WorksheetsAfrica Storyline Part 1
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 20mins
Who would be the most fit animal biologically?
The one who is the largest and strongest member of the group.
The one who is the fastest member of the group
The one who has many offspring that survived.
The one who mated with the most females.
The area in which an organism naturally lives is its
niche
habitat
adaptation
community
Rabbits are the __________ of foxes.
Competition
Niche
Predator
Prey
The _______________ condition in which a tomato plant grows is a temperature of 320C, regular rainfall, and a soil with a pH of 7. If any of those conditions change, the plant doesn't grow as well.
optimal
metabolism
locus
community
If a scientist uses the letter C to represent the trait of curly hair in dogs, then Cc would be considered a(n)
allele
phenotype
genotype
homologous
A scientist used the letter C to represent the trait of curly hair in dogs and c to represent straight hair, then a dog that has curly hair would be considered a(n)
locus
allele
phenotype
genotype
Scientists have mapped the location of the genes on their chromosomes for hundreds of different species. The particular place on a chromosome where a gene is found is the __________________
genotype
phenotype
allele
locus
All of the white-tailed deer living on Eastern Neck island near Rock Hall are considered to be a(n)
Community
Population
Niche
Locus
Eastern Neck island has many organisms including deer, rabbits, foxes, white pine, oak, ticks, worms, and many types of fungi. All of these organisms compose the ________
population
niche
habitat
community
Odocoileus virginianus are white tailed deer and an African lion is known as Panthera leo. The terms in italics are
common names for those animals
Italian names for those animals
French names for those animals
scientific names for those animals
Lumbriculus terresteris, the common earthworm, can mate with other earthworms, lay eggs, and produce as many as 1,000 offspring in six months. Earthworms are an example of a(n)
community
species
habitat
niche
In California, coyotes, bobcats, and foxes all prey on small mammals such as squirrels and mice. Because those three predators need the same resources, they are an example of
a habitat
mutualism
competition
parasatism
In nearly all cells, there are structures made of DNA and protein that carry an organism's genes. These structures are
chromosomes
alleles
loci
heterozygous
In every cell, there are many chemical reactions that are necessary for the cell to grow, reproduce, and get rid of waste. These reactions are known as the cell's
niche
hypothesis
metabolism
ingestion
Living organisms will all try to obtain food that contains the most energy by using the least effort to get that food. This strategy is considered to be the most
competitive
fit
efficient
unlikely
A scientist wrote, "Matching a lion cub's alleles to the alleles of all possible parents lets you identify exactly who the parents are." This testable statement is an example of a(n)
theory
scientific law
hypothesis
scientific question
Ladybugs stalk, catch, kill, and eat insects known as aphids. Lady bugs are the _________________ and aphids are the __________________
competitor, niche
scavenger, decomposer
prey, predator
predator, prey
E. coli are bacteria that live in the digestive system of many animals. E. coli use food the animal eats, out-compete other types of bacteria, produce vitamins, and occasionally cause illness. All of these make up the __________ of E. coli.
habitat
environment
phenotype
niche
A photo of all of a human's 46 chromosomes arranged in pairs that includes two X's would be a
normal male karyotpe
normal female karyotype
Down syndrome male
Down syndrome female
Humans have many different hair and eye colors as well as different blood types. Genes come in different versions to express these traits. The alternative forms are known as
loci
chromosomes
phenotypes
alleles
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