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Unit 3 CSA Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The place where two plates come together is known as a _______

a)

transform boundary.

b)

divergent boundary.

c)

convergent boundary.

d)

rift valley.

2.

In which type of boundary do the plates move away from each other?

a)

convergent

b)

normal

c)

divergent

d)

transform

3.

What type of boundary is this? What event will occur at this boundary?

a)

Transform / Earthquakes

b)

Subduction / Volcano Eruption

c)

Tornado / Rain

d)

Mountain Building / Volcanism

4.

Most volcanoes and earthquakes form at the _____________ of tectonic plates.

a)

on the edges

b)

on the right side

c)

on the left side

d)

in the middle

5.

Select all ways humans negatively impact the environment.

a)

pollution

b)

renewable resources

c)

overpopulation

d)

introduction of invasive species

e)

planting trees

6.
Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist?
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Steven Hawking
d)
Isaac Newton
7.
Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Artifical Selection
8.
A slight difference in an inherited trait between individual members of the same species.
a)
variations
b)
adapatations
c)
homologous structures
d)
analogous structures
9.

When an organism of a species has an adaptation, it will compete for resources better, survive longer and pass that adaptation on to it's offspring. This process is called

a)

natural selection

b)

artificial selection

c)

inbreeding

d)

outbreeding

10.
What characteristic did Darwin observe about the finches on the Galapagos Islands?
a)
Their feathers 
b)
Genotypes 
c)
Their beaks
d)
Their body sizes
11.
Bird's beaks evolve mainly due to the type of ___________________ available.
a)
food
b)
water
c)
shrubs
d)
mates
12.

1. The process of choosing parent organisms for desired characteristics is called

a)

natural selection

b)

Artificial selection

c)

random selection

d)

genetic manipulation

13.
Differences between members of the same species are called
a)
predators
b)
traits
c)
selections
d)
variations
14.
Which of these is an example of inherited variation only?
a)
Eye colour 
b)
Height 
c)
Weight 
d)
Skin colour 
15.

Most water pollution is the result of

a)

volcanic eruption

b)

storms

c)

human activities

d)

drought

16.

The theory that states that pieces of Earth's plates are in a constant, slow motion.

a)

sea floor spreading

b)

deep ocean trenches

c)

plate tectonics

d)

subduction

17.
Which statement best explains how natural selection occurs?
a)
when adaptations help an organism reproduce and survive.
b)
when organisms are geographically isolated.
c)
when an organism’s offspring grow vestigial structures.
d)
when characteristics from the parent organism are inherited.