wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Africa - Unit 1

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 7hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Calorie is a measure of

a)

Energy

b)

Weight

c)

Distance

d)

Volume

2.

An animal that eats only plants is called _________.

a)

carnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

vegetarian

3.

An animal that eats other animals is called _________.

a)

carnivore.

b)

herbivore

c)

vegetarian

4.

A female lion is called _________.

a)

lion

b)

lioness

c)

liona

5.

Lions live in groups called _______.

a)

prides

b)

tribe

c)

friends

6.

Any change in the sequence of DNA is a

a)

recombination

b)

mutation

c)

chromatin

d)

independent assortment

7.

What are alleles?

a)

Long strands of DNA that contain lots of genes.

b)

Different versions of a gene.

c)

The basic unit of heredity; controls a specific trait.

d)

A characteristic passed from parent to offspring

e)

The differences that occur from a mixture of genes

8.

What is a gene?

a)

Long strands of DNA that contain lots of genes.

b)

Different versions of a gene.

c)

The basic unit of heredity; controls a specific trait.

d)

A characteristic passed from parent to offspring

e)

The differences that occur from a mixture of genes

9.

In sexually reproducing organisms, each parent contributes _____________ of the genes acquired by the offspring.

a)

an eighth

b)

a quarter

c)

a half

d)

three quarters

10.

How is it genetically possible for parents with both natural brown hair, a dominant phenotype have an offspring with blonde hair, a recessive phenotype?

a)

Both parents have blonde, but have dyed their hair brown.

b)

Both parents have the allele for blonde hair that they passed down to their offspring.

c)

The offspring is not their child.

11.
Penguins huddle close together to keep warm.
a)
Structural
b)
Behavioral
12.

Bees dance to tell each other where to find food.

a)

Structural/Physical Adaptation

b)

Behavioral Adaptation

13.

A kangaroo has a pouch to protect its young.

a)

Structural/Physical Adaptation

b)

Behavioral Adaptation

14.

A snake's fangs

a)

structural

b)

physiological

c)

behavioral

15.
Based on these results whose blood was found in the blood stain at the crime scene?
a)
Bob
b)
Sue
c)
John
d)
Lisa
16.

This type of allele is expressed whether there are one or two copies present.

a)

dominant

b)

recessive

c)

homozygous

d)

heterozygous

17.

Chromosomes are made of

a)

DNA

b)

RNT

c)

WWE

d)

DMA

18.

Recessive Traits show up

a)

Always

b)

Only when there are two

19.

An organism's physical appearance or visible traits...

a)

genotype

b)

inherit

c)

gene

d)

phenotype

20.
Which two bear species are most closely related?
a)
Bear 1 and Bear 2
b)
Bear 1 and Bear 3
c)
Bear 2 and Bear 3
d)
There’s no way to tell
21.

If a lioness needs 13, 500 kcal to survive and can spend 15,000 kcal on a kill, which is the best food option for her to hunt?

a)

1 Wildebeest - worth 25,000 kcal, cost -10,000 kcal

b)

1 Warthog - worth 12,000 kcal, cost -5,000 kcal

c)

1 Zebra - worth 170,000 kcal, cost -55,000 kcal

d)

1 meerkat - worth 5,000 kcal, cost - 3,000 kcal

22.

Why is it better for lions to live and hunt in groups?

a)

Lions use more energy and provide protection in groups

b)

Lions use less energy and are able to gain more kilocalories from food in groups

c)

Lions raise babies together and males hunt for the family

d)

Lionesses hunt for the family while males raise the babies

23.

Why is inbreeding a potential problem within lion populations?

a)

there can be too much of the same DNA in a population (especially when male lions kill cubs of different families)

b)

there does not seem to be a relationship between inbreeding and lion populations

c)

there are too many different alleles, so genetic diversity is great

24.

How do DNA in lion populations and geography (map locations) relate to each other

a)

lions that are closely related are often very far away

b)

lions that are not related are often very close together

c)

lions that are closely related are usually close together, but some lions migrate, causing widespread similarities

d)

all lions are related

25.

Do these two lion populations have any DNA in common?

a)

Yes, the red genes

b)

No, there are no genes in common

c)

Yes, the green genes

d)

Yes, the yellow genes

26.

Was Lulu (630) the mother of all the cubs? How did we decide?

a)

Yes, she took all of the cubs with her to another pride

b)

No, she was not the mother of any of the cubs

c)

Yes, her alleles matched the letters in all the cubs

d)

No, her alleles only matched one of the cubs