Chapter 4 Quiz

Which of the following pairs of organisms belong to the same population?

• a dog and a cat

• a marigold and a geranium

• a human mother and her child

• a spider and a cockroach

Which of these phrase does NOT describe part of the process of evolution by natural selection?

• the 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

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. This poison is an example of

• resistance

• an adaptation

• a reptile

• an abiotic factor

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

• natural selection

• coevolution

• different ecosystems

• artificial selection

Unicellular organisms that live in swamps and produce methane gas are

• protists

• archaea

• fungi

• bacteria

Which of the following statements about protists is NOT true?

• Most of them live in water

• Some of them cause diseases 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 have help prevent water loss

• Plants absorb nutrients through their roots