Quiz about 8th Grade #5: Natural Selection

Question 1

Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.

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Natural Selection

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Evolution

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Extinction

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Artifical Selection

Question 2

What did the beak type of finches on different islands tell Darwin?

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Finch populations evolved over time to favor beaks based on food type

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Finch populations had not evolved over time

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The finch beaks had no relationship to the available food on the islands

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Humans artificially selected finches based on their desired beak type

Question 3

Small changes over short periods of time

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microevolution

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macroevolution

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Darwinism

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adaptations

Question 4

Large changes over long periods of time

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macroevolution

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microevolution

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adaptations

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variation

Question 5

Microevolution or macroevolution: mosquitoes evolving resistance to DDT

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micro

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macro

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__

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__

Question 6

Microevolution or macroevolution: bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics

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micro

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macro

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--

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Question 7

Microevolution or macroevolution: Snakes evolving from lizards

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micro

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macro

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--

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--

Question 8

Microevolution or macroevolution: Four limbed creatures evolving from fish.

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macro

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micro

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--

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Question 9

Which is NOT a trait that a person could inherit from their parents?

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sense of style

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artistic ability

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eye color

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hair color

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height

Question 10

Which two organelles have evolved through endosymbiosis?

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chloroplast

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mitochondria

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nucleus

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cell membrane

Question 11

Which of the following would be true about white colored mice if they lived in a dark sand area?

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The white trait is unlikely to increase in population.

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The white fur will make the mouse more likely to be seen by predators.

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The white trait is likely to increase in population.

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The white fur will make the mouse less likely to be seen by predators.

Question 12

The structures shown are_________

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homologous

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heterologous

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analogous

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vestigial

Question 13

An example of a homologous structure

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human arm and bird wing

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rat appendix  and human appendix

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wing of butterfly and bird wing

Question 14

The diagram shows an image of a Pterosaur wing, bat wing, and bird wing.  These are all different organisms, but share similar wing structures.  If these structures are similar due to common ancestry, which of the following best describes them?

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c.  Homologous Structures

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a.  Vestigial Organ

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b.  Embryological Similarities

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d.  Analogous Structures

Question 15

When two are more species evolve at the same time, which helps the other survive.

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coevolution

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mutation

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natural selection

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artificial selection

Question 16

Choose all the factors that could lead to a species becoming extinct.

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introduction of non-native species to an area

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climate change

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competition for resources

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disease

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mutations

Question 17

Natural selection happens when an individual's genes ______________ from the genes of other members of its species.

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Become different

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Stay the same

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Become separated

Question 18

Organisms with the most beneficial traits will survive.  This is commonly known as

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survival of the fittest.

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theory of evolution.

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variations.

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ecosystems.

Question 19

If one animal becomes extinct, what effect does it have on the ecosystem?

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Other animals may grow too large in population.

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Other animals may shrink in population, possibly resulting in them going extinct, too.

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It may have an adverse effect on plants.

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If only one animal goes extinct, it has no effect on the ecosystem.

8th Grade #5: Natural Selection

25 questions

Breeding Australian shepherds to have a specific fur color is an example of _________ selection.

Two zebras mating in the wild is an example of _________ selection.

Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.

What did the beak type of finches on different islands tell Darwin?

Small changes over short periods of time

Large changes over long periods of time

Microevolution or macroevolution: mosquitoes evolving resistance to DDT

Microevolution or macroevolution: bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics

Microevolution or macroevolution: Snakes evolving from lizards

Microevolution or macroevolution: Four limbed creatures evolving from fish.

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