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4-4 Natural Selection

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the cause for all variation within a population?

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Adaptation

c)

Mutation

d)

Environmental Changes

2.

An organism's ability to survive and reproduce in its environment refers to its

a)

Fitness

b)

Variation

c)

Selection

d)

Mutation

3.

Which of the following is true about antibiotic-resistant bacteria?

a)

Because there are antibiotics in the environment, they become immune

b)

They learn to fight the antibiotic

c)

Antibiotic resistance is caused by mutations

d)

Are those dancing dogs?

4.

Which of the following is true about antibiotic-resistant bacteria?

a)

Bacteria with antibiotic resistance are more likely to survive and reproduce

b)

Over time, the entire population will become antibiotic resistant

c)

Bacteria don't mutate as a result of exposure to the antibiotic

d)

All of these

5.

Mutations are important because they bring about

a)

death of the organism in which they develop

b)

genetic variation needed for a population to evolve

c)

benefits for the individual, not for the population

6.

Below is a graph of an infection with 1,000,000 bacteria. The patient was given multiple doses of an antibiotic to kill the bacteria. Each dose was 99.9% effective and doses were given every 4 hours for 24 hours. Between each dose, the remaining bacteria divided every 20 minutes.


Refer to the graph above. What type of growth does the bacteria display after each antibiotic dose is given?

a)

exponential growth

b)

logistical growth

c)

linear growth

d)

spiritual growth

7.

RANDO TRIVIA: What letter is the only letter that does not appear in the name of a US state?

a)

Y

b)

X

c)

Z

d)

Q

8.

Below is a graph of an infection with 1,000,000 bacteria. The patient was given multiple doses of an antibiotic to kill the bacteria. Each dose was 99.9% effective and doses were given every 4 hours for 24 hours. Between each dose, the remaining bacteria divided every 20 minutes.


Refer to the graph above. How many doses of antibiotics were given?

a)

2 doses

b)

4 doses

c)

6 doses

d)

8 doses

9.

A population of insects with yellow and green variations lives in the trees in a rainforest. A predator of the insect uses its eyesight to find its food. What do you expect to happen to the green and the yellow variations of the insect over time?

a)

The number of green insects will increase and the number of yellow insects will decrease.

b)

The number of yellow insects will increase and the number of green insects will decrease.

c)

Both variations will remain constant over time.

d)

Both variations will increase over time.

10.

Challenge....

Based on the figure, which bacteria has the least resistance?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

When food and space are UNlimited, bacteria grow

a)

Exponentially

b)

Logistically

c)

Linear

d)

Horizontally

12.

Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring?

a)

Evolution

b)

Variation

c)

Adaptation

d)

Natural Selection

13.

The white feathers of a snowy owl allow it to blend in with its environment during the winter months (snow). This is an example of ________________

a)

Species

b)

Environmental Change

c)

Adaptation

d)

Variation

14.

RANDO TRIVIA: WHAT IS THE LARGEST ORGAN OF THE BODY?

a)

LUNGS

b)

SKIN

c)

HEART

d)

STOP YELLING AT ME

15.

Genetic differences between organisms of the same species

a)

Variation

b)

Adaptation

c)

Behavior

d)

Environment

16.

If Easter eggs were animals, their different colors would be considered as ___________________.

a)

Adaptations

b)

Variations

c)

Different species

d)

Extinct species

17.

If a sick person takes an antibiotic but it doesn't kill all of the bacteria causing the sickness, what might explain this?

a)

Variations in the bacteria allowed some organisms to be less affected by the antibiotic?

b)

Bacteria cannot be killed by antibiotics

c)

You cannot cure a bacterial infection

d)

Bacteria do not cause sicknesses

18.

Natural Selection is driven by a change in the environment and survival of the

a)

Earth

b)

Fastest

c)

Fittest

d)

Biggest

19.

Mutations are random.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

all of the above

d)

none of the above

20.

What is Mr. Scalisi's favorite movie of all time?

a)

Star Wars

b)

Top Gun

c)

The Godfather Part II

d)

The Wolf of Wallstreet

e)

Twilight