Life Science Final Review 3

Charles Darwin came up with this theory 

• Natural Selection

• Mutation

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 

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

• Adaption

• Extinction

• Mutation

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

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

• type of soil

• temperature

• pollinators

• rainfall

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

• trait

• adaptation

• survive

Is wind a biotic or abiotic factor?

• biotic

• abiotic

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.