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December Interim

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An organism that does not have a nucleus is called a ______.

a)

Non-living

b)

EUkaryote

c)

PROkaryote

d)

Virus

2.

Which of the following would you expect to have cells that contain mitochondria (a membrane-bound organelle)?

a)

Staphylococcus aureus, a bacteria

b)

Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a bacteria

c)

Human metapneumovirus, a virus

d)

Homo sapiens, an animal

e)

Dionaea muscipula, a plant

3.

All cells contain ribosomes

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Ribosomes function is to

a)

Store and protect DNA in eukaryotes

b)

Hold water in plants

c)

Make proteins in all living organisms

d)

Give the cell structure and boundary

5.

Which of the following can NOT be found in a prokaryotic organism?

a)

Mitochondria (membrane bound organelle)

b)

Nucleus (membrane bound organelle)

c)

Ribosomes (organelle)

d)

Vacuole (membrane bound organelle)

6.

Change over time is ____________.

a)

Evolution

b)

Natural selection

c)

Mutation

d)

Genetic variation

7.

Any heritable change in the sequence of DNA is _______.

a)

Evolution

b)

Natural selection

c)

Mutation

d)

Genetic variation

8.

The fact that some organisms (with disadvantageous traits) will die while others (with beneficial traits) will live is known as _______________.

a)

Evolution

b)

Natural selection

c)

Mutation

d)

Genetic variation

9.

On an island, some bugs have adaptation A while others have adaptation B. These differences are due to __________.

a)

Evolution

b)

Natural selection

c)

Mutation

d)

Genetic variation

10.

When chemical XZ was released into the lake, the South Bend Fish population drastically decreased (a bottleneck effect).


Those who died _____________________________.

a)

Consciously mutated to resist chemical XZ

b)

By chance, mutated to resist chemical XZ

c)

Had natural resistance to chemical XZ

d)

Could not resist chemical XZ

11.

When chemical XZ was released into the lake, the South Bend Fish population drastically decreased (a bottleneck effect).


Those who survived _____________________________.

a)

Consciously mutated to resist chemical XZ

b)

By chance, mutated to resist chemical XZ

c)

Had natural resistance to chemical XZ

d)

Could not resist chemical XZ

12.

The red frog was bred with the blue frog to create a hybrid purple frog species. The purple frogs quickly outcompeted the others, dominating the ecosystem in less than two months.


Compared to the parental species, these hybrids

a)

Are more likely to die from diseases

b)

Can survive in extreme conditions

c)

Have more adaptations due to reduced genetic diversity

d)

Have more adaptations due to favorable being traits passed on

13.

A simple way of describing gene flow is ____________.

a)

Organisms allele frequencies suddenly CHANGING

b)

Organisms MIGRATING from one population to another

c)

Organisms DYING off in natural disasters

d)

Random CHANCE changes in populations

14.

The scientific way of saying "migration" is _________.

a)

Genetic drift

b)

Bottleneck effect

c)

Gene flow

d)

Mutation

15.

At first glance, organisms giving birth to 1000 offspring doesn't make sense because the energy requirement is so high.


As a scientist, we learned that some organisms have this trait in order to ___________________________.

a)

Force offspring to compete for limited resources

b)

Increase odds of allele recombination

c)

Increases gene flow through natural methods

d)

Increase probability that more offspring will survive to reproduce

16.

Taxonomy is

a)

The scientific naming of organisms

b)

A way of keeping track of gene flow around the world

c)

A book that contains the common names of all organisms (ex: dog)

d)

A historical look at the organism's ancestral relationships

17.

Organisms that have more taxa in common are said to have _________

a)

More characteristics in common

b)

Less characteristics in common

18.

If group A represents all mammals on earth, then group C could potentially represent

a)

Al whales on earth

b)

All birds on earth

c)

All humans on earth

d)

All marine mammals on earth

e)

All tigers on earth

19.

"PRO means NO" stands for

a)

PROkaryotic organisms have NO cell membrane

b)

PROkaryotic organisms have NO nucleus

c)

PROkaryotic organisms have NO ribosomes

d)

PROkaryotic organisms have NO genetic material

20.

A large cell with membrane-bound organelles and linear DNA is classified as a _________.

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

21.

In the latin scientific name, "Homo sapiens", the genus is ________

a)

Homo

b)

Sapiens

c)

Homo sapiens

d)

Humans

22.

In the latin scientific name "Canis Americano", canis represents the _____________

a)

genus

b)

species

23.

Abby thinks that "vulpes panthera" and "vulpes americano" have the same genus.

a)

She is correct

b)

She is incorrect

24.

If two organisms are in the same family, what else must these two organisms have in common?

a)

Same family only

b)

Same kingdom only

c)

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family

d)

Same species only

e)

Same family only

25.

Fungi reproduces using spores

a)

True

b)

False

26.
The scientific name for an organism is made from the:
a)
class and family name
b)
genus and species name
c)
domain and kingdom name
d)
kingdom and phylum name
27.
The 8 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.
a)
Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species
b)
Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
c)
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
d)
Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus
28.
Which organisms are most closely related?
a)
Equus caballas (Horse) & Equus burchellii (Zebra)
b)
Cyanea artica (Jellyfish) &
Ctenodiscus crispatus (Mud Starfish)
c)
Naja naja (cobra) & Glycine max (soya bean)
d)
Ophiocomina nigra (black brittle star) & Brassica nigra (black mustard)
29.
On the cladogram, which feature do all organisms inherit?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D