WorksheetsEnvi. Sci - Chapter 4
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The change in a population over time
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Artificial Selection
c)
Evolution
d)
Adaptation
2.
Increases an organism's chance of survival
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Artificial Selection
c)
Adaptation
d)
Resistance
3.
"Survival of the Fittest"
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Artificial Selection
c)
Adaptation
d)
Evolution
4.
In order for evolution to occur in a population, the stronger individuals must be able to:
a)
Adapt
b)
Live
c)
Move
d)
Reproduce
5.
The reason why strawberries you purchase at the grocery store are so much larger than those in nature due to genetic engineering by farmers
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Artificial Selection
c)
Adaptation
d)
Resistance
6.
Fish need to evolve to swim faster because the sharks who hunt them have gotten faster over time
a)
Co- Evolution
b)
Competition
c)
Parasitism
d)
Resistance
7.
Which of the following is a biotic factor?
a)
Sand
b)
Freshwater
c)
Grass
d)
Soil
8.
Fossils are:
a)
Biotic
b)
Abiotic
9.
True or False: Abiotic factors have no effect on the biotic factors in an ecosystem
a)
True
b)
False
10.
A single living thing
a)
Species
b)
Organism
c)
Population
d)
Community
11.
Members of the same _____ can reproduce and create fertile offspring
a)
Organism
b)
Species
c)
Community
d)
Biome
12.
Which of the following would not be part of a beach community?
a)
Seagulls
b)
Sand
c)
Jellyfish
d)
Sand crabs
13.
All of the living things of a single species in the same place at the same time.
a)
Organism
b)
Population
c)
Community
d)
Biosphere
14.
All of the living things in an area at one time
a)
Species
b)
Population
c)
Community
d)
Ecosystem
15.
Which of the following is not part of a forest ecosystem?
a)
Snakes
b)
Fallen Leaves
c)
Mushrooms
d)
All are part of the ecosystem
16.
Occurs where life had not been present prior. Ex: A volcano erupts and life begins on hardened lava.
a)
Primary Succession
b)
Secondary Succession
c)
Symbiosis
d)
Evolution
17.
Life is immediately able to begin after a forest fire because the soil has not been harmed
a)
Primary Succession
b)
Secondary Succession
c)
Symbiosis
d)
Evolution
18.
The 1st species to arrive in an area to begin life there.
a)
Pilot Species
b)
Pioneer Species
c)
Primary Species
d)
Top Species
19.
An example of a forest climax community
a)
Lichen beginning to create a soil
b)
A mature oak tree forest
c)
A grass field
d)
A young forest composed of saplings and bushes
20.
Two or more living things working for the same resource in the same location at the same time.
a)
Direct Competition
b)
Indirect Competition
c)
Predation
d)
Mutualism
21.
Two or more organisms competing for the same resource but are all unaware that they are doing so.
a)
Direct Competition
b)
Indirect Competition
c)
Predation
d)
Mutualism
22.
A lion eats a gazelle
a)
Predation
b)
Parasitism
c)
Commensalism
d)
Mutualism
23.
Mistletoe is a weed that grows on trees, using them for their resources. The tree is harmed but not killed
a)
Predation
b)
Parasitism
c)
Commensalism
d)
Mutualism
24.
A bird creates a nest in a tree, which does not effect the tree whatsoever
a)
Predation
b)
Parasitism
c)
Mutualism
d)
Commensalism
25.
Small birds pick microorganisms from the teeth of crocodiles for food while cleaning the croc's teeth
a)
Predation
b)
Parasitism
c)
Commensalism
d)
Mutualism
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