Life Science Final Review 3

Charles Darwin came up with this theory 

• Natural Selection
• Mutation

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Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring? 

• Evolution 
• Variation 
• Adaptation
• Natural Selection 

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When an organism completely dies out, it is called.....

• Adaption
• Extinction
• Mutation

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The separation of a group of individuals from the rest of the population is referred to as 

• natural selection
• geographic isolation
• survival of the fittest

When looking at two birds of the same species, you notice that one has darker feathers than the other one. You also notice that one has a beak that is just a little longer. These slight differences within members of the same species are called.....

• Fossils

• Extinction

• Variations

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The following are abiotic factors that may affect plant growth (check all that apply).

• type of soil

• temperature

• pollinators

• rainfall

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A trait that helps a living thing survive is called an _______.

• trait
• adaptation
• survive

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Is wind a biotic or abiotic factor?

• biotic

• abiotic

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Are rocks biotic or abiotic factors?

• biotic

• abiotic

Angel was trying to explain carrying capacity to her mother.  Which of the following descriptions is accurate? Carrying capacity is :

• the maximum number of individuals that an ecosystem can sustain. 
•  the ability of an environment to accommodate a growing population. 

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