WorksheetsOverpopulation and Natural Selection Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An inherited trait that helps those organisms that have it to survive
a)
niche
b)
structure
c)
characteristic
d)
adaptation
2.
Coloring or another physical characteristic that help an organism blend in with its environment
a)
mimicry
b)
camouflage
c)
hibernation
d)
migration
3.
When an organism copies a characteristic of something else in order to better its chances for survival and reproduction
a)
hibernation
b)
camouflage
c)
mimicry
d)
migration
4.
The seasonal movement of an organism from one place to another
a)
camouflage
b)
migration
c)
hibernation
d)
function
5.
When an organism slows its life functions for a period of time to better its chances for survival during harsh conditions
a)
camouflage
b)
migration
c)
mimicry
d)
hibernation
6.
The place or environment where an organism naturally lives
a)
function
b)
habitat
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
7.
A group of organisms of the same species
a)
ecosystem
b)
community
c)
population
d)
group
8.
All the populations in a specific area or region
a)
community
b)
ecosystem
c)
population
d)
species
9.
Occurring in the night
a)
logical
b)
structural
c)
function
d)
nocturnal
10.
Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist?
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Steven Hawking
d)
Isaac Newton
11.
Organisms with the most beneficial traits will survive. This is commonly known as ___.
a)
theory of evolution
b)
variations
c)
survival of the fittest
d)
ecosystems
12.
Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?
a)
Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
b)
Because they come from dominant alleles.
c)
Because they come from recessive alleles.
d)
Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.
13.
Largest number of individuals of a population that the environment can support...
a)
carrying capacity
b)
population crash
c)
lag phase
d)
mutualism
14.
When a population grows past the ecosystem's carrying capacity, what happens to the population?
a)
Continues to grow
b)
The population starts to die off to return to carrying capcity
c)
The population will go extinct due to lack of resources
d)
The population grows then finds a new carrying capacity
15.
Limiting factors are sometimes helpful because they can keep the population from getting to large.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
__________________ is too many people in one place for the resources available.
a)
Hunter-Gather
b)
Overpopulation
c)
Pollution
17.
In many developed countries, the _____ is dropping slowly.
a)
birthrate
b)
fossil fuel
c)
carrying capacity
d)
overpopulation
18.
A _____ comes from the decomposed remains of plants and animals.
a)
consumer
b)
ecosystem
c)
resource
d)
fossil fuel
19.
Resources are conserved by reducing, recycling, and__________________
a)
renaming
b)
reviewing
c)
rebuilding
d)
reusing
20.
Preserving and wise use of resources is called:
a)
industrialization
b)
deforestation
c)
conservation
d)
ecology
21.
What is the basis for all variation among organisms?
a)
Mutation
b)
Genetic Drift
c)
Migration
d)
Inbreeding
22.
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
23.
Genetic differences between organisms of the same species are
a)
Variations
b)
Adaptations
c)
Behaviors
d)
Environments
24.
The struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources is called ______________
a)
competition
b)
predation
c)
symbiosis
d)
parasitism
25.
All of the living AND non-living things in an particular area is called a(n):
a)
ecosystem
b)
house
c)
community
d)
mountain
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