NGSS Unit 3 Summative Review 2022

Any body shape, body process, or behavior that helps an organism survive in its environment.

• geologic time scale
• fossil record
• adaptation
• geologic time scale

Some female peacocks prefer males with large, colorful tales while other female peacocks prefer males with no tail at all. Females are beginning to only mate with the type of males with the tail they prefer. What type of reproductive barrier is this?

• behavioral isolation
• hybrid sterility 
• temporal isolation
• mechanical isolation 

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A flash flood carried a raft of Amazon ants away from their original population. There is enough distance between the two groups, that they will never meet in nature again. What type of reproductive barrier is this?

• behavioral isolation
• temporal isolation 
• gametic isolation
• geographic isolation 

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Which of the following is true about antibiotic-resistant bacteria?

• Because there are antibiotics in the environment, they become immune
• They learn to fight the antibiotic
• A mutation results in antibiotic resistance
• All of these

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The three species pictured do not share a common ancestor, yet have evolved to have a similar anatomy and life style. This is an example of ?

• Homologous Structures

• Divergent Evolution

• Vestigial Organs

• Convergent Evolution

The three species pictured share a common ancestor and have adapted so that each lives in a different environment. This is an example of

• Law of Superposition

• Evolutionary Arms Race

• Divergent Evolution

• Convergent Evolution

Antibiotic resistance in bacteria can be attributed to which among the following

• Competition

• Natural Selection

• Mutation

• Coevolution

What populations survive better when the ecosystem changes?

• larger populations

• smarter populations

• stronger populations

• diverse populations

Different genes allow for different ____________________.

• traits

• pants

• moods

• prey

What is genetic variation?

• Long strands of DNA that contain lots of genes.

• Different versions of a gene.

• The basic unit of heredity; controls a specific trait.

• A characteristic passed from parent to offspring

• The differences that occur from a mixture of genes

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