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NC EOC Review: Natural Selection in Action Today

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is known as the "Father of Natural Selection?"

a)

Gregor Mendel

b)

Louis Pasteur

c)

Francesco Redi

d)

Carolus Linnaeus

e)

Charles Darwin

2.

Natural selection is best described as the survival of:

a)

The largest and strongest organisms

b)

Organisms that best outcompete others for territory

c)

The fastest organisms in a habitat

d)

Organisms that possess traits that are best suited to their environment

3.

Evolution by natural selection says that change occurs in:

a)

Individuals

b)

Species

c)

Populations

d)

Communities

4.

Evolution by natural selection cannot occur without the introduction of new traits through:

a)

Recessive Traits

b)

Genetic Drift

c)

Reproductive Isolation

d)

Mutations

5.

Traits that help an organism survive in its environment are called:

a)

Variations

b)

Genes

c)

Adaptations

d)

Mutations

6.

Which of the following is the body's system for protection and maintaining homeostasis?

a)

Respiratory

b)

Digestive

c)

Immune

d)

Circulatory

7.

Foreign substances that pose a threat to the body are called:

a)

Mutations

b)

Antibodies

c)

Antigens

d)

Antibiotics

8.

Which of the following may be a harmful antigen?

a)

Parasite

b)

Bacteria

c)

Virus

d)

Red Blood Cells

e)

Antibodies

9.

Bacteria are types of ________ cells.

a)

Eukaryotic

b)

Stem

c)

Prokaryotic

d)

Immune

10.

When harmful foreign substances enter the body, the immune system responds by producing _______ to fight the invaders.

a)

Antibodies

b)

Antigens

c)

Antibiotics

d)

Antivirals

11.

What type of cells are responsible for producing the antibodies that fight away infections?

a)

Red Blood Cells

b)

Nerve Cells

c)

White Blood Cells

d)

Kidney Cells

12.

When the body produces antibodies to fight dangerous antigens, this is what type of immunity?

a)

Active

b)

Passive

c)

Regenerative

d)

Fetal

13.

Antibodies may be passed from a mother to her newborn through her breastmilk, building up the immune system of the baby. This type of immunity is called:

a)

Active

b)

Passive

c)

Artificial

d)

Fetal

14.

Vaccinations may be used to immunize against certain diseases. What type of immunity does this exhibit?

a)

Active

b)

Passive

c)

Natural

d)

Regenerative

15.

Medicines that are engineered to destroy bacteria are called:

a)

Antivirals

b)

Antigens

c)

Antibiotics

d)

Antibodies

16.

Medicines that are engineered to destroy viruses, such as the influenza virus, are called:

a)

Antivirals

b)

Antigens

c)

Antibiotics

d)

Antibodies

17.

What type of antigens are shown in this image?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Virus

c)

Parasites

d)

Chemical toxins

18.

A population of bacteria is treated with an antibiotic; however, a few remaining bacteria survive. How did this antibiotic resistance occur?

a)

The bacteria acquired new traits that enabled them to survive the treatment.

b)

The antibiotic was not strong enough.

c)

The wrong antibiotic was used to treat the infection.

d)

The bacteria possessed mutations that made them naturally resistant to the medicine.

19.

Chemicals that are sprayed onto crops to kill insects or other organisms that would destroy the crop may be called:

a)

Herbicides

b)

Insecticides

c)

Pesticides

d)

Fertilizer

20.

A farmer sprays his fields with a pesticide to remove insects and worms that have been eating away at the crop. Some of the pests survive and continue to plague the crop. What caused this?

a)

Natural selection of pests that were naturally resistant to the chemicals.

b)

Artificial selection of the strongest pests.

c)

Selective breeding produced the resistant pests.

d)

The pests mutated to acquire their resistance because their survival depended on it.