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WorksheetsReteach - Genetics and Genetic Variation
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following describes heredity?
A tiger teaching its young how to hunt
A tree making food by photosynthesis
Bacteria dividing into to make a new bacteria
An animal eating a plant
Penguins live in the Antarctic, which of the following is an adaptation that allows the penguin to survive the very cold region?
Swimming under water
Black and White body color
Extra fatty layer for warmth
Little wings
Due to climatic change the turtles who lay their eggs close to shore will not hatch. Which of the following are true.
Near shore turtles will survive more than far shore turtles
Far shore turtles will survive more than near shore turtles
All turtles will survive about the same
None of the above is true
Fire ants which are not native to Texas will aggressively attack bird's eggs that have a nest on the ground. Which is most likely to happen due to the fire ants arrival to Texas?
Tree nesting bird population will decrease
Tree nesting bird population will increase
Ground nesting bird population will increase
Ground nesting bird population will decrease
What advantage do organisms that reproduce sexually have or organisms that reproduce asexually?
Organisms that reproduce sexually can reproduce faster
Organisms that reproduce sexually don't need a mate
Organisms that reproduce sexually have a better chance of survival if the environment changes
Organisms that reproduce sexually are exactly like their parents.
If global climate changed to no snow where the snowshoe hare lives, what will probably happen to the snowshoe hare's fur color in the winter (after several generations)?
The fur will stay white
The fur will be brown all year
The snowshoe hare will not be affected at all
The fur will be light brown.
The purpose of placing a celery stalk in water with food coloring added to the water is
it will show how water is pulled up the xylem tissue
it will show how water is pulled up the phloem tissue
it will show how a celery stalk loses turgor pressure
it shows nothing
Sexual reproduction happens in
plants only
animals only
some plants and animals
only in one celled organisms
___________ reproduction happens when sex cells from both parents join.
Asexual
Sexual
Binary fission
Budding
Amoebas, hydras, and yeast reproduce asexually so
offspring is exactly like their parents
offspring is not like either parent
offspring take a long time to be born
offspring will survive if something wipes their parent out
Inherited traits are controlled by
nucleus
chromosomes
genes
cells
____________ transports water up the plant from the roots
Phloem
Cambium
Leaves
Xylem
Budding is asexual reproduction because
the genetic material is the same as both parents
the genetic material is the same as one parent
the genetic material is different from both parents
the genetic material is the different than both parents
Vines grow more in the rain forest because
there are more trees in the rain forest
vines need sun and grow up trees to get more sun
vines need support and can't grow on the ground
because vines are plants
The Galapagos Finches have different beaks because
it is an adaptation to the food type available in the bird's habitat
they come from a different species of bird
the beak stretches farther
they use it to fight different birds
If a chicken farmer wanted to increase hens that produce more eggs, he would
feed the hens more
give hens more antibiotics
breed hens that produce more eggs than other hens
keep the rooster away
