*Natural Selection Pretest

The parts of the cell that carry information that determine traits are ________.

• adaptations

• genes

• organism

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An example of selective breeding is ________________.

• birds growing beaks to suit their diet

• fish blending in with their surroundings

• growing crops for disease resistance

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Which best describes Charles Darwin’s work?

• He claimed finches had a common ancestor.

• He studied polar bears adapting to their environment.

• He grew pea plants to observe their traits.

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Bacteria have become resistant to antibiotics. This can happen in a short period because they reproduce so quickly.

• True

• False

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What are some of the advantages of selectively breeding dogs?

• introducing traits to dogs that are useful to humans

• breeding dogs for smaller sizes, swimming and retrieving birds for a hunter

• breeding dogs that do not shed

• None of these

• All of these

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Select the from the words below to its matching definition/description.

a body part or behavior that helps an organism survive better in its environment

• genetic traits

• adaptation

• natural selection

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characteristics that are inherited from parents

• genetic traits

• natural selection

• selective breeding

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when organisms with the traits best fit for their environment survive and reproduce

• natural selection

• genetic traits

• selective breeding

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when specific traits in plants and animals are chosen by humans

• selective breeding

• natural selection

• adaptation

Sharks are colored white on the underside and blue or gray on top. How is this trait an advantage for them?

• predators cannot see the shark from above because it blends in with the water

• predators cannot see the shark from the bottom because they blend in with the sky

• it doesn't matter their color on top and bottom because they don't have any predators

• a white underside helps sharks blend in with the sunlight from the view of the prey swimming below them

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