Chapter 4 Diversity of Living Things

Which of the following pairs of organisms belongs 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 phases 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

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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. This 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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Unicellular organisms that live in swamps and produce methane gas are

• protists.

• archaea.

• fungi.

• bacteria.

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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 help prevent water loss.

• Plants absorb nutrients through their roots.

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A body part or behavior that helps a living thing survive in its environment

• adaptation

• camouflage

• mimicry

• environment

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What types of plants have seeds enclosed in fruits?

• Angiosperms

• Gymnosperm

• Ferns

• Mosses