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Unit 3 Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This image shows

a)

How many different species of birds belong to the animal kingdom

b)

Why the honeycreeper when extinct

c)

the Adaptive radiation observed by Darwin

d)

how scientists have altered the genetic code of birds

2.

Which of the following choices might be a threat to biodiversity?

a)

A new species of snake is introduced to an ecosystem

b)

Scientists work to restore a habitat and save native species

c)

All of the choices are correct

d)

A study program monitors the levels of pollutants in local rivers

3.

Over a thousand year period, a new species of bird slowly evolves that is more aerodynamic and needs less water to adapt to an arid, windy environment. This is an example of:

a)

Adaptive radiation

b)

punctuated equilibrium

c)

coevolution

d)

gradualism

4.

The Endangered Species Act

a)

was passed in 2010

b)

made it illegal to transport endangered species and their products

c)

prevented zoos from breeding endangered anumals

d)

is enforced globally

5.

Which of the following statements about mammals and reproduction is correct

a)

mammals produce offspring through asexual reproduction and regular cell division

b)

mammal offspring have a greater chance of survival than fish offspring

c)

Most mammals lay eggs

d)

Mammals produce more offspring than fish and amphibians

6.

One advantage that sexual reproduction has over asexual reproduction is that

a)

produces greater genetic diversity

b)

prevents the species from becoming extinct

c)

protects a species from natural disasters

d)

all of the above

7.

The organism in this image

a)

frightens predators with the owl eyes on its wings

b)

has no adaptations to survive

c)

is from the plant kingdom

d)

is a predator

8.

A person who does not believe in Evolution might argue

a)

homologous structures exist across all species

b)

the early stages of embryo development are similar in many species

c)

the fossil record is incomplete and has many gaps

d)

all of the above

9.

the organism here uses its coloration to

a)

attract a mate

b)

warm predators that it is poisonous

c)

all of the choices are correct

d)

hide from predators

10.

The Endangered Species Act

a)

protects animals, but not plants

b)

only applies to marine life

c)

requires federal agencies to ensure that their actions are not likely to jeopardize the existence of any endangered species

d)

is overseen by a global task force

11.

The loss of a single species of plants in an ecosystem

a)

will not cause any significant changes

b)

is always the result of inbreeding

c)

may start a chain of events that negatively affects every organism in the ecosystem

d)

none of these are correct

12.

Which of the following choices is an example of an inherited trait

a)

eye color

b)

all of these

c)

hair color

d)

height

13.

How does meiosis differ from regular cell division

a)

meiosis uses less energy

b)

In meiosis DNA copies itself

c)

meiosis only happens in spinal cells

d)

Meiosis produces carbon dioxide while regular cell division produces oxygen

14.

Bats and birds developing structures for flight desperately is an example of

a)

genetic diversity

b)

artificial selection

c)

artificial evolution

d)

convergent evolution

15.

Angiosperms

a)

do not have vascular tissue

b)

are found in the ocean

c)

produce flowers and seeds

d)

are evergreens