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Africa Storyline Part 1

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who would be the most fit animal biologically?

a)

The one who is the largest and strongest member of the group.

b)

The one who is the fastest member of the group

c)

The one who has many offspring that survived.

d)

The one who mated with the most females.

2.

The area in which an organism naturally lives is its

a)

niche

b)

habitat

c)

adaptation

d)

community

3.

Rabbits are the __________ of foxes.

a)

Competition

b)

Niche

c)

Predator

d)

Prey

4.

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.

a)

optimal

b)

metabolism

c)

locus

d)

community

5.

If a scientist uses the letter C to represent the trait of curly hair in dogs, then Cc would be considered a(n)

a)

allele

b)

phenotype

c)

genotype

d)

homologous

6.

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)

a)

locus

b)

allele

c)

phenotype

d)

genotype

7.

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 __________________

a)

genotype

b)

phenotype

c)

allele

d)

locus

8.

All of the white-tailed deer living on Eastern Neck island near Rock Hall are considered to be a(n)

a)

Community

b)

Population

c)

Niche

d)

Locus

9.

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 ________

a)

population

b)

niche

c)

habitat

d)

community

10.

Odocoileus virginianus are white tailed deer and an African lion is known as Panthera leo. The terms in italics are

a)

common names for those animals

b)

Italian names for those animals

c)

French names for those animals

d)

scientific names for those animals

11.

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)

a)

community

b)

species

c)

habitat

d)

niche

12.

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)

a habitat

b)

mutualism

c)

competition

d)

parasatism

13.

In nearly all cells, there are structures made of DNA and protein that carry an organism's genes. These structures are

a)

chromosomes

b)

alleles

c)

loci

d)

heterozygous

14.

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

a)

niche

b)

hypothesis

c)

metabolism

d)

ingestion

15.

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

a)

competitive

b)

fit

c)

efficient

d)

unlikely

16.

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)

a)

theory

b)

scientific law

c)

hypothesis

d)

scientific question

17.

Ladybugs stalk, catch, kill, and eat insects known as aphids. Lady bugs are the _________________ and aphids are the __________________

a)

competitor, niche

b)

scavenger, decomposer

c)

prey, predator

d)

predator, prey

18.

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.

a)

habitat

b)

environment

c)

phenotype

d)

niche

19.

A photo of all of a human's 46 chromosomes arranged in pairs that includes two X's would be a

a)

normal male karyotpe

b)

normal female karyotype

c)

Down syndrome male

d)

Down syndrome female

20.

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

a)

loci

b)

chromosomes

c)

phenotypes

d)

alleles

21.

Your biology class meets in Room

a)

307

b)

308

c)

309

d)

310