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WorksheetsMCAS Warm Up 4
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Before genetic information can be translated into a polypeptide (protein), the DNA must be transcribed into ?
a)
RNA
b)
DNA
c)
starch
d)
lipids
2.
Gradual change in a species over time
a)
evolution
b)
artificial selection
c)
crossing over
d)
fossils
3.
Organisms with the best traits are more likely to survive and produce more offspring. This is the theory of.....
a)
artificial selection
b)
biodiversity
c)
natural selection
d)
crossing over
4.
The main source of energy for all life comes from ____.
a)
the Earth
b)
the moon
c)
the sun
d)
the food we eat/make
5.
Why do plants conduct photosynthesis?
a)
to make light
b)
to make ATP
c)
to make glucose
d)
to release carbon dioxide
6.
BEFORE a cell can divide, what must happen?
a)
DNA replication
b)
Symbiosis
c)
Cytokinesis
d)
Chromosomes separate
7.
When you start with 1 cell, at the end of mitosis, how many identical cells will you have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
8.
After meiosis is complete how many cells will there be?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
9.
After meiosis is complete, the new cells:
a)
are all identical
b)
are all different
c)
are half identical and half different
d)
are all stretched out
10.
Two populations of fish live in separate ponds. Which of the following would be most useful to determine whether these two populations are the same species?
a)
Are the food sources the same for the two populations?
b)
Do the two populations' habitats have the same water pH?
c)
Do young fish in the two populations mature slowly or quickly?
d)
Can individuals from the two populations successfully interbreed?
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