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Unit 5 Test Review - Advanced

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A dichotomous key for insects is given. To what order does an insect with two pairs of scaly wings belong?
a)
Coleoptera
b)
Heteroptera
c)
Diptera
d)
Lepidoptera
2.
A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?
a)
Juniper
b)
Pine
c)
Spruce
d)
Fir
3.
What step do we always start with when using dichotomous keys?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
4.
The purpose of selective breeding is to 
a)
Get bigger animals
b)
get smaller animals
c)
create animals with desirable traits
d)
create animals with bad traits
5.
A farmer has bred his pineapple plants from the sweetest pineapples from his last harvest to get even sweeter pineapple plants. What is this an example of?
a)
Selective breeding
b)
Natural selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Mutagenesis
6.

What is one of the processes involved in selective breeding?

a)

allowing organisms to reproduce without interference

b)

choosing individuals with desirable characteristics to be parents of the next generation

7.
Organisms within a population have genetic differences in their traits called.
a)
Genotypes
b)
Variation
c)
Natural Selection
d)
Heterozygous
8.

What can you infer about animals whose fur turns white during the winter?

a)

They are hunted by predators who can’t see the color white.

b)

They live in environments that are very snowy during the winter.

c)

They live in environments with lots of white trees.

d)

They prey on animals who can’t see the color white.

9.

What might happen to animals if they didn’t have camouflage?

a)

They would lead longer lives.

b)

They would die quicker.

c)

They would have access to more food.

d)

They would be preyed on less often.

10.

What might happen if an octopus were chased by a predator?

a)

It would burrow beneath the ocean floor.

b)

It would quickly change its skin color to blend into its environment.

c)

It would head for an environment that matched its skin color.

d)

It would seek out other octopuses in order to blend into a group.

11.
An animal can blend in with its surrounding by using __________________
a)
migration
b)
camouflage
c)
hibernation
d)
prey
12.
A wasp beetle has the same body markings as a wasp.  this helps the wasp beetle because predators think it's a wasp.  This adaptation is called...?
a)
behavior
b)
countershading
c)
camouflage
d)
mimicry
13.
Which adaptation is this organism using?
a)
camouflage
b)
feet
c)
mimicry
d)
adaptations to hunt
14.

Differences among individual members of the same species are referred to as...

a)

variation

b)

natural selection

c)

adaptation

d)

fitness

15.

Artificial selection is also known as surivial of the fittest.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Natural selection is when ____________ decides who survives and who doesn't

a)

nature

b)

animals

c)

humans

d)

years

17.

The purpose of selective breeding is to

a)

get bigger animals

b)

get smaller animals

c)

create animals with desirable traits

d)

create animals with bad traits

18.

What are the most studied animals in the Galapagos Islands?

a)

Finches

b)

Turtles

c)

Tortoises

d)

Lizards

19.

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 recessive alleles.

c)

Because they come from dominant alleles.

d)

Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.

20.

Behavioral changes of individuals of a species that allow for better survival.

a)

Variation

b)

Behavior

c)

Adaptation

d)

Environment

21.

______ allows adapted organisms to survive and pass traits along to offspring.

a)

Evolution

b)

Extinction

c)

Natural Selection

d)

Artifical Selection

22.
The term that best describes  "the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring".
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Artifical Selection
23.
All of these finches have different shaped beaks, they are an adaptation to gain access of 
a)
Water
b)
Food
c)
Shelter
24.

How do adaptations help animals?

a)

To escape animals

b)

to hunt for food

c)

to survive in their habitats

d)

All of these are correct

25.

What is artificial selection (selective breeding)?

a)

When u take one organism like a dog and mix it with other traits you want in a dog or an organism and breeds them together

b)

It can be used to increase the amount of food by making more food and what you like in that food so you can have more of it

26.
A resting state through the winter. 
Adaptation: Bear sleeping in a cave during the winter months
a)
Locomotion
b)
Hibernation
c)
Migration
d)
Defense
27.
Traveling done by an animal to find food and water. 
Adaption: birds flying south for the winter
a)
Camouflage
b)
Migration
c)
Hibernation
d)
Locomotion
28.

Polar bears have layers of fat for insulation, webbed toes for swimming, and white fur for camouflage. Are these examples of physical (structural) or behavioural adaptations?

a)

Structural

b)

Behavioural

29.

What is the part of the flower that is brightly colored to attract pollinators?

a)

Petals

b)

Stamen

c)

Pistil

d)

Sepals

30.

What type of structure holds water and nutrients ?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Bulb

31.

What do plants have to attract pollinators?

a)

bright leaves

b)

large leaves

c)

petals

d)

thick stems

32.

If a plant is in water all the time it will have what type of root system?

a)

large

b)

deep

c)

small

d)

wide

33.
Which organ absorbs oxygen from the water?
a)
Lungs
b)
Gills
c)
Scales
d)
Heart
34.

What adaptations helps bird to fly

a)

more fat, so they can travel for long distances

b)

hollow bones, so they are lighter

c)

smaller hearts, so they have to work less

d)

larger stomach, so they can hold more food