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Bundle 4 Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 38mins

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Class
Date
1.

Inherited Traits are ...

a)

Traits that you get from life

b)

Traits that you get from your parents

c)

Traits you choose

d)

Traits human select to have better crops

2.

Acquired Traits are ...

a)

Traits you get from you parents

b)

Traits you get to choose

c)

Traits you develop from living life

d)

Traits farmers choose to grow better crops

3.

An example of an inherited trait is ....

a)

Playing piano

b)

Shooting a basketball

c)

Eye color

d)

Speaking a language

4.

An example of an acquired trait is ...

a)

Eye color

b)

Hair color

c)

Speaking French

d)

How tall you are

5.

What is an adaptation?

a)

A section of DNA that codes for a specific feature of an organism.

b)

A characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.

c)

Also known as an organisms "job"

d)

The second phase of photosynthesis

6.

Which of the following describes a Structural Adaptation?

a)

Physical features that have developed over time to help an organism survive.

b)

A type of adaptation that can be instinctive or learned and deals with how an organism acts to survive.

c)

A type of adaptation that allows an organism to perform special functions within its body.

7.

Which of the following describes a Behavioral Adaptation?

a)

Physical features that have developed over time to help an organism survive.

b)

A type of adaptation that can be instinctive or learned and deals with how an organism acts to survive.

c)

A type of adaptation that allows an organism to perform special functions within its body.

8.

Which of the following describes a Physiological Adaptation?

a)

Physical features that have developed over time to help an organism survive.

b)

A type of adaptation that can be instinctive or learned and deals with how an organism acts to survive.

c)

A type of adaptation that allows an organism to perform special functions within its body.

9.

What is Natural Selection?

a)

A differing characteristic between organisms of the same species.

b)

A chart that scientists use to name new species, such as the ones found on the Galapagos islands.

c)

Humans selecting the specific genes they want in certain organisms.

d)

Organisms that are better suited for their environment will survive and reproduce.

10.

What is a Variation?

a)

A differing characteristic between organisms of the same species.

b)

A chart that scientists use to name new species, such as the ones found on the Galapagos islands.

c)

Humans selecting the specific genes they want in certain organisms.

d)

Organisms that are better suited for their environment will survive and reproduce.

11.

Who was the scientist that was known for his work on natural selection?

a)

Charles Barkley

b)

Gregor Mendel

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Erwin Schrodinger

12.

What is Selective Breeding?

a)

A differing characteristic between organisms of the same species.

b)

A chart that scientists use to name new species, such as the ones found on the Galapagos islands.

c)

Humans selecting the specific genes they want in certain organisms to give them favorable attributes.

d)

Organisms that are better suited for their environment will survive and reproduce.

13.

How was natural selection shown with the Galapagos Finches?

a)

They migrated when it got cold to survive

b)

They had specific songs to find a mate

c)

They had a unique beak shape based on the food on their island

d)

They had different coloration based on the trees on their island

14.

Primary Succession starts with ...

a)

Bare Rock

b)

Soil

c)

An ecosystem

d)

A catastrophic event

15.

Secondary Succession starts with ...

a)

Bare Rock

b)

Soil

c)

An ecosystem

d)

A catastrophic event

16.

What is a Pioneer Species?

a)

A species that changes location

b)

The first species in an ecosystem

c)

The first species to die out during a catastrophic event

d)

The decomposer in a food web

17.

What is a climax community?

a)

The tallest trees and organisms that live there in an ecosystem

b)

The stable ecosystem that no longer goes through stages of succession

c)

The beginning of ecological succession when the most growth can happen

d)

The top level consumers in an ecosystem

18.

What happens in Secondary Succession that makes growth of the ecosystem happen?

a)

A farmer adds more seeds to the ecosystem

b)

A catastrophic even of some kind wipes out the ecosystem

c)

The soil can no longer sustain life

d)

All the organisms leave an ecosystem making room for new food webs to develop

19.

