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Unit 6: Biodiversity and Changes

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is it called when humans decide which traits of an organism are the most desirable and only allow those organisms with the specific, desired traits to breed.
a)
biological evolution
b)
evolution by natural selection
c)
artificial selection
d)
inbreeding
2.
When an organism has a trait that allows it to blend in with its environment, we call that ____.
a)
mimicry
b)
camouflage
c)
lucky
d)
sonic hedgehog gene
3.
Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Artifical Selection
4.
Why are advantageous traits more likely to be passed onto offspring?
a)
Because they are more likely to survive and reproduce.
b)
Because they come from dominant alleles.
c)
Because they come from recessive alleles.
d)
Because the trait is an acquired phenotype.
5.
Why is the mouse population changing over time?
a)
The light mice can reproduce more successfully than the dark mice
b)
The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because the dark mice taