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WorksheetsAH Biology 2.1-2.4 Quiz
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 32mins
Which of the following would be most suitable for sampling sessile organisms?
Traps
Nets
Scat sampling
Quadrats
Which of the following is being described here:
The observer records all individuals seen from a fixedlocation. This can be compared to other locations or with data from the same location gathered at other times.
Camera traps
Quadrats
Scat sampling
Point Count
Identification of an organism is made using DNA/Protein analysis, classification guides, biological keys, taxonomy and what other method?
(a)
What is classic taxonomy classification based on? (max one word answer)
(a)
Which of the following taxonomic groups are being described here: unsegmented, cylindrical bodies. They are parasites and species include roundworms and eelworms
Nematodes
Arthropods
Chordates
Platyhelminthes
Which of the following taxonomic groups is being described here: unsegmented worms with a soft, flattened body. They show bilateral symmetry and have internal organs but no body cavity.
Nematodes
Arthropods
Chordates
Platyhelminthes
Divergent evolution...
Is the accumulation of differences as species from a common ancestor undergo changes over time
When similar structures have evolved from different ancestries
Mark and recapture uses which of the following formulae?
N = MR/C
N = MC/R
N = RC/M
N = CM/R
True or False: Mark and recapture assumes that all individuals have an unequal chance of capture, no immigration or emigration, and that individuals that are marked and released can mix fully and randomly with the total population.
True
False
Give one example of a method for marking animals
(a)
Which of the following is being described here: when quantifying animal behaviour, this is the time between the stimulus occurring and the response behaviour
Latency
Duration
Frequency
Which of the following is being described here: the number of times a behaviour occurs within the observation period.
Latency
Duration
Frequency
Ethograms list species-specific behaviour. Recording the duration of behaviours alongside the total time of observation allows what to be made?
Risk assessment
Controls
Time budgets
Hazard minimisation
Select the example which avoids using anthropomorphism
In some primate species, alpha males often bully lower ranking males
In late summer, worker bees like to visit heather flower
The grin on the chimpanzee's face showed it was amused by the gesture
The male moth is attracted to the female by scent molecules she emits
Biological fieldwork can sometimes be more dangerous than laboratory work. Which of the following would not generally be involved in a risk assessment for carrying outfieldwork safely?
Identify hazards
Specify control measures
Assess safety training records of participants
Consider hazard severity and likelihood of occurring
Which of the following processes of evolution are random?
Genetic Drift
Natural Selection
Sexual Selection
Select all of the following processes of evolution which are are non-random.
Genetic Drift
Natural Selection
Sexual Selection
Which form of selection deals solely with the traits which increase the mating success of an individual?
Natural Selection
Genetic Drift
Sexual Selection
Which form of selection is present in this picture?
Sexual Selection
Natural Selection
Genetic Drift
Which form of sexual selection uses exuberant displays of attractiveness to attract a female?
Male-Male Rivalry
Female Choice
Which form of sexual selection uses large physical size and/or weaponry to compete for a female?
Male-Male Rivalry
Female Choice
Which form of selection is present in this picture?
Sexual Selection
Natural Selection
Genetic Drift
Genetic Drift has a greater effect on small populations
True
False
Which form of Genetic Drift is the result of a sudden change drastically reducing the size of a population?
Bottleneck Effect
Founder Effect
Female Choice
Male-Male Rivalry
Which form of Genetic Drift is the result of a few individuals becoming isolated from a larger population?
Bottleneck Effect
Founder Effect
Female Choice
Male-Male Rivalry
Which of the following is not a condition required for maintaining the Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium?
Mating is not random
No mutation takes place
No natural selection takes place
There is no gene flow through migration
In the Hardy Weinberg Principle, what does p2 stand for?
Expected frequency of homozygous dominant genotype
Expected frequency of heterozygous genotype
Expected frequency of homozygous recessive genotype
In the Hardy Weinberg Principle, what does q2 stand for?
Expected frequency of homozygous dominant genotype
Expected frequency of heterozygous genotype
Expected frequency of homozygous recessive genotype
In the Hardy Weinberg Principle, what does 2pq stand for?