What is Biodiversity?

a)

A type of catastrophic event cause by wide spread of disease in plants

b)

Genetic variation in organisms in an ecosystem that allows for a healthy environment

c)

The ability of organisms to develop traits over time to make them better suited for survival

d)

A form of selective breeding involving plants

20.

Why is biodiversity so important?

a)

It allows for ecosystems to adjust to disturbances like wildfire, flood, and drought without wiping out the whole thing.

b)

It allows organisms to share the same habitat and niche without causing extinction

c)

It removes the need for multiple levels of the food web

d)

It increases the amount of energy transferred between levels of the food chain

21.

What is sustainability?

a)

The ability of an organism to hibernate through winter without waking up

b)

The ability of a flower to attract pollinators

c)

An ecosystems ability to survive over time and avoid collapse

d)

The ability for a birds nest to not fall apart

22.

Abiotic means ..

a)

Living

b)

Non-Living

23.

Biotic means ..

a)

Living

b)

Non-Living

24.

What is a food chain?

a)

The bonds that hold together amino acids to form proteins

b)

A line that shows the path of energy from organism to organism

c)

A web that shows the path of energy from organism to organism in a complete ecosystem

d)

A long link of glucose molecules made during photosynthesis

25.

What do the arrows represent in a food chain?

a)

Which organism is stronger

b)

Which organism is receiving the energy

c)

Which organism is getting the water

d)

Which organism owns the ecosystem

26.

Which of the following shows the correct order of a food web?

a)

Sun -> Consumer -> Producer -> Decomposer

b)

Sun -> Producer -> Primary Consumer -> Secondary Consumer -> Decomposer

c)

Producer -> Herbivore -> Carnivore -> Omnivor

d)

Plants -> Animals -> Bacteria

27.

What percent (%) of energy is passed on to the next level in an energy pyramid?

a)

1%

b)

10%

c)

50%

d)

100%

28.

What does every food chain start with?

a)

The sun

b)

A producer

c)

A consumer

d)

A Decomposer

29.

What is a Producer?

a)

An organism that uses the sun to make its own food, it does not eat other organisms

b)

The first organism to eat another organism in a food chain

c)

The second organism to eat another organism in a food chain

d)

The final organism in a food chain that breaks down dead animals

30.

What is a Primary Consumer?

a)

An organism that uses the sun to make its own food, it does not eat other organisms

b)

The first organism to eat another organism in a food chain

c)

The second organism to eat another organism in a food chain

d)

The final organism in a food chain that breaks down dead animals

31.

What is a Secondary Consumer?

a)

An organism that uses the sun to make its own food, it does not eat other organisms

b)

The first organism to eat another organism in a food chain

c)

The second organism to eat another organism in a food chain

d)

The final organism in a food chain that breaks down dead animals

32.

What is a Decomposer?

a)

An organism that uses the sun to make its own food, it does not eat other organisms

b)

The first organism to eat another organism in a food chain

c)

The second organism to eat another organism in a food chain

d)

The final organism in a food chain that breaks down dead animals

33.

What 3 things must astronauts have in their space suits to travel to space?

a)

Oxygen, Protection from the Sun's rays, and an earth-like temperature

b)

Oxygen, Gravity, Water

c)

Carbon Dioxide, Food, Sleep

d)

Oxygen, Gravity, Earth-like temperature

34.

In order for there to be life on a planet what must be present?

a)

Water, Oxygen, an Atmosphere, Normal Temperature

b)

Water, Nitrogen, Plants, Sunlight

c)

Water, Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, Sunlight

d)

Water, Oxygen, an Atmosphere, Nitrogen

35.

What is 1 Astronomical Unit (AU) equal to?

a)

The distance between the Sun and the Moon

b)

The distance between the Earth and the Sun

c)

The distance between the Earth and the Moon

d)

The distance between the Sun and Pluto