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Selection

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The gradual change in species over time is...
a)
Evolution
b)
Nucleotide 
c)
Adaptation
d)
Natural Selection
2.

Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE about natural selection?

a)

Offspring of individuals that are better adapted will make up larger population in the next generation.

b)

Natural selection directs evolution by preserving traits acquired during an individual's lifetime.

c)

Natural selection acts to preserve favorable traits and eliminate unfavourable traits.

d)

Natural selection leads to evolution.

3.
In natural selection, the selective agent is the
a)
humans
b)
mutations
c)
breeders
d)
environment
4.
Natural selection results in change over time by acting on traits that are
a)
heritable
b)
new
c)
mutated 
d)
better than the best
5.
What is another name for natural selection?
a)

"Survival of The Smartest"

b)

"Survival of The Fastest"

c)

"Survival of The Biggest"

d)

"Survival of The Fittest"

6.

individuals with alleles for an extreme type are more likely to survive and reproduce

a)

stabilizing selection

b)

directional selection

c)

disruptive selection

d)

genetic drift

7.

the selection pressure favors the extreme phenotypes, dividing the population into 2 distinct groups

a)

directional selection

b)

stabilizing selection

c)

geographic selection

d)

disruptive selection

8.

Individuals with intermediate traits are more likely to survive and reproduce

a)

stabilizing selection

b)

directional selection

c)

adaptive radiation

d)

disruptive selection

9.

Tall kelp have a distinct advantage over shorter kelp in receiving needed sunlight in their ocean environment

a)

directional selection

b)

disruptive selection

c)

stabilizing selection

d)

artificial selection

10.

Aspen trees that are over 25 m tend to blow over in high winds; aspen that are under 15 m do not get enough sun.

a)

directional selection

b)

stabilizing selection

c)

disruptive selection

d)

artificial selection

11.

Light-colored oysters would blend into the rocks in the shallows, and the darkest would blend better into the shadows. The ones in the intermediate range make them easier prey.

a)

directional selection

b)

stabilizing selection

c)

disruptive selection

d)

artificial selection

12.

The process of choosing parental organisms for desired characteristics is called

a)

natural selection

b)

artificial selection

c)

random selection

d)

genetic manipulation

13.

The following is a similarity between artificial selection and natural selection:

a)

Takes hundreds of years

b)

Humans determine traits

c)

Nature determines traits

d)

Offspring are produced

14.

Which statement is TRUE comparing natural selection and artificial selection?

a)

In natural selection, traits benefit humans and in artificial selection, the traits benefit the species.

b)

In natural selection, traits benefit the species and in artificial selection, the traits benefit humans.

c)

In natural and artificial selection, the process takes hundreds of years to occur.

d)

In natural and artificial selection, nature determines what traits will be passed down to offspring.

15.

Artificial selection is also known as

a)

natural selection

b)

selective hearing

c)

genetic manipulation

d)

selective breeding

16.
Someone has a wild cat breed with a house cat in order to have a cat that looks wild but is more gentle. This is__.
a)
Genetic Modification
b)
Gene Therapy
c)
Animal Husbandry
d)
Selective breeding
17.

Teosinte, gave rise to the modern maize. It was through a slow genetic selection that our ancestral farmers modified these weeds into the food crops that we grow nowadays. This is an example of:

a)

Artificial selection

b)

Genetic engineering

c)

Natural Selection

d)

Evolution

18.

Problems with animals that are selectively bred include:

a)

Being healthier and more resistant to disease.

b)

Producing more meat.

c)

Being more likely to suffer from genetic disease.

d)

Being more genetically diverse.

19.

What is inbreeding

a)

When two closely related animals are bred together

b)

When two not related animals are bred together

c)

When animals are allowed to chose their own mates

d)

When humans choose which animals will mate together

20.

True or False. Artificial selection is used to create fruits, vegetables, and animals with desired phenotype.

a)

True

b)

False