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Worksheetskeys and variation
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which one of the following shows discontinuous variation?
Eye colour
Strength
Height
Weight
Which one of the following shows continuous variation?
Blood group
Male or female
Height
Which one of the following is an environmental variation?
Attached ear lobes
Male or female
Eye colour
Short hair
What type of graph do we use for discontinuous variation?
A bell-shape
Line graph
Bar chart
Scatter Graph
Which type of data would student height be categorized as?
Categorical
Discontinuous
Continuous
Normal
Differences between members of the same species are called
predators
selections
traits
variations
Which of the following is an example of discontinuous variation?
Weight
height
blood type
Hand span
An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?
Class Insecta
Order Araneae
Order Amblygygi
Order Scorpiones
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?
Juniper
Spruce
Pine
Fir
What is the name of bird W?
Certhidea
Camarhynchus
Geospiza
Platyspiza
A dichotomous key for insects is given. To what order does an insect with two pairs of scaly wings belong?
Coleoptera
Diptera
Heteroptera
Lepidoptera
The 8 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.
Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order
Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus
What is the correct classification for the pictured organism?
Insecta
Scorpiones
Amblypygi
Araneae
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
Whip Scorpion
Mite
Daddy Long Legs
Tick
Which of the paired statements could be used to tell the difference between the two insects using a dichotomous key?
Has 6 legs
Has 8 legs
2 pairs of spots on wing cover
3 pairs of spots on wing cover
Large hind legs
Small hind legs
Antennae absent
Antennae present
Is this insect segmented?
yes
no
Simple or Compound Leaf?
Simple
Compound
Which organism has feathers but does not swim?
Duck
Lizard
Hen
Snake
Which type of organism has fur?
Mammal
Reptile
Bird
Amphibian
Variation is caused by genes and by environment. True or False?
True
False
