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WorksheetsSound and Light PT / Natural Selection and Evolution EXAM
Total questions: 81
Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins
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1.
Which letter shows reflection?
a)
Pathway A
b)
Pathway B
c)
Pathway C
d)
Pathway D
2.
Which term explains the path of the light ray in this diagram?
a)
Convection
b)
Scattering
c)
Absorption
d)
Refraction
3.
What does it mean to refract?
a)
bounce off
b)
to bend
c)
curve outward
d)
reflect
4.
What happens when light hits a mirror?
a)
it makes a color
b)
it reflects
c)
it makes a rainbow
d)
it passes through
5.
What is reflection?
a)
The bending of light as it passes through one material to another
b)
The bouncing of light from a surface
c)
Materials that allow all light to pass through
d)
Letting light through but scattering it
6.
What is refraction?
a)
The bending of light as it passes through one material to another
b)
On the Electromagnetic spectrum, these have the shortest wavelengths and highest frequency
c)
Type of wave in which sound travels
d)
Highest point on a wave
7.
The bending of a wave as it changes speed is called
a)
Reflection
b)
Diffraction
c)
Refraction
d)
Interference
8.
The harder and smoother the surface, the _______ the reflection.
a)
Weaker
b)
Stronger
c)
Louder
d)
Quierter
9.
If a material absorbs all frequencies of light waves EXCEPT green, what color will be perceived by the observer?
a)
Green
b)
White
c)
Black
d)
Yellow
10.
If all light waves are absorbed by a medium, then what color will be perceived?
a)
White
b)
Black
c)
Red
d)
Green
11.
A shirt reflects all light, what color is the shirt
a)
Black
b)
Blue
c)
Magenta
d)
White
12.
A prism could best be described as which of the following?
a)
A triangle with an opening on one side and another side that absorbs light.
b)
A triangle object that allows light to enter and be refracted out into colors
c)
A pyramid shaped object that reflects the rays of the rainbow
d)
A triangular object that absorbs the light from a rainbow
13.
When a wave bends around a barrier or passes through an opening, it is called
a)
Diffraction
b)
Reflection
c)
Refraction
d)
Interference
14.
When two waves combine to form a new wave with a larger amplitude, it is called
a)
Diffraction
b)
Destructive Interference
c)
Resonance
d)
Constructive Interference
15.
When two waves combine to form a new wave with a smaller amplitude, it is called
a)
Refraction
b)
Constructive Interference
c)
Resonance
d)
Destructive Interference
16.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
pitch
d)
amplitude
17.
How high or low a sound is; depends on the frequency and
a)
pitch
b)
frequency
c)
sound
d)
medium
18.
When the sound source moves, the frequency changes
ex. police car siren sounding lower pitch after the car passes This is an example of _____________.
a)
pitch
b)
frequency
c)
Doppler Effect
d)
medium
19.
A wave in which the vibration is in the same direction as that in which the wave is traveling; sound waves
a)
longitudinal wave
b)
ocean wave
c)
transverse wave
d)
mechanical wave
20.
A reflected sound wave
a)
frequency
b)
pitch
c)
echo
d)
rarefaction
21.
Which surface is the best reflector of sound?
a)
bumpy and soft
b)
smooth and soft
c)
smooth and hard
d)
bumpy and hard
22.
If the distance represented by the letter A were increased, how would it change the way the sound was heard?
a)
The sound would be higher.
b)
The sound would be lower.
c)
The sound would be softer.
d)
The sound would be louder.
23.
When comparing the two waves that are shown, how would Wave A (green wave) differ than Wave B (black wave)?
a)
Wave A and B have the same amplitude, but wave B (black) has a lower pitch.
b)
Wave A and B have the same amplitude, but Wave A has a lower pitch.
c)
Wave A and B have the same pitch, but Wave A is a softer sound.
d)
Wave A and B have the same pitch, but Wave B is a softer sound.
24.
Which of the following can sound travel through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
25.
Where is a place a person would hear no sound?
a)
in a cave
b)
in a forest
c)
in space
d)
in water
26.
High frequency causes __________ pitch
a)
high
b)
low
27.
Low frequency causes _____________ pitch.
a)
high
b)
low
28.
Which feature of sound is determined by amplitude?
a)
Pitch
b)
Smoothness
c)
Loudness
29.
What state of matter allows sound to travel the slowest?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Doesn't Matter
30.
What two things affect the speed of sound?
a)
Density and Temperature
b)
Wavelength
c)
Type of sound wave
d)
None of the Above
31.
Sound is able to travel faster in solids than in air because the molecules in a solid are
a)
closer together than air molecules
b)
more easily moved than air molecules
c)
moving faster than air molecules
d)
larger than air molecules
32.
What is a pitch?
a)
highness or lowness of a sound
b)
the intensity of a vibration
c)
the amplitude of the sound wave
d)
volume of sound
33.
_____ is a method of locating things underwater using echolocation.
a)
trees
b)
solar
c)
sonar
d)
turpentine
34.
Bats use ________ TO LOCATE MOSQUITOES IN THE AIR.
a)
solar
b)
ecology
c)
echolocation
d)
evolution
35.
which is a tool that is used in medicine to view internal organs and pregnancy.
a)
radar
b)
doppler
c)
ultrasound
d)
sonar
36.
Sound is a form of _________________ that travels as waves through a ________________.
a)
light/ transparency
b)
energy/ vibration
c)
energy/ medium
d)
frequency/ medium
37.
The distance from the resting point to the top of the crest is called the _________________.
a)
Frequency
b)
Amplitude
c)
Trough
d)
Volume
38.
Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist?
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Steven Hawking
d)
Isaac Newton
39.
Behavioral changes of individuals of a species that allow for better survival. (Acquired traits)
a)
Variation
b)
Adaptation
c)
Behavior
d)
Environment
40.
Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Artifical Selection
41.
What is the advantage of having different shaped beaks?
a)
To look different from other species.
b)
To be able to eat the food readily available in the environment.
c)
To protect itself against predators.
d)
To protect itself against prey.
42.
The theory of evolution by natural selection means that what is changing over time?
a)
The inherited traits of a population.
b)
The acquired traits of a population.
c)
Hair color and eye color
d)
Attractive features.
43.
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.
44.
Mutations are a change in what?
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
c)
genotype
d)
phenotype
45.
What word describes a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment?
a)
natural selection
b)
mutation
c)
camouflage
d)
adaptation
46.
Which organisms are most likely to survive?
a)
the best adapted
b)
the fastest
c)
the strongest
d)
the most domesticated (tamed)
47.
Do organisms "decide" to evolve and change?
a)
Yes, they know they need to change to survive
b)
No, they change because of natural selection
48.
The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called
a)
genes.
b)
variations.
c)
traits.
d)
theories.
49.
When every organism of a given species has died
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Homeostasis
c)
Extinction
d)
Selective Breeding
50.
The trees these moths used to live on were white, but have been covered in soot from coal factories. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?
a)
Dark moth
b)
Light moth
c)
Both will be equally successful
d)
Neither will be successful
51.
Since the 1800s humans have stopped burning coal, and the trees have returned to their original color. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?
a)
Dark moth
b)
Light moth
c)
Both will be equally successful
d)
Neither will be successful
52.
What process is being shown in this image?
a)
Variation
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Selective Breeding
d)
Homeostasis
53.
Why is the mouse population changing over time?
a)
The light mice can reproduce more successfully than the dark mice
b)
The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because the dark mice taste better
c)
The hawks eat more light mice than dark mice because they can see the light mice more easily
d)
The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because they can see the dark mice more easily
54.
Where do adaptations come from?
a)
The individual organism decides to adapt
b)
Mutations that give an organism an advantage in its environment
55.
Selective breeding is where ___________ decides which traits should be passed on
a)
Nature
b)
A human
c)
U.S.D.A.
d)
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
56.
Natural selection is where ___________ decides which traits should be passed on
a)
Nature
b)
A human
c)
U.S.D.A.
d)
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
57.
All rabbits living in a particular area would be an example of a(n)
a)
population
b)
species
c)
fossil
d)
individual organism
58.
a bird that can easily outcompete other birds for food and that can produce many eggs has a high
a)
life expectancy
b)
mutation rate
c)
fitness
d)
adaptability
59.
The more genetic variation a population has,
the more likely it is for some individuals to
a)
evolve
b)
migrate
c)
survive
d)
mutate
60.
An organism's appearance or other observable characteristics:
a)
phenotype
b)
recessive
c)
genotype
d)
dominant
61.
An organism's genetic make-up:
a)
phenotype
b)
recessive
c)
genotype
d)
dominant
62.
Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with similar molecules in related individual species?
a)
fossil record
b)
comparative embryology
c)
DNA comparison
d)
comparative anatomy
63.
Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with comparing similar structures in various species?
a)
fossil record
b)
comparing embryology
c)
comparing biochemistry
d)
comparing anatomy
64.
Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with structures common in embryos that form differently or for different purposes in adult form?
a)
fossil record
b)
comparing embryology
c)
comparing biochemistry
d)
comparing anatomy
65.
If an organism has a vestigial structure, that structure likely once had a function in a(n)
a)
close relative
b)
early ancestor
c)
unrelated organism
d)
embryological stage
66.
Two organisms that are closely related would have
a)
very similar DNA sequence
b)
exactly the same DNA sequences
c)
no proteins in common
d)
completely different DNA sequence
67.
Which best describes these fossils?
a)
The oldest fossils can be found on the lower layers
b)
The oldest fossils can be found at the top layers
c)
The youngest fossils are always found on the bottom layers
d)
You can not tell the age of any of these fossils
68.
Structures with the same parts have different functions; suggests that organisms share a common ancestry
a)
vestigial structures
b)
homologous structures
c)
adaptive radiation
d)
fossil
69.
The diagram above shows an embryo of different vertebrates at different stages of development. Which field of study would support the similarities in development as evidence for evolution?
a)
comparative biochemistry
b)
paleontology
c)
comparative biogeography
d)
comparative embryology
70.
A fossil of an extinct dinosaur is found and the anatomy of the fossil shows similarities to that of a bird. What could this mean?
a)
This is purely by chance and isn't significant
b)
The extinct dinosaur and modern bird share a common ancestor
c)
All dinosaurs evolved into birds and that's why there aren't any dinosaurs alive today
d)
Dinosaurs choose to fly, and evolved into birds to escape predation and capture food
71.
Structures that have different mature forms but develop from the same embryonic tissue are called
a)
analagous
b)
adaptations
c)
homologous
d)
fossils
72.
Whales are aquatic mammals that contain a pelvis bone. Even though it does not aid in its movement, the function must have been used by a common ancestor of the whale. Thus, the pelvis is referred to as a(n)
a)
vestigial structure
b)
analogous structure
c)
homologous structure
73.
Anatomical remnants (left over structures) that were important in the organism's ancestors, but are no longer used in the same way.
a)
Homologous Structures
b)
Analogous Structures
c)
Vestigial Structures
d)
Comparative Anatomy
74.
This can show the changes that occurred over time for a specific type of creature. Older fossils are found deeper than more recent fossils.
a)
Phylogeny
b)
Homologous Structures
c)
Fossil Record
d)
Vestigial Structures
75.
Structures that are very different in structure or anatomy but have similar functions such as the wings of a bird and a butterfly.
a)
Vestigial Structures
b)
Homologous Structures
c)
Analogous Structures
d)
Cladogram
76.
Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with aged and identified fossils?
a)
fossil record
b)
comparative embryology
c)
comparative biochemistry
d)
comparative anatomy
77.
According to this cladogram, sharks are MOST closely related to which organism?
a)
Amphibians
b)
Ray finned fish
c)
Crocodiles
d)
Birds
78.
On the cladogram, which organism is the closest relative of the human?
a)
Frog
b)
Hare
c)
Caiman
d)
Parrot
79.
All the animals to the right of the hagfish would have the common characteristic of -
a)
Fur
b)
Claws or nails
c)
Lungs
d)
Jaws
80.
According to this cladogram, birds are LEAST related to -
a)
Amphibians
b)
Sharks
c)
Ray Finned Fish
d)
Crocodiles
81.
Deer fighting for a mate is an example of ____________.
a)
overproduction
b)
competition
c)
variation
d)
selection
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