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Review for Unit 5 Assessment

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 1hrs 29mins

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Class
Date
1.

You find a T-Rex skeleton buried in the ocean. Which of the following is a reasonable conclusion to draw based on this evidence?

a)

The T-Rex lived and died in the ocean

b)

Dry land used to be present in that area

c)

Ocean water makes living things fossils

d)

The T-Rex drowned

2.

A large number of species on Earth became extinct during a short time period about 65 million years ago. Based on this pattern of extinction, which is the MOST likely cause?

a)

Gradual climate change

b)

Sudden global climate change

c)

A stable climate

d)

Gradual change in ecosystems

3.

Which of the following BEST explains why many intact fish fossils were found on mountains?

a)

A. ancient sea levels were once high enough to cover the mountains.

b)

B. the mountains were once part of the sea floor that was pushed up by tectonic forces.

c)

C. the fish were inhabitants of an ancient stream that became frozen during the ice ages.

d)

D. a large flood washed the fish up to the tops of the mountains.

4.

Species usually change...

a)

Over long periods of time

b)

After each generation

c)

Independent of their environments

d)

During mass extinctions

5.

Which of the following BEST explains why a whale evolved to have a fin?

a)

It always had a fin

b)

To survive better in its environment

c)

To look better

d)

To look more like fish

6.

Select the order of rock layers from OLDEST to YOUNGEST.

a)

A B C

b)

C B A

c)

C A B

d)

B A C

e)

A C B

7.

Which fossil is the same age as the fish?

a)

Trilobite

b)

Ammonite

c)

Gastropod

d)

Beira

8.

Select ALL that are TRUE.

a)

Sharks and birds share a common ancestor

b)

Crocodiles evolved from animals with hair

c)

The common ancestor of primates and rodents had four limbs

d)

Amphibians lay eggs with shells

9.

True or False: All creatures with a homologous structure share a common ancestor.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or False: Wings are a homologous structure shared between all things that fly.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

According to the image, where are you likely to find similar fossils to those found in Washington DC during the time of Pangea?

a)

Africa

b)

Europe

c)

South America

d)

The south pole

12.

What information would help us support a theory that something in the top layer evolved from something in the bottom layer? Choose ALL that are TRUE.

a)

Body features with a similar structure

b)

Body features with a similar function

c)

Other fossils that show they lived in the same environment

d)

A test to see if their DNA is similar

e)

Carbon testing

13.

What rock layer is the oldest ?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

14.
Superposition means that in an undisturbed sequence of sedimentary rocks, which of the following is true?
a)
The oldest rocks are on top.
b)
The youngest rocks are in the middle.
c)
The youngest rocks are on the top.
d)
There is no way to know which layers are older.
15.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a fossil?
a)
a petrified dinosaur bone
b)
a footprint captured in mud
c)
a seashell found on the beach
d)
an insect stuck in amber
16.
Which of the following is NOT something you could learn from a fossil?
a)
The size of the animal
b)
What the animal ate
c)
The color of the animal
d)
Where the animal lived
17.
In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?
a)
sedimentary  rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
igneous rock
18.
In order for a fossil to form, which of the following events must happen FIRST?
a)
Slowly, minerals in the water replace the bone.
b)
Sediment covers the bone.
c)
An animal dies.
d)
The bone is no longer a bone, but a rock copy.
19.
_____ is any living thing, plant or animal, even you!
a)
A paleontologist
b)
An organism
c)
A fossil
d)
A rock
20.
Which of the following traits is not inherited?
a)
Fur color
b)
Feathers
c)
Hair color
d)
A suntan
21.
Which of the following would be coded in your DNA?
a)
proteins and hormones
b)
athletic ability
c)
reading and speaking
d)
dance routines
22.
All rabbits living in a particular area would be an example of a(n)
a)
population
b)
species
c)
fossil
d)
individual organism
23.
Genetic variation can arise from a random change in the DNA of a gene.  The change is called a(n)
a)
mutation
b)
gene flow
c)
gene pool
d)
allele
24.
What is the term for a feature that allows an organism to survive better in its environment?
a)
variation
b)
adaption
c)
homologous structure
d)
vestigial structure
25.
A duck's webbed feet help it to swim and survive.  This is an example of a(n)
a)
Vestigial Organ
b)
Variation
c)
Adaptation
d)
Homologous Structure
26.
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.
27.
In terms of biology, what does fitness mean?
a)
the ability to survive and reproduce
b)
being more in shape
c)
having better muscle tone
d)
adaptation
28.
When every organism of a species has died.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Artificial Selection
29.
Fossils help support the idea of evolution because: 
a)
They show the age of things
b)
They show the connection between organisms
c)
They show the regions things are found in
d)
They support pangea
30.
Some organisms that share a common ancestor have features that have different functions, but similar structures.  These are known as
a)
vestigial structures
b)
analogous structures
c)
homologous structures
d)
fossil structures
31.
How would you describe this evolution?
a)
Homologous structure
b)
Analogous structure
c)
Structural adaption
d)
Functional adaption
32.
Polar bears have compact ears, a small tail, and thick fur to keep themselves warm. Are these examples of physical (structural) or behavioural adaptations?
a)
Physical
b)
Behavioural
33.
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 
34.
Function is ________________________.
a)
the way something looks
b)
how something sounds
c)
what something does
d)
the role of an organism
35.
What does it mean to survive?
a)
To stay alive
b)
To grow
c)
To have energy
d)
To be born
36.
What is a trait?
a)
plant
b)
an adaptation
c)
a characteristic or feature
37.

Select ALL of the following that are adaptations for COLD environments:

a)

Thick fur

b)

Scaly skin

c)

Long beak

d)

Blubber

38.

Select ALL of the following that are adaptations for HOT environments:

a)

Cold blooded

b)

Retain water

c)

Long hair

d)

Opposable thumbs

39.

Because studying fossils is like being a detective, anyone who treats paleontology like a riddle can solve the mysteries of the past!

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Chimpanzees have been considered our closest species relative. Chimpanzees and bonobos share 99.6% the same DNA. What can we infer (guess)?

a)

We are closer related to chimps

b)

We are closer related to bonobos

c)

We are monkeys

d)

We are very closely related with both chimpanzees and bonobos

41.
Structures that are inherited from a common ancestor are homologous.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
Humans, birds, whales, and lizards all have similar arm bones. What is the reason for this?
a)
The function of these bones is the same in all animals
b)
They live in similar environments
c)
They have a common ancestor
d)
All organisms resemble humans
43.

Which BEST explains radiometric (absolute) dating?

a)

Running an electric current through an object to determine its age

b)

Using rock layers to find a relative age of a fossil

c)

Looking at how elements decay to see how long ago something died

d)

Rock filling in the pores of an object to create a fossil

44.

What is an element?

a)

Matter made of just one type of atom

b)

A mixture

c)

Different types of atoms bonded together

d)

Anything that can't be separated

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