Biology End of Year Review

A part of an ecosystem that can restrict the growth of a population is referred to as ____________________.

• carrying capacity

• immigration

• a limiting factor

• a resource

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Which of these limiting factors could cause tree squirrels to lose their homes?

• a natural disaster

• an increase in predators

• an animal disease

• an increase in competition for food

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There is a ___________ chance that the baby will have blue eyes.

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

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Look at the food chain. What is the producer?

• cat

• flower

• bird

• butterfly

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What is the abiotic factor in the picture?

• deer

• water

• fish

• plants

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BROWN eyes is a dominant trait and BLUE eyes is a recessive trait. What color are the mother's eyes?

• blue

• brown

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Who was the scientist most famous for his study of natural selection and evolution?

• Theodor Schwann

• Robert Hooke

• Charles Darwin

• Rudolf Virchow

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What do you call similar structures that related species have inherited from a common ancestor?

• Natural Selection

• Analogous Structure

• Vestigial Structure

• Homologous Structure

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What do you call a characteristic that allows an organism to survive in an environment?

• variation

• adaptation

• selection

• overproduction

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Select ALL that show evidence of evolution.

• DNA

• mutations

• fossils

• skeletal structures

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