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Biology Benchmark Review #2

Authored by Beth Smith

Biology

9th - 10th Grade

NGSS covered

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Biology Benchmark Review #2
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Organisms living in an estuary (the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream) would MOST likely have to adjust to which of the following environmental changes?

salinity

sunlight

wave action

precipitation

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which of the following is MOST likely the person that committed the crime?

Suspect #1

Suspect #2

Suspect #3

None of these

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A certain population of organisms reproduces around February 1st each year. However, a few individuals begin reproducing around January 15th, while others reproduce as late as March 1st. What do the differing reproduction times reveal about the population?

The group that reproduces later has greater success.

There is genetic variation among the individuals in the population.

Some individuals in the population have lethal mutations.

Reproduction depends on environmental factors.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Darwin's finches have adapted and changed to their specific food source on each individual island in the Galapagos. What type of beak would be suited for eating very small insects trapped in rock crevices?

1

2

3

4

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is the best way to determine if one extinct species is a recent common ancestor of a extant species?

Examine the anatomical structures of each, and identify similarities.

Determine the reproductive methods of both species.

Analyze the nucleotide sequences and determine the percent of shared bases.

Determine if the location of the fossils is currently the habitat of the modern species.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which of the following describes an inversion?

A piece of the chromosome is lost forever.

A piece of the chromosome is copied.

A piece of a chromosome is reversed end to end.

A piece of a chromosome breaks off and reattaches to a non-homologous chromosome.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which of the following describes a duplication?

A piece of the chromosome is lost forever.

A piece of the chromosome is copied.

A piece of a chromosome is reversed end to end.

A piece of a chromosome breaks off and reattaches to a non-homologous chromosome.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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