Expected frequency of homozygous dominant genotype
Expected frequency of heterozygous genotype
Expected frequency of homozygous recessive genotype
State what term describes the prediction that there is no relationship between the independent and dependent variable.
Replication
Replacement
Null Hypothesis
Hypothesis
Which form of reproduction leads to greater genetic variation?
Sexual Reproduction
Asexual Reproduction
Which form of reproduction is more likely to result in offspring with the ability to adapt to changing conditions?
Sexual Reproduction
Asexual Reproduction
Which form of reproduction is best to establish a large colony size over a short period of time?
Sexual Reproduction
Asexual Reproduction
Which form of reproduction leads to no genetic variation?
Sexual Reproduction
Asexual Reproduction
Which of the following is a method of reproduction from a female gamete without fertilisation?
The Red Queen Hypothesis
Parthenogeneis
Meiosis
Hermaphrodites
Which of the following names is given to pairs of chromosomes which are the same size?
Homologous Pairs
Homozygous Pairs
Heterozygous Pairs
Homogeneous Pairs
The process of Meiosis results in
Haploid gametes
Diploid gametes
Which of the following is not usually found in Homologous chromosomes?
They are the same size
They have the same centromere position
They have the same sequence of genes at the same loci
They have different genes at the same loci
During Meiosis, one diploid gamete mother cell results in
1 haploid daughter cell
2 haploid daughter cells
3 haploid daughter cells
4 haploid daughter cells
Where does the 'crossing over' of homologous pairs occur?
The chiasmata
The centromere
The loci
The required section of genes
The crossing over of DNA is
Random
Non-Random
Independent Assortment takes place when each pair of homologous pairs line up at the equator
In an order independent of other pairs
In an order dependent of other pairs
During Meiosis, where do homologous pairs line up in a cell?
The Pole
The Equator
The Middle of the cell
Tullibody
During Meiosis, what takes place to divide the cell into two new cells?
Metaphase
Anaphase
Cytokinesis
Interphase
Parental investment is...
Costly but increases survival of offspring
Costly but decreases survival of offspring
Cheap but increases survival of offspring
Cheap but decreases survival of offspring
Which form of fertilisation involves sperm and egg nuclei fusing inside the female?
Internal Fertilisation
External Fertilisation
Which form of fertilisation involves sperm and egg nuclei fusing outside the female?
Internal Fertilisation
External Fertilisation
Which of the following is a benefit of external fertilisation?
Large numbers of offspring can be produced
There is limited parental care
Low survival rate of offspring
Risk of gametes being predated.
Which of the following is a cost of internal fertilisation?
High offspring survival rate
High chance of successful fertilisation
A mate must be located
Fewer eggs are required
Which form of selection is commonly referred to as "Quick and Many"?
r Selection
K Selection
Which form of selection is commonly referred to as "Slower and Fewer"?
r Selection
K Selection
Which form of selection usually results in large numbers of offspring?
r Selection
K Selection
Which form of selection usually results in low numbers of offspring?
r Selection
K Selection
Which form of selection experiences high levels of offspring mortality?
r Selection
K Selection
Which form of selection usually produces physically larger offspring?
r Selection
K Selection
Which form of selection experiences low levels of offspring mortality?
r Selection
K Selection
Which form of selection exhibits high fecundity?
r Selection
K Selection
Which form of selection exhibits low fecundity?
r Selection
K Selection
Which form of selection tends to occur in unstable environments?
r Selection
K Selection
Which form of selection tends to occur in stable environments?
r Selection
K Selection
Which form of reproductive behaviour involves the lifetime mating of a pair of animals?
Monogamy
Polygamy
Which form of reproductive behaviour involves individuals of one sex having more than one mate?
Monogamy
Polygamy
What do honest signals give an indication of?
Male Fitness
Sexual Dimorphism
Availability of a mate
Male-Male Rivalry
What term is given to an instinctive response to courtship behaviour?
Sexual Dimorphism
Fixed Action Pattern Responses
Honest Signals
Sexual Selection
