WorksheetsUnit 7 Review Assignment #1
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An inherited characteristic that increases an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in its specific environment is called (n)
a)
vestigial structure
b)
adaptation
c)
speciation
d)
analagous structure
2.
The preserved remains of traces of an organisms that lived in the past
a)
Adaptation
b)
Fossil
c)
Mutation
d)
Evolution
3.
Differences obseved between organisms of the same species
a)
Homologous Structure
b)
Radioactive Dating
c)
Mutation
d)
Variation
4.
Which types of peppered moths survived and reproduced the most during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
White Peppered Moths
b)
Black Peppered Moths
5.
Individuals with favorable traits survive, reproduce, and pass their traits onto their offspring. This is called
a)
Mutation
b)
Adaptation
c)
Evolution
d)
Natural Selection
6.
The gradual change that occurs in population that is the result of selective pressures acting to the genetic variations.
a)
Mutation
b)
Adaptation
c)
Evolution
d)
Natural Selection
7.
Which of the following is a term for a group of similar organisms that can reproduce fertile offspring?
a)
individual
b)
population
c)
species
d)
fossil
8.
Which of the following would NOT be an adaptation?
a)
Long, strong running legs
b)
Claws with a powerful grip
c)
camouflage
d)
A defective heart valve
9.
This is when animals blend in with their surroundings.
a)
variation
b)
speciation
c)
camouflage
d)
evolution
10.
How do adaptations help animals?
a)
To hide from predators
b)
to hunt for food
c)
to survive in their habitats
d)
All of these are correct
11.
What do phylogenic trees do?
a)
Help you visualize how species are related.
b)
Provide windbreaks in your yard.
c)
Provide DNA details.
12.
Which best describes fossils?
a)
They are the preserved remains or evidence of ancient living things
b)
They are the preserved remains or evidence of ancient living and nonliving things
c)
They are the preserved bones of ancient animals
d)
They are impressions of plant leaves in ancient rocks
13.
A farmer's use of the best livestock for breeding is an example of
a)
natural selection
b)
artificial selection
c)
extinction
d)
adaptation
14.
Two organisms that are closely related would have
a)
very similar DNA sequence
b)
exactly the same DNA sequences
c)
no proteins in common
d)
completely different DNA sequence
15.
What is suggested by the similarity of early embryos of different species of vertebrates?
a)
no evolutionary relationships between the groups
b)
recent common ancestry
c)
similar environments in the past
d)
evolution froma distant common ancestor
16.
What characteristic did Darwin observe about the finches on the Galapagos Islands?
a)
Their feathers
b)
Genotypes
c)
Their beaks
d)
Their body sizes
17.
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?
a)
Evolution
b)
Variation
c)
Adaptation
d)
Natural Selection
18.
Differences between members of the same species are called?
a)
Adaptation
b)
Variation
c)
Evolution
d)
Natural Selection
19.
Which species’ DNA is most similar to the DNA of the toothed whale?
a)
Hippopotamus
b)
Baleen Whale
c)
Grazing Mammals
d)
Camels
20.
What is the purpose of selective breeding?
a)
To remove all recessive traits from a population
b)
To produce organisms with desired traits
c)
To develop new species of organisms
d)
To produce organisms that are unable to reproduce on their own
21.
Which of the following statements about the individuals in a population that survive to reproduce is true?
a)
They have the same predators
b)
They are likely to pass traits to their offspring
c)
They live in different environments
d)
They are sterile
22.
The environment around Manchester, England, changed during the Industrial Revolution. How did this change affect peppered moths living in the area?
a)
Natural selection favored moths with dark wings because predators could not see them on the soot-colored trees.
b)
Natural selection favored moths with white wings that were easy for predators to see.
c)
Natural selection favored moths with white wings because predators could not see them on the soot-colored trees.
d)
Natural selection caused moths with white wings to become extinct.
23.
Which of the following is the BEST example of an adaptation?
a)
People learning to ride horses for fun.
b)
A breeder mating two black cats to get a litter of black kittens.
c)
Buzzards moving into a new area where they can eat .
d)
Horses having long legs so they can run away from predators.
24.
A bad- tasting chemical was added to plants. Which of the following is the MOST LIKELY outcome of this adaptation?
a)
Animals would continue eating the plant.
b)
The chemical would aid in transpiration.
c)
The amount of animals that eat the plant would greatly decrease.
d)
The chemical would help with photosynthesis.
25.
Which of the following is NOT an example of natural selection?
a)
People selectively breeding hamsters.
b)
Insect populations developing resistance to certain pesticides.
c)
Bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics.
d)
Male birds of certain species developing colorful feathers to attract female mates.
26.
What does population mean?
a)
Biotic factors in the ecosystem.
b)
Group of the same type of organism.
c)
An organism.
d)
All the living and non-living organisms.
27.
What is it called when an organism is best adapted to its environment, it will survive and reproduce more successfully than other organisms less adapted?
a)
cloning
b)
evolution of all species
c)
natural selection
d)
selective breeding
28.
The image you see is a mammoth. Which trait most suggests that the mammoth was adapted to live in a cold climate?
a)
its thick, furry coat
b)
its long, flexible trunk
c)
its sharp, curved tusks
d)
its broad, powerful body
29.
The goal of every species on earth is...
a)
to survive and reproduce
b)
divide and conquer
c)
survive and conquer
d)
reproduce and die
30.
Where did Charles Darwin travel to?
a)
Australia
b)
Barbados
c)
Galapagos
d)
Trinidad
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