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WorksheetsLAB: Battle of the Beaks Questions
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the independent (manipulated) variable?
a)
Beak type
b)
Food type
c)
Number of food items “eaten”
2.
What is the dependent (responding) variable?
a)
Beak type
b)
Food type
c)
Number of food items “eaten”
3.
Was the most efficient beak for gathering clippies also efficient for gathering beanies?
a)
Yes
b)
No
4.
Was the most efficient beak for gathering clippies also efficient for gathering roundos?
a)
Yes
b)
No
5.
Define Biodiversity.
a)
Application of mathematics and computer science to store, retrieve and analyze biological data.
b)
Study of past and present distribution of organisms.
c)
Total of the all the genetically based variation in all organisms in the biosphere.
6.
Why is biodiversity important to the survival of a species?
a)
Biodiversity serves as a way for populations to adapt to changing environments.
b)
Biodiversity allows a species to go extinct without affecting other populations.
c)
Biodiversity limits population growth of invasive species.
7.
Could a real bird switch from a beak that is more successful at getting clippies to one that is better at getting roundos in its lifetime?
a)
Yes
b)
No
8.
What do you think would happen over time to this population if the food source changed from clippies to roundos?
a)
Birds with efficient beaks for gathering roundos would eat well, survive and reproduce.
b)
Birds with inefficient beaks for gathering roundos would not eat well and that variation would die out.
c)
Both A and B
9.
What is the name of the mechanism by which populations adjust to a change in the food source.
a)
Adaptation
b)
Competition
c)
Diversity
10.
Which variable did you place on the x-axis of your graph?
a)
Beak type
b)
Food type
c)
Number of food items “eaten”
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