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Exploring

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The scientist that believes we use a group of genes that work together to create complex behaviors is named

(a)  

2.

Why does Corey Jaskolski wants explorers to protect what they encounter?

a)

Climate change

b)

Erosion

c)

Future generations

d)

Close encounters

3.

Paleoanthropologist Lee Berger has been searching for ancient hominids in remote parts of...

(a)  

4.

The gene DRD4-7R is found in what percentage of humans?

a)

25%

b)

68.2%

c)

20%

5.

Which is NOT an explanation for why we explore...

a)

What's happening in the world around us

b)

It's in our genes

c)

All "animals" including humans, do it!

d)

We are made up of groups of genes

6.

What is the name for an explorer who is a scuba diver who lives and operates both inside and outside an underwater shelter for an extended period.

a)

Scuba diver

b)

Aquanaut

c)

Aqualung

d)

Marine dweller

7.

Dr. Chen led a team of scientists who were studying a

(a)  

8.

Make it necessary for someone to do something

a)

Expert

b)

Require

c)

Pioneer

d)

Exciting

9.

Explorers are generally in search of...

a)

Knowledge

b)

Treasure

c)

Aliens

d)

New land

10.

Dr. Chen studied a gene known as

4 lines
11.

(a)   sharks and jellyfish is part of being an ocean explorer.

12.

The percentage of the world's oceans that have been seen...

a)

Fifty percent

b)

Thirty percent

c)

Fifteen percent

d)

Five percent