of...

• resistance

• an adaptation

• a reptile

• an abiotic factor

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Angiosperms called roses come in a variety of shapes and colors as a result of...

• natural selection

• coevolution

• different ecosystems

• artificial selection

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Single-celled organisms that live in swamps and produce methane gas are...

• protists

• archaebacteria

• fungi

• eubacteria

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Which of the following statements about protists is not true?

• most of them live in water

• some of them cause disease in humans

• they contain genetic material

• their cells have no nucleus

Which of the following statements about plants is not true?

• they make their food from oxygen and water through photosynthesis

• land plants have cell walls that help hold their stems upright

• they have adaptations that help prevent water loss

• plants absorb nutrients through their roots

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What is the term for the area where organisms live together with their physical environments?

• biome

• biosphere

• ecosystem

• population

Which of the following describes the theory of natural selection?

• organisms with desired traits are selected for reproduction

• heredity determines which organisms will survive in their environment

• traits are developed in organisms in response to interaction with other organisms

• organisms with strong survival traits are more likely to pass on the traits in reproduction

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