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Diversity of Living things Test Re-take

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a response to an external stimulus?

a)

A dog vomiting

b)

A cow eating grass

c)

A baby drinking milk

d)

A cat's fur standing up after seeing another cat enter the room

2.

The climate of a place is colder than it used to be. Which animal is most likely to survive in the colder climate?

a)

a cold-blooded reptile

b)

an animal that runs fast

c)

an animal that lays eggs

d)

a mammal with thick fur

3.

How can plant hormones be used to control fruit ripening (which is a response to an internal stimulus)?

a)

Plant hormones can only delay ripening

b)

Plant hormones can only accelerate ripening

c)

Plant hormones can speed up or slow down ripening

4.

What is tropism?

a)

A plant's response to a stimulus

b)

A plant reproducing

c)

An animal's response to a stimulus

d)

A prokaryote's response to a stimulus

5.

What is gravitropism/geotropism?

a)

The movement of bacteria in response to changes in temperature

b)

The movement of a plant in response to earthquakes

c)

The movement of a plant in response to gravity

d)

The movement of plants towards water

6.

What is hydrotropism?

a)

The movement of plants towards water

b)

The movement of plants away from water

c)

The rate of growth of a plant in response to temperature changes in water

d)

A plant's response to gravity and touch

7.

What makes a tropism positive or negative?

a)

Negative = movement towards stimulus, Positive = movement away from stimulus

b)

Positive = movement towards stimulus, Negative = movement away from stimulus

c)

Who cares? It doesn't matter whether it is positive or negative

d)

Positive = when a plant is happy, Negative = when a plant is sad

8.

What is thigmotropism?

a)

The movement of plants in response to touch

b)

The movement of plants toward the sun

c)

A prokaryote's movement inside the bloodstream

d)

The movement of plants in response to gravity

9.

What is phototropism?

a)

The movement of plants towards water

b)

The movement of plants away from light

c)

The movement of plants in response to infrared light

d)

The movement of plants towards light

10.
Survival of the Fittest and Evolution were proposed by what scientist?
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Steven Hawking
d)
Isaac Newton
11.
Which organisms are most likely to survive?
a)
the best adapted
b)
the fastest
c)
the strongest
d)
the most domesticated (tamed)
12.
Dogs such as Chihuahuas are examples of....
a)
Artificial Selection 
b)
Natural Selection 
c)
Mutations 
13.

Natural Selection is driven by a change in the environment and survival of the

a)

Earth

b)

Fastest

c)

Fittest

d)

Biggest

14.

Selective breeding is...

a)

a process to create an organism with desired traits from parents with those desired traits (ex: dairy cows that produce the most milk are bred)

b)

natural method of producing offspring with desired traits

c)

creating a new species

d)

making organisms reproduce during times of stress

15.
An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?
a)
Class Insecta
b)
Order Amblygygi
c)
Order Araneae
d)
Order Scorpiones
16.
What is the name of bird W?
a)
Certhidea
b)
Geospiza
c)
Camarhynchus
d)
Platyspiza
17.

A living or once-living organism containing DNA and exhibits growth in an ecosystem is a...

a)

population

b)

biotic factor

c)

abiotic factor

d)

community

18.

What is an adaptation of bird bones?

a)

Hollow but strong to make the bird lightweight and capable of enduring stress

b)

Heavy to prevent the bird from floating away

c)

Birds do not have bones, they have cartilage.

19.

Which kingdom classification does a microscopic, eukaryote with flagella, a nucleus, and chloroplast belong to?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Fungi

c)

Animalia

d)

Protista

20.

Which kingdom classification does a multicellular, eukaryote with cell walls containing chitin belong to?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Fungi

c)

Animalia

d)

Protista

21.

Which kingdom classification does a single-celled, prokaryote that can withstand extreme environments belong to?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Fungi

c)

Archaebacteria

d)

Protista

22.

What happened to the peppered moth population after the industrial revolution?

a)

There were MORE LIGHT moths because the bird couldn't see them on the DARK TREES

b)

There were MORE DARK moths because the bird couldn't see them on the LIGHT TREES

c)

There were MORE DARK moths because the bird couldn't see them on the DARK TREES

23.

Leaf S (3RD LEAF)

a)

Eastern white pine

b)

balsam poplar

c)

sweet gum

d)

ginko

24.

A dog shakes hands/paws with its owner and gets a treat. What does this show?

a)

Inherited trait

b)

Learned Behavior

c)

Instinct

d)

just because

25.

What type of situation might trigger the fight-or-flight response?

a)

persistent worrying

b)

long-term stress

c)

a threat from a predator

26.

The maintenance of an organism’s internal environment like shivering or sweating is an example of

a)

compensating

b)

homeostasis

c)

balancing

d)

routine

27.

Beets, carrots and radishes store energy for survival. These are called

a)

fruits

b)

root vegetables

c)

fertilizers