WorksheetsAS DCA 4
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 39mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Members of which kingdom secrete enzymes into their food and then absorb the digested matter directly into their cells?
a)
Protista
b)
Fungi
c)
Plantae
d)
Animalia
2.
In which of the following stages of the life cycle of an insect would the insect be able to reproduce?
a)
egg
b)
larva
c)
pupa
d)
adult
3.
Which of the following tools would be most useful if you were trying to identify an unknown plant?
a)
a cladogram
b)
a dichotomous key
c)
a textbook
d)
a microscope
4.
Lisa wants her cat to stop jumping onto the dining table. She knows the cat does not like getting wet, so she thinks of a way to train it. She fills a spray bottle with water and gently sprays the cat each time it jumps on the table. The cat does not like getting wet, and jumps down when sprayed. One day Lisa sees the cat on the table, and she retrieves the spray bottle. When the cat sees the bottle, it jumps down from the table before Lisa has sprayed it. Why does the cat act in this way?
a)
habituation
b)
imprinting
c)
innate behavior
d)
learned behavior
5.
The European cuckoo is a bird that lays a single egg in the nest of a bird of another species. Immediately after hatching, a new born cuckoo will push all of the other eggs or baby birds out of the nest. The cuckoo is then raised by the bird that made the nest. How should the behavior of the newborn cuckoo be classified?
a)
imprinting
b)
learned
c)
innate
d)
random
6.
Which kingdom has only prokaryotic organisms?
a)
Plantae
b)
Protista
c)
Fungi
d)
Eubacteria (monera)
7.
Many male animals perform an elaborate courtship dance. What is the purpose of this behavior?
a)
locate food
b)
avoid predators
c)
attract a mate
d)
protect offspring
8.
scientist watched ants on a trail that led to an aromatic food source. The scientists repeated two different tests on the ants. The diagrams show the results of the tests. What means do the ants most likely use to stay on the trail to the food?
a)
food scents in the air
b)
visual markers along the trails
c)
touching antennae back at the nest
d)
chemical markers left by returning ants
9.
The palolo worm is a segmented worm living in coral reefs that has an unusual reproductive strategy. Each fall, the digestive organs in the tail segments of the palolo worm degenerate, leaving only reproductive organs. Each worm releases about thirty centimeters of its tail within a few hours of all the other worms. There are so many floating segments releasing eggs and sperm that the ocean begins to look like a thick noodle soup. How does the synchronized behavior of the worms help the survival of the species?
a)
The behavior increases the chances of fertilization.
b)
The behavior decreases fish feeding on the tail segments.
c)
The behavior helps keep the coral reef clean.
d)
The behavior leads predators out of the reef.
10.
dichotomous key to help identify the reptiles and amphibians living in a certain area. Which phrase describes a lizard?
a)
an animal with scaly skin and a shell but not externl gills
b)
an animal with scaly skin and legs but no shell
c)
an animal with legs and coastal grooves but no tail
d)
an animal with external gills and a tail but no coastal grooves
11.
distinguishes between a few types of Louisiana trees. According to the key, which type of tree is shown in the picture?
a)
Acer rubrum
b)
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
c)
Betula nigra
d)
Cercis canadensis
12.
The diagram shows the life cycle of a fern. The life cycle of a fern is fundamentally different from that of a mammal because a fern ____
a)
produces immature young.
b)
has reproductive organs.
c)
produces eggs and sperm.
d)
has two adult forms.
13.
The bar graph shows the rate at which one bacterium will reproduce if conditions of food and temperature are ideal. What conclusion below is best supported by the data in the graph?
a)
The bacteria reproduced by binary fission.
b)
A limiting factor has restricted the growth of the bacterium.
c)
The population of bacteria doubles every half hour.
d)
The birthrate of the bacteria population is less than the death rate.
14.
In which kingdom do the organisms shown in Group B belong?
a)
Eubacteria
b)
Protista
c)
Fungi
d)
Plantae
15.
A student is asked to conduct an experiment related to animal behavior. Which question about animal behavior can be scientifically tested by the student?
a)
What is a cat's favorite scent?
b)
How does a pill bug react to physical contact?
c)
Why do paraketts mimic voices?
d)
Why do earthworms move away from light?
16.
A lizard species mostly eats fruit from one particular type of tree. If a virus kills most of these trees, which individual lizards will most likely survive?
a)
lizards that can climb higher in the fruit trees
b)
lizards that have darker coloration
c)
lizards that can find other types of food
d)
lizards that produce more offspring
17.
Asa went for a walk in the woods. He noticed a rabbit sitting very still under a bust. What would most likely happen in Asa ran straight toward the rabbit?
a)
he rabbit would continue to stay still, trying to hide, even when Asa got closse to the bush.
b)
When Asa got clost to the bush, the rabbit would run away as fast as possile.
c)
When Asa got close to the bust, the rabbit would try to bite and scratch him.
d)
As soon as Asa started to run, the rabbit would start to dig a hole in which to hide.
18.
A student drew a Venn diagram to show the three kingdoms of multicellular organisms. In the center of the diagram, the student wants to insert a characteristic the three kingdoms have in common. Which characteristic should the student use?
a)
ingest food
b)
sessile bodies
c)
photosynthetic
d)
eukaryotic
19.
Which characteristic is shared by most plants but not by any fungi?
a)
cell walls
b)
membrane-bound nuclei
c)
ability to reproduce sexually
d)
ability to photosynthesize
20.
Chimpanzees in the Congo River basin in Africa have been observed using a variety of specialized sticks to dig termites out of underground habitats. Which environmental stimulus are the chimpanzees responding to?
a)
predation
b)
presence of food resource
c)
competition for a niche
d)
habitat loss
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