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Variations

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Has nucleus
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
c)
both
2.
Bacteria is what kind of cell?
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
3.
All living things are made of...
a)
atoms 
b)
cells 
c)
bacteria 
d)
plants 
4.
What is unicellular? 
a)
one cell 
b)
many cells 
c)
no nuclues 
d)
DNA 
5.
What is multicellular? 
a)
one cell 
b)
no cells 
c)
many cells 
d)
no nucleus 
6.
What type of cell does not have a nucleus?
a)
eukaryotic 
b)
prokaryotic 
7.
Plants and animal cells are examples of ___ cells 
a)
prokaryotic cells 
b)
eukaryotic cells 
8.
Organisms that make their own food are _________________________ and include things like ___________________.
a)
organized, bacteria
b)
autotrophic, plants
c)
heterotrophic, mushrooms
d)
autotrophic, mushrooms
9.
Organisms that consume other organisms are _________________________ and include things like _________________________.
a)
Heterotrophic, mushrooms
b)
Autotrophic, animals
c)
Heterotrophic, plants
d)
Autotrophic, mushrooms
10.
Organisms that reproduce _____________ have only ONE parent.
a)
Sexually
b)
Asexually
11.
Unique organisms created by two parents were produced by _______________________ reproduction.
a)
Asexual
b)
Sexual
12.
Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________
a)
predators to prey
b)
water to rain
c)
parents to offspring
d)
fungi to protists
13.
___________________________ is the study of how traits are passed on, or inherited.
a)
dominant traits
b)
ratio
c)
phenotype
d)
genetics
14.
Behavioral changes of individuals of a species that allow for better survival. (Acquired traits)
a)
Variation
b)
Adaptation
c)
Behavior
d)
Environment
15.
Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Artifical Selection
16.
The purpose of selective breeding is to 
a)
Get bigger animals
b)
get smaller animals
c)
create animals with desirable traits
d)
create animals with bad traits
17.
Group of arthropods with the greatest number of creatures is
a)
insects
b)
crustaceans
c)
arachnids
d)
myripods
18.
What is the purpose of a dichotomous key?
a)
to find a common ancestor
b)
to show the evolution of organisms
c)
to show relationships between organisms
d)
to identify organisms
19.
What step do we always start with when using dichotomous keys?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
20.
When using a dichotomous key to identify organisms, what do we look at?
a)
physical features
b)
weather patterns
c)
environment
d)
diet
21.
For stem height, TT would represent which type of trait? 
a)
dominant 
b)
recessive
22.
The physical makeup of an organism, or its traits: 
a)
genotype
b)
phenotype
c)
Punnett Square
d)
probability
23.
The genetic makeup of an organism: 
a)
genotype
b)
phenotype
c)
Punnett Square
d)
probability
24.
Which of the following is a physical adaptation for the underlined animal?
a)
A snake unhinges its jaw to eat a rabbit it just caught.
b)
A hognose snake rolls over, slows its breathing, and hangs its tongue out to pretend to be dead.
c)
A herd of buffalo encircle their young to protect them from a pack of wolves.
d)
A dung beetle rolls a piece of dung across the desert.
25.
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 
26.
A trait or behavior that helps organisms survive and reproduce 
a)
multiplication 
b)
revolt
c)
adaptation 
d)
populate 
27.

Process used to make more of its own kind, but with only one parent

a)

sexual reproduction

b)

asexual reproduction

c)

development

d)

growth

28.

Identify three animal behaviors that help plants increase their odds of reproduction

a)

transfer seeds

b)

pollinate flowers

c)

animal waste provides fertilizer

d)

herding

29.

Pair of genes where one is dominant and he other is recessive

a)

heterogeneous

b)

homogeneous

c)

genotype

d)

phenotype

30.
Traits that help an organism survive are called....
a)
evolution
b)
natural selection
c)
adaptations
d)
habitats
31.
An organism that survives longer is more likely to produce_______offspring
a)
less
b)
the same amount
c)
more
d)
no