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Natural Selection Review - LS 1-4 & 4-5

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The characteristics that an organism can pass on to its offspring.

a)

Trait

b)

Inheritance

c)

Artificial Selection

d)

Natural Selection

2.

An inherited trait that increases an organism's chance of survival.

a)

Inheritance

b)

Trait

c)

Adaptation

d)

Competition

3.

The process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called survival of the fittest

a)

Artificial Selection

b)

Inheritance

c)

Natural Selection

d)

Genetic Modification

4.

The process in which genetic material is passed from parents to their offspring.

a)

Inheritance

b)

Trait

c)

Adaptation

d)

Genetic Modification

5.

Ecological interaction which leads to decreased population growth for both species

a)

Inheritance

b)

Natural selection

c)

Structural adaptation

d)

Competition

6.

Process by which humans breed other animals and plants for particular traits

a)

Structural adaptation

b)

Artificial selection

c)

Behavioral adaptation

d)

Genetic modification

7.

Altering the genes of an organism to give them new characteristic

a)

Trait

b)

Adaptation

c)

Genetic modification

d)

Inheritance

8.

An inherited physical trait that increases an organism’s chance of survival

a)

Artifical Selection

b)

Trait

c)

Competition

d)

Structural Adaptation

9.

An inherited behavior that increases an organism’s chance of survival

a)

Behavioral adaptation

b)

Trait

c)

Competition

d)

Inheritance

10.

What are two examples of animal behaviors that are aimed at getting food or attracting a mate?

a)

male birds of paradise dancing in an elaborate way

b)

flocks of geese traveling together from one body of water to another

c)

wolves hunting in packs

d)

elephants circling around the youngest and oldest members of their herd

11.

Provide an example of a plant structure that increases its chance of survival.

4 lines
12.

Give an example of how humans have influenced the inheritance of desired traits in organisms. (hint: think artificial selection)

4 lines
13.

Provide an example of a plant or animal that has been selectively bred or genetically modified and explain why humans would desire certain traits.

4 lines