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Natural Selection and Adaptation

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If a green tree frog lives in a forest, how does the frog's color help it survive?

a)

Helping frog find other frogs

b)

Making the frog harder to see when on the leaves

c)

The color keeps it cool

d)

Allows the frog to make it's own food.

2.

Which of these birds would most likely consume nectar from a long, tube shaped flower?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

Giraffes have extremely long necks to reach leaves at the top of trees. How may the giraffes have gotten necks that are so long?

a)

All giraffes grew long necks at the same time

b)

All baby giraffes were suddenly born with long necks

c)

Long-necked giraffes survive better and pass the genes on

d)

The giraffes' necks stretched and they passed those genes on

4.

The monarch butterfly and the viceroy butterfly look very similar. The monarch butterfly is bitter-tasting and the viceroy butterfly is not. What types of adaptations do these butterflies use?

a)

The monarch is using chemical adaptation and the viceroy is using mimicry

b)

The monarch is using mimicry and the viceroy is using a chemical adaptation

c)

The monarch is using camouflage and the viceroy is using mimicry

d)

The monarch is using chemical adaptations and the viceroy is using camouflage

5.

Organisms that have traits and abilities that give them a competitive advantage over others are more likely to survive and reproduce. What is that principle called?

a)

artificial selection

b)

genetic resistance

c)

adaptations

d)

natural selection

6.

Poison dart frogs live in the rain forest and are very brightly colored. What is NOT an adaptation that they use?

a)

Poison to keep predators away

b)

Bright colors to warn about their poison

c)

Stronger legs to jump and get away with

d)

They eat mosquitoes to help the environment

7.

Albino animals have NO pigment. What is one reason that we DO NOT see them in public?

a)

There are more of them

b)

They are easier to see, so they get eaten more

c)

They are slower

d)

They only live in the artic

8.

When humans manipulate an environment, it is called

a)

natural selection

b)

adapations

c)

artificial selection

d)

choice

9.

People can reduce waste by using products that are which of the following?

a)

nonrenewable

b)

biodegradable

c)

fossil fuels

d)

imported

10.

What is biodegradable?

a)

a recycled item

b)

trash

c)

something to be reused

d)

something that can break down over time

11.

How is using fewer natural resources and reducing wastes helpful to the environment?

a)

it slows human population growth and increases diversity

b)

it stops illness and creates fossil fuels

c)

it prevents biodiversity and destroys species

d)

it reduces habitat destruction and reduces pollution

12.

People can help protect habitats by conserving wetlands and which of the following?

a)

using pesticides

b)

reducing deforestation

c)

using Styrofoam

d)

flying instead of driving

13.

Which of the following is one way people can have a positive impact on the environment?

a)

eat out more

b)

use paper plates and plastic silverware

c)

recycle

d)

drive to work

14.

Which of the following is an example of creating renewable energy?

a)

wind turbines

b)

riding a bike

c)

walking the dog

d)

using rain water to water outdoor plants

15.

Which of the following best describes non-renewable resources?

a)

non-renewable resources are created very quickly by people

b)

non-renewable resources should be used carelessly

c)

non-renewable resources take millions of years for the earth to create

d)

non-renewable resources have an unlimited quantity

16.

What is habitat conservation?

a)

using recycled and reusable resources

b)

cutting down trees and environment to build a neighborhood that will benefit many families

c)

taking animals out of their environment and introducing them to another environment

d)

practicing safety and concern with an environment to maintain its natural character

17.

What are the two examples that humans could benefit their world positively?

a)

use paper plates and recycle

b)

burn their trash and reuse items

c)

reuse items and recycle

d)

reduce waste and use plastic baggies

18.

What does an invasive species do to an environment?

a)

Create an unbalance of the living and nonliving factors

b)

Fills the carrying capacity

c)

Gives the environment another creature to love

d)

Helps the environment, unless the invasive species is a mosquito

19.

Using the picture of the graduated cylinder, determine the level of the liquid.

a)

40mL

b)

43mL

c)

45mL

d)

50mL

20.

What is the base unit for length?

a)

gram

b)

meter

c)

liter

21.

What is the base unit for volume?

a)

gram

b)

meter

c)

liter

22.

What is the base unit for mass?

a)

gram

b)

meter

c)

liter

23.

What tool would you use to measure length?

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

What tool would you use to measure volume?

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

What tool would you use to measure mass?

a)
b)
c)
d)
26.

What tool would you use to measure temperature?

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.

What is the abbreviation for meter?

a)

m

b)

cm

c)

mm

28.

What is the abbreviation for centimeter?

a)

m

b)

cm

c)

mm

29.

What is the abbreviation for millimeter?

a)

m

b)

cm

c)

mm

30.

You need 25mL of water for an experiment. Choose the piece of equipment you should use in order to get the most accurate measurement

a)

Magnifying glass

b)

graduated cylinder

c)

ruler

d)

test tube

31.

Which of these measurements are the shortest?

a)

6 km

b)

15 cm

c)

25 mm

d)

8 m

32.

Which of these measurements are the longest?

a)

6 km

b)

15 cm

c)

25 mm

d)

8 m

33.

How long is this line in centimeters?

a)

7 cm

b)

7.4 cm

c)

8 cm

d)

10.5 cm

34.

How long is this line in millimeters?

a)

70 mm

b)

74 mm

c)

80 mm

d)

105 mm

35.

What is the most reasonable unit for the length of a pencil?

a)

kg

b)

g

c)

m

d)

cm

e)

mL

36.

What is the most reasonable unit for the mass of the textbook?

a)

kg

b)

g

c)

m

d)

cm

e)

mL

37.

What is the most reasonable unit for the volume of liquid a spoon can hold?

a)

kg

b)

g

c)

m

d)

cm

e)

mL

38.

What is a quantitative observation?

a)

The plant is 15 cm tall

b)

The plant is green

c)

If we water the plant everyday then it will grow tall.

39.

What is a qualitative observation?

a)

The plant is 15 cm tall

b)

The plant is green

c)

If we water the plant everyday then it will grow tall.

40.

What is a hypothesis?

a)

The plant is 15 cm tall

b)

The plant is green

c)

If we water the plant everyday then it will grow tall.