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DNA, Adaptation, Mutations, Reproduction

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is fertilization?

a)

When you put food on the plants

b)

The joining of the egg and sperm

c)

A part of mitosis

d)

The last step of meiosis

2.

The variety of genes and alleles that exist in organisms

a)

independent assortment

b)

chromosomal abnormalities

c)

genetic diversity

d)

mutations

3.

A physical or behavioral trait an organism is born with that helps it survive is -

a)

A mutation

b)

An adaptation

c)

Genetic variation

d)

Gene flow

4.
Individual plants or animals in a population with certain desired traits are chosen by breeders, farmers, or ranchers to mate. The people hope to get the desired traits in the offspring.
a)
Natural selection
b)
Selective breeding
c)
Gene flow
d)
Mutations
5.

Individuals in a population that have the traits needed to survive in the environment get to survive and reproduce. Their offspring inherit those traits. Over time, a greater percentage of the population will have those successful traits.

a)

Natural selection

b)

Selective breeding

c)

Artificial selection

d)

Mutations

6.

Random changes in the DNA are -

a)

Natural selection

b)

Mutations

c)

Adaptations

d)

Genetic migration

7.

What happens during meiosis?

a)

two sex cells combine

b)

chromosome pairs separate and are distributed into new sex cells

c)

each sex cell copies itself to form four new chromosomes

d)

chromosome pairs remain together when new sex cells are formed

8.

When sex cells combine to produce offspring, each sex cell will contribute

a)

one fourth the number of chromosomes in body cells

b)

half the number of chromosomes in body cells

c)

the normal number of chromosomes in body cells

d)

twice the number of chromosomes in body cells

9.

Cloning results in two organisms that are

a)

both adult mammals

b)

produced from cuttings

c)

genetically similar

d)

genetically identical

10.

Binary fission is the bacterial process of

a)

asexual reproduction

b)

obtaining food

c)

producing energy

d)

forming endospores

11.

The process by which a new organism forms from the joining of an egg cell and a sperm cell is called

a)

asexual reproduction

b)

sexual reproduction

c)

adaptation

d)

budding

12.

The cell that is formed when fertilization occurs is called a __________________________.

a)

zygote

b)

mutation

c)

chromosome

d)

cytoplasm

13.

What conclusion can be drawn from this picture?

a)

an egg cell and a sperm cell unite to form a zygote

b)

kittens will always look like the father

c)

sperm cells come from the mother

d)

mitosis produces egg and sperm cells

14.

What is the process shown in this figure?

a)

budding

b)

cloning

c)

regeneration

d)

vegetative reproduciton

15.

A sea star has one of its arms break off. That arm grows into its own separate organism through ____________________.

a)

sexual reproduction

b)

regeneration (fragmentation)

c)

spindle fibers

d)

chromosomes

16.

The process that produces haploid sex cells is __________________.

a)

mitosis

b)

fission

c)

meiosis

d)

interphase

17.
An example of a behavioral adaptation is
a)
The long neck of a giraffe
b)
Penguins huddling together for warmth
c)
A camel's hump used to store water
d)
A polar bear's white fur used for camouflage
18.
An example of a physical adaptation is...
a)
a turtle hiding inside its shell
b)
The spikes on a porcupine fish
c)
a rabbit burrowing underground
d)
a viper biting when threatened
19.
Movement from one area to another
a)
extinction
b)
hibernation
c)
migration
d)
physical adaptation
20.
An inactive state during which normal body activities slow. 
a)
instinct
b)
camouflage
c)
migration
d)
hibernation
21.

When Charles Darwin visited the Galapagos Islands in the 1800s, he observed many types of organisms that were similar by lived on different islands. The four species of mockingbirds found on the Galapagos Islands are shown below. Each species lives on a different island.


These species are very similar but the Hood mocking bird has a longer beak than the other three species. Which of the following best explains this difference?

a)

The Hood mockingbird need a longer beak for defense against predators.

b)

The Hood mockingbird originated from a different type of bird that the other species.

c)

The Hood mockingbird's longer beak is an adaptation to the food available in the bird's habitat.

d)

The Hood mockingbird's beak stretched to reach its food, and the longer beak was passed down to its offspring.

22.
What is one disadvantage of sexual reproduction?
a)
Only one parent needed
b)
Off spring are exact copies of parents
c)
Happens very quickly
d)
Needs two parents
23.
What is an advantage of sexual reproduction?
a)
Allows genetic variation
b)
Only needs one parent
c)
Happens very quickly
d)
Offspring are exact copies of parent
24.
What is shown in the diagram shown?
a)
DAN
b)
RAN
c)
DNA
d)
RNA
25.
Which organelle is DNA usually found in?
a)
cell membrane
b)
vacuole
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus