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Organism Review

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The type of speciation that occurs because of geographic separation (ie... a population gets separated by a mountain range)

a)

Sympatric

b)

Allopatric

c)

Batesian

d)

Mullerian

2.

A type of camouflage where an organisms top is dark and its bottom is white to blend in with the ground and the sky.

a)

Reverse Camouflage

b)

Eye Spots

c)

Countershading

d)

Mimicry

3.

The hoverfly on the left is not poisonous. The bee on the right is poisonous. What type of mimicry is represented?

a)

Camouflage

b)

Mullerian

c)

Draconian

d)

Batesian

4.

What is the purpose of eye spots on insects? Choose 2 answers.

a)

Scare off predators

b)

Attract mates

c)

Blend in with rocks

d)

Misdirect predators towards the wrong side of the animal.

5.

Coloration that repels or attracts other organisms is called_____________________?

a)

Warning Coloration

b)

Attractant Coloration

c)

Advertisement Coloration

d)

Disruptive Coloration

6.

A general term for coloration that disorients (confuses) predators.

a)

Advertisement Coloration.

b)

Disruptive Coloration.

c)

Attractant Coloration.

d)

Batesian Mimicry.

7.

What makes a human different than a dog?

a)

Humans are mammals and dogs are canines.

b)

They can't successfully reproduce with each other.

c)

Humans are smart and dogs are dumb.

d)

Dogs can't walk humans.

8.

In a mouse population inhabiting a grassland area, a mutation occurs that results in a new coat color allele.

Which of the following factors has the greatest effect on whether the new coat color will become more common in the mouse population?

a)

Whether abundant food is available in the grassland.

b)

Whether the new coat color allele is dominant or recessive.

c)

Whether the rate of reproduction in the mouse population is stable.

d)

Whether the new coat color allele increases the survival of mice in their environment.

9.

Which of the following will increase an organisms chance for survival?

a)

Camouflage

b)

Batesian Mimicry

c)

Scientific Classification

d)

Speciation

e)

Eye spots

10.

What kind of speciation is demonstrated above?

a)

Batesian

b)

Allopatric

c)

Mullerian

d)

Sympatric

11.

Both the Monarch butterfly and Viceroy butterfly are taste bad to predators. What type of mimicry is this?

a)

Gilbertian

b)

Mullerian

c)

Wasmaniann

d)

Batesian

12.

Some organisms are small, have lots of offspring, and don't live very long. What type of reproductive strategy does this organism represent?

a)

r selected

b)

K selected

c)

M selected

d)

Z selected

13.

The correct order for the classification or organisms is?

a)

Kingdom, Class, Phylum, Family, Order, Genus, Species

b)

Phylum, Kingdom, Family, Genus, Class, Order, Species

c)

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Genus, Family, Species

d)

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species