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Adapt or Die Unit Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Definition: The complete elimination (dying out) of a species due to the species inability to survive and therefore adapt to its environment.

a)

Population

b)

Evolution

c)

Fossils

d)

Diversity

e)

Extinction

2.

Definition: Remains or traces of animals, plants and other organisms from the past; usually at least 10000 years old

a)

Population

b)

Evolution

c)

Fossils

d)

Species

e)

Extinction

3.

Definition: When organisms/species change over time, caused by the natural selection of advantageous traits for survival in a particular environment

a)

Population

b)

Evolution

c)

Fossils

d)

Species

e)

Extinction

4.

Definition: The variation, or different types, of life forms present in different ecosystems

a)

Population

b)

Evolution

c)

Diversity

d)

Species

e)

Extinction

5.

Definition: All of the organisms of the same group or species who live in a particular geographical area and are capable of interbreeding

a)

Population

b)

Evolution

c)

Diversity

d)

Species

e)

Extinction

6.

Definition: A group of related/similar organisms with characteristics that distinguish (or separate) them from other groups of organisms

a)

Population

b)

Evolution

c)

Diversity

d)

Species

e)

Extinction

7.

Definition: Explanation of how organisms in a population develop traits that allow them to survive and reproduce

a)

Reproduce

b)

Genetic Engineering

c)

Natural Selection

d)

Trait

e)

Selective Breeding

8.

Definition: The process by which humans control the breeding of organisms in order to exhibit or eliminate a particular characteristic

a)

Reproduce

b)

Genetic Engineering

c)

Natural Selection

d)

Trait

e)

Selective Breeding

9.

Definition: An animal that hunts, kills, and eats other animals in order to survive

a)

Reproduce

b)

Predator

c)

Genetic Engineering

d)

Trait

e)

Gene

10.

Definition: Your physical characteristics, like your hair or eye color

a)

Reproduce

b)

Predator

c)

Genetic Engineering

d)

Trait

e)

Gene

11.

Definition: Carry the information that determines your traits, which are features or characteristics that are passed on to you from your parents

a)

Reproduce

b)

Predator

c)

Genetic Engineering

d)

Trait

e)

Gene

12.

Definition: The biological process by which new individual organisms, or offspring, are produced from their "parents"

a)

Reproduce

b)

Predator

c)

Genetic Engineering

d)

Trait

e)

Gene

13.

Definition: The process of manipulating, or changing, a living thing's DNA in order to make the living thing have certain characteristics

a)

Reproduce

b)

Predator

c)

Genetic Engineering

d)

Natural Selection

e)

Selective Breeding

14.

The image is an example of (a)   evidence.

15.

The image an example of (a)   evidence.

16.

Which two organisms are most closely related?

a)

Chimp

b)

A. afarensis

c)

H. neaderthalensis

d)

H. sapiens

e)

H. erectus

17.

Which organism is the most distant relative of H. sapiens?

a)

Chimp

b)

A. afarensis

c)

H. neaderthalensis

d)

H. sapiens

e)

H. erectus

18.

Which of the following traits do H. sapiens and H. erectus have in common?

a)

Large sharp canines

b)

Forward facing eyes

c)

Small canine teeth

d)

More vertical face

e)

Midsize braincase

19.

Which of the following traits do H. sapiens and Chimps have in common?

a)

Large sharp canines

b)

Forward facing eyes

c)

Small canine teeth

d)

More vertical face

e)

Midsize braincase

20.

Which of the following traits do H. sapiens and A. afarensis have in common?

a)

Large sharp canines

b)

Forward facing eyes

c)

Small canine teeth

d)

More vertical face

e)

Midsize braincase