WorksheetsPost-Test Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which process forms fossils?
a)
variation
b)
adaptation
c)
mineralization
d)
carbonization
2.
What factor is used to decide the beginning and end of each stage of the Geologic Time Scale?
a)
each stage is preset to be an equal number of years
b)
stages are based on differences observed in the layers of rocks and fossils
c)
stages are based on how many periods are within an era
d)
there is no determining factor
3.
What is extinction?
a)
the sudden disappearance of a type of fossil in the fossil record
b)
a species blending in with its surroundings
c)
the process of forming fossils over time and through specific elements
d)
how a new species forms after evolution
4.
What type of time scale do environmental changes that cause extinction occur on?
a)
few years
b)
few days
c)
thousands of years
d)
can occur over shorter or longer time scales
5.
What do patterns in the fossil record show about species on Earth?
a)
Species change over time
b)
Species adapt to ALL environmental changes
c)
Species appear on Earth independent of existing species (spontaneously appear)
d)
There are no patters in the fossil record to provide evidence about species
6.
What determines how closely two species are related?
a)
how much they compete for food
b)
how much they compete for water
c)
how closely they live to one another
d)
how recently they shared a common ancestor
7.
What is an adaptation?
a)
a change in a species during its lifetime
b)
Darwin's theory
c)
an inherited trait that increases an organism's chance of surviving and reproducing
8.
How does modern knowledge about genes affect Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection?
a)
it provides strong support for Darwin's theory
b)
it provides strong evidence against Darwin's theory
c)
it is unrelated to Drawin's theory
d)
Darwin's theory of evolution does not exist
9.
What is the type of relationship where one species benefits and one species is harmed?
a)
symbiosis
b)
commensalism
c)
predation
d)
competition
10.
Which term describes an interaction between two organisms that benefits both organisms?
a)
predation
b)
mutualism
c)
competition
11.
Which is an example of symbiosis?
a)
two elephants drinking from the same pool
b)
a tick living on a dog
c)
a hermit crab finding an empty shell
d)
a bird eating bugs off of a cow's back
12.
Which law is the Environmental Protection agency responsible for?
a)
Clean Air Act of 1972
b)
Safe Drinking Water Act
c)
Act of Clean Lands 1996
d)
Landfill Leachage Act 2004
13.
Which byproduct of human activity contributes greatly to global warming
a)
the use of CFCs
b)
the creating on carbon dioxide
c)
the greenhouse effect
d)
acid rain
14.
Squirrels living in Central Park is called a ...
a)
group
b)
population
c)
family
15.
Which is true of the greenhouse effect?
a)
it is only a man-made phenomenon
b)
it does not involve carbon dioxide
c)
it traps thermal energy from the sun
16.
Which measures an object's tendency to resist changing its motion?
a)
acceleration
b)
force
c)
gravity
d)
inertia
17.
Where does most of the energy on Earth come from?
a)
water
b)
the sun
c)
the atmosphere
d)
geothermal sources
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