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Reproduction & Selection Test Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is artificial selection?

a)

the process by which humans breed organisms for certain characteristics

b)

the process by which inherited traits in a population change over generations

c)

the process by which Charles Darwin noted the differences among finches on the Galapagos Islands

d)

the process in which individuals better adapted to their environment are more likely to survive and reproduce

2.

Survival of the ______________ states that organisms that are best adapted to their environment have a better chance of surviving and reproducing.

a)

slowest

b)

fastest

c)

fittest

d)

biggest

3.

Which is another term for selective breeding?

a)

Artificial selection

b)

Natural Selection

4.

All of these finches have different-shaped beaks. They are an adaptation to gain access of _____.

a)

Water

b)

Food

c)

Shelter

d)

Mate

5.

The differences among a species are _____.

a)

genes.

b)

variations.

c)

traits.

d)

mutations.

6.

Why might it be helpful for a species to have greater variations?

a)

They can't be seen by predators

b)

If the environment changes, they might be better able to adapt

c)

It is helpful in asexual reproduction

d)

They don't recognize each other

7.

When farmers breed specific plants to produce fruits with specific traits

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Artificial Selection

8.

The process by which organisms that are best adapted to their environment are most likely to survive and reproduce.

a)

artificial selection

b)

natural selection

c)

selective breeding

9.

All these birds are finches but they have developed different beaks due to the type of foods available to them, this is because of

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Selective Breeding

c)

Artificial Selection

10.

Which type of reproduction requires 2 parents?

a)

Asexual

b)

Binary Fission

c)

Sexual

d)

Regeneration

11.

When the sperm and egg join and it ONLY happens during sexual reproduction

a)

binary fission

b)

budding

c)

fertilization

d)

regeneration

12.

A major advantage of sexual reproduction is...

a)

Genetic variation among offspring

b)

Slower reproduction time

c)

Greater number of offspring

d)

Faster growing offspring

13.

All flowering plants reproduce _______, through the use of pollination.

a)

asexually

b)

instantly

c)

sexually

d)

spontaneously

14.

This is a disadvantage of asexual reproduction

a)

genetic variation among offspring

b)

complex and less reliable

c)

numerous offspring

d)

offspring do NOT have the ability to adapt to their environment

15.

Runners such as strawberries and grass reproduce _____.

a)

asexually

b)

sexually

16.

This is an advantage of asexual reproduction. Select all that apply.

a)

genetic variation among offspring

b)

offspring have the ability to adapt to their environment

c)

quick reproduction time

d)

less complex and more reliable


17.

Offspring from asexual reproduction are...

a)

genetically different from the parent

b)

genetically identical to the parent

18.

Genetic information is passed from parent to offspring during _____ reproduction.

a)

Asexual

b)

Sexual

c)

Both Asexual & Sexual