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EXAM 4.3 4th Six Weeks Review -- 7th Grade

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the purpose of a dichotomous key?
a)
to find a common ancestor
b)
to show the evolution of organisms
c)
to show relationships between organisms
d)
to identify organisms
2.
What step do we always start with when using dichotomous keys?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
3.
When using a dichotomous key to identify organisms, what do we look at?
a)
physical features
b)
weather patterns
c)
environment
d)
diet
4.
Using this dichotomous key, identity the name of the circled fish.
a)
band-tail puffer
b)
spotted goat fish
c)
peacock flounder
d)
trumpet fish
5.
A table of arachnid and insect characteristics is shown. Which characteristic could be used to distinguish between
arachnids and insects?
a)
Jointed legs
b)
Body segments
c)
Presence of eyes
d)
Presence of antennae
6.
What is the name of bird W?
a)
Certhidea
b)
Geospiza
c)
Camarhynchus
d)
Platyspiza
7.

Process of fertilizing flowers by transferring pollen from male to female parts

a)

pollination

b)

seed dispersal

c)

herding

d)

vegetative propagation

8.

Process used to make more of its own kind, but with only one parent

a)

sexual reproduction

b)

asexual reproduction

c)

development

d)

growth

9.

Joining of an egg cell and sperm cell from two different organisms

a)

sexual reproduction

b)

asexual reproduction

c)

growth

d)

development

10.

Type of asexual reproduction that produces two identical cells

a)

vegetative propagation

b)

binary fission

c)

budding

d)

regeneration

11.

Type of asexual reproduction where the offspring grows out of the parent organism

a)

vegetative propagation

b)

binary fission

c)

budding

d)

regeneration

12.

Type of asexual reproduction that helps an organism regrow a damaged body part

a)

binary fission

b)

vegetative propagation

c)

budding

d)

regeneration

13.

Type of asexual reproduction when one plant grows new plants

a)

vegetative propagation

b)

budding

c)

regeneration

d)

binary fission

14.

Pair of genes where one is dominant and he other is recessive

a)

heterogeneous

b)

homogeneous

c)

genotype

d)

phenotype

15.

Both genes are the same

a)

heterogeneous

b)

homogeneous

c)

genotype

d)

phenotype

16.

Actual gene make-up (bb,Bb)

a)

heterogeneous

b)

homogeneous

c)

genotype

d)

phenotype

17.

Physical appearance (brown hair, blue eyes)

a)

heterogeneous

b)

homogeneous

c)

genotype

d)

phenotype

18.

Male widow birds (Euplectus progne) have very long tail feathers. What evidence would support the claim that these tails are used by the birds to attract mates and lead to reproductive success?

a)

In every generation, the small number of males with the longest tail feathers produce the greatest number of offspring.

b)

Even though the wingspan of males does not exceed 15 centimeters, some males have tail feathers 50 centimeters long.

c)

Only the males of the species have long tail feathers, and the females always have much shorter tail feathers.

d)

The males with the longest tail feathers are the easier to locate in their habitat than those with shorter tail feathers.

19.

Two brown-eyed parents can produce a child with blue eyes. Which of the following best explains how this is possible?

a)

Blue eyes are an adaptation that can help the survival of humans.

b)

Eye color is always a mixture of the traits of both parents.

c)

Over many generations some characteristics become more frequent.

d)

The genes passed on by the parents can combine in a new way in the child.

20.

The offspring of sexually reproducing organisms can be distinguished from the offspring of asexually reproducing organisms by studying which of the following?

a)

The extent of variety in the genetic information in the population of offspring

b)

The diet and habitat requirements for each individual organism

c)

The average amount of time involved between fertilization and birth of the offspring

d)

The relative sizes in height of the organisms when they reach adulthood

21.

What is an example(s) of a genotype? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY).

a)

Curly Hair

b)

GG

c)

Gg

d)

Straight Hair

22.

What is an example(s) of a phenotype? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

a)

Curly Hair

b)

GG

c)

Gg

d)

Straight Hair

23.
Heterozygous is when...
a)
the alleles are the same
b)
the alleles are different
c)
the alleles are absent
d)
the alleles are present
24.
In a heterozygous genotype, the ___________ allele takes over in the phenotype.
a)
recessive
b)
dominant
c)
lower case letter
d)
both 
25.
Which of the following is homozygous recessive?
a)
Tt
b)
tt
c)
TT
d)
T
26.
T - tall and t = short
In the punnett square below, what belongs in the missing square
a)
tt
b)
Tt
c)
Bb
d)
TT
27.
In plants, tall (T) is dominant to short (t). Perform the following cross: Tt x Tt. What is the probability of producing a short plant?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
28.

The variety of genes and alleles that exist in organisms

a)

independent assortment

b)

chromosomal abnormalities

c)

genetic diversity

d)

mutations

29.
Traits that help an organism survive are called....
a)
evolution
b)
natural selection
c)
adaptations
d)
habitats
30.
An organism that survives longer is more likely to produce_______offspring
a)
less
b)
the same amount
c)
more
d)
no
31.
Most adaptations that help an organism survive are passed on from parent to child as ___traits?
a)
adaptable
b)
physical
c)
more
d)
inherited
32.
Differences that exist naturally among members of a population or species___?
a)
mutation
b)
adaptation
c)
variations
d)
evolution
33.
Species with ______variation are ______likely to survive.
a)
more, less
b)
less,less
c)
less,more
d)
more,more
34.

Which is a group of organisms with similar characteristics and are able to interbreed to produce offspring

a)

Variation

b)

Species

c)

Fitness

d)

Gene

35.

A length of DNA that codes for a specific characteristic

a)

Variation

b)

Species

c)

Fitness

d)

Gene

36.

Process of humans breeding animals or plants with desired traits

a)

Environmental Variation

b)

Selective Breeding

c)

Adaptive Feature

d)

Genetic Engineering

37.

What are alleles?

a)

Long strands of DNA that contain lots of genes.

b)

Different versions of a gene.

c)

The basic unit of heredity; controls a specific trait.

d)

A characteristic passed from parent to offspring

e)

The differences that occur from a mixture of genes

38.

What are chromosomes?

a)

Long strands of DNA that contain lots of genes.

b)

Different versions of a gene.

c)

The basic unit of heredity; controls a specific trait.

d)

A characteristic passed from parent to offspring

e)

The differences that occur from a mixture of genes

39.

What is an inherited trait?

a)

Long strands of DNA that contain lots of genes.

b)

Different versions of a gene.

c)

The basic unit of heredity; controls a specific trait.

d)

A characteristic passed from parent to offspring

e)

The differences that occur from a mixture of genes

40.

In sexually reproducing organisms, each parent contributes _____________ of the genes acquired by the offspring.

a)

an eighth

b)

a quarter

c)

a half

d)

three quarters

41.

The difference between genotype and phenotype is :

a)

Genotype shows the combination of alleles that provides the genes for a trait, while phenotype is the expression of the trait, what it will look like.

b)

Phenotype shows the combination of alleles that provides the genes for a trait, while genotype is the expression of the trait, what it will look like.

42.

Why do human siblings look similar, but not always identical if they have the same parents?

a)

The reason that siblings can look similar without being identical is that there is always a mutation in the chromosomes.

b)

The reason that siblings can look similar without being identical is that they have the exact same DNA, but it is in a different order.

c)

The reason that siblings can look similar without being identical is that there are multiple combinations of alleles that code for genes, that express as traits that can be inherited.

43.

Plants must adapt to their environment, too. Plants that live in dry climates usually have

a)

big, round stems

b)

wide leaves to absorb sunlight

c)

small leaves coated in thick wax

d)

short, small leaves

44.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

45.

Any living thing is called a(n)

a)

organism

b)

behavior

c)

mammal

d)

creature

46.
Using this picture, what defense is this Hawk Moth displaying?
a)
camouflage
b)
emitting smells
c)
mimicry
d)
panting
47.

Camouflage means:

a)

A special dessert

b)

When an animal looks like another animal

c)

A way an animal can look like its surroundings

48.

The sharp teeth of lions are what type of adaptation?

a)

Structural

b)

Physilogical

c)

Behavioral

49.

A bird uses its beak to take food

a)

Structural

b)

Physilogical

c)

Behavioral

50.

Some kinds of birds migrate to the warmer places in the winter

a)

Structural

b)

Physilogical

c)

Behavioral

51.

A giraffe has a long neck to obtain food.

a)

Structural

b)

Physilogical

c)

Behavioral

52.

Some animals pretend to be dead to protect themselves from predators

a)

Structural

b)

Behavioral

c)

Physiological

53.
Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Artifical Selection
54.

What is natural selection?

a)

When reproduction occurs and mutations happen.

b)

When a offspring has the traits from its parents.

c)

When an organism is able to camoflauge in its environment.

d)

the process whereby organisms that are better adapted to their environment tend to survive and reproduce more offspring.