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keys and variation

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one of the following shows discontinuous variation?

a)

Eye colour

b)

Strength

c)

Height

d)

Weight

2.

Which one of the following shows continuous variation?

a)

Blood group

b)

Male or female

c)

Height

3.

Which one of the following is an environmental variation?

a)

Attached ear lobes

b)

Male or female

c)

Eye colour

d)

Short hair

4.

What type of graph do we use for discontinuous variation?

a)

A bell-shape

b)

Line graph

c)

Bar chart

d)

Scatter Graph

5.

Which type of data would student height be categorized as?

a)

Categorical

b)

Discontinuous

c)

Continuous

d)

Normal

6.

Differences between members of the same species are called

a)

predators

b)

selections

c)

traits

d)

variations

7.

Which of the following is an example of discontinuous variation?

a)

Weight

b)

height

c)

blood type

d)

Hand span

8.

An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?

a)

Class Insecta

b)

Order Araneae

c)

Order Amblygygi

d)

Order Scorpiones

9.

A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?

a)

Juniper

b)

Spruce

c)

Pine

d)

Fir

10.

What is the name of bird W?

a)

Certhidea

b)

Camarhynchus

c)

Geospiza

d)

Platyspiza

11.

A dichotomous key for insects is given. To what order does an insect with two pairs of scaly wings belong?

a)

Coleoptera

b)

Diptera

c)

Heteroptera

d)

Lepidoptera

12.

The 8 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.

a)

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

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

13.

What is the correct classification for the pictured organism?

a)
b)

Insecta

c)

Scorpiones

d)

Amblypygi

e)

Araneae

14.

A student discovers an arachnid with a segmented abdomen, long legs, and a tail with no stinger.

The student uses the dichotomous key below to identify it.

1. a) Abdomen segmented.............go to 2

b) Abdomen not segmented ......go to 4

2. a) Abdomen with tail....................go to 3

b) Abdomen without tail...............go to 5

3. a) Tail with stinger..........................Scorpion

b) Tail without stinger.....................Whip scorpion

4. a) Legs longer than body.............Daddy Long Legs

b) Legs not longer than body……….Wind scorpion

5. a) Covered with spines .......................Mite

b) Few spines.....................................Tick

a)

Whip Scorpion

b)

Mite

c)

Daddy Long Legs

d)

Tick

15.

Which of the paired statements could be used to tell the difference between the two insects using a dichotomous key?

a)

Has 6 legs

Has 8 legs

b)

2 pairs of spots on wing cover

3 pairs of spots on wing cover

c)

Large hind legs

Small hind legs

d)

Antennae absent

Antennae present

16.

Is this insect segmented?

a)

yes

b)

no

17.

Simple or Compound Leaf?

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

18.

Which organism has feathers but does not swim?

a)

Duck

b)

Lizard

c)

Hen

d)

Snake

19.

Which type of organism has fur?

a)

Mammal

b)

Reptile

c)

Bird

d)

Amphibian

20.

Variation is caused by genes and by environment. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False