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Natural Selection Remote Learning Quiz 1 Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When every organism of a species has died.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Artificial Selection
2.
Dogs such as Chihuahuas are examples of....
a)
Artificial Selection 
b)
Natural Selection 
c)
Mutations 
3.
When taken to a new habitat, non-native plants often threaten native plants of the new habitat.  Why do they do this?
a)
Non-native plants are able to mutate rapidly
b)
Non-native  plants cause native animals to relocate
c)
Non-native plants are able to be used for medicine
d)
Non-native plants compete with native plants for resources
4.

What makes a species invasive?

a)

Moving to a new ecosystem and taking resources from natives

b)

Having toxic traits

c)

Species that can't adapt

d)

Plants that take up too much space

5.

What is a native species?

a)

A specie that is local and has lived in the same place

b)

A specie who has come from another state or country

c)

A specie that has no "home" and travels for its whole life

d)

None of the above

6.

Which of the following is NOT a reason a species may become endangered or extinct?

a)

competition

b)

reproducing

c)

habitat loss

d)

chemicals

7.

The Florida panther is a large cat related to lions. Panthers eat deer, rodents, and farmers' livestock. People Hunted panthers and destroyed their habitat. Since the panthers were not able to adapt quickly, which of these things most likely happened to the panthers?

a)

Panthers population become more diverse

b)

Panther population increased as a response to humans.

c)

Natural predators killed and ate all the panthers in Tennessee.

d)

Panthers mostly likely became extinct in Tennessee.

8.
Differences between members of the same species are called
a)
predators
b)
traits
c)
selections
d)
variations
9.

What is meant by adaptation?

a)

An animal can swim in warm water and cold water.

b)

It is any characteristic that helps a plant or animal survive in its environment.

c)

It is a habitat that animals can change.

d)

They develop over long periods of time.

10.

The action of an organism changing to better suit its new or old environment.

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Physical Trait

c)

Camouflage

d)

Adaptation

11.
Species with ______variation are ______likely to survive.
a)
more, less
b)
less,less
c)
less,more
d)
more,more
12.
What does it mean when an animal is endangered?
a)
Something once lived but no longer exists.
b)
Animals that is at risk of extinction.
c)
Place that protects animals at risk.
13.
What does it mean when an animal is extinct?
a)
Something once lived but no longer exists.
b)
Animals that is at risk of extinction.
c)
Place that protects animals at risk.
14.

What is a GMO?

a)

An organism that has had its DNA modified by humans

b)

An organism missing a chromosome

c)

Epigenetics

d)

A genetically identical organism

15.

Altering or Making changes in the DNA of an organism is

a)

selective breeding

b)

artificial selection

c)

genetic engineering

d)

genetic transformation

16.

A grizzly bear survives because he is well-adapted to his environment. When he reproduces he passes on those traits to his offspring. this process is called

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Selective Breeding

c)

Random mutations

d)

Variations in a species

17.
Modern whales developed their traits through natural selection.  What occurs during the process of natural selection?
a)
Organisms choose mates from other species to create new species
b)
Breeders selectively cross organisms with desired traits
c)
Only the fittest organisms can survive and reproduce
d)
Organisms remain exactly the same over time.
18.
Another word for adapt is ____________.
a)
change
b)
create
19.
To adjust to a changing environment
a)
Mutation
b)
Adapt
20.

The breeding of organisms for a specific and desirable trait

a)

natural selection

b)

artificial selection

c)

evolution

d)

acquired characteristics

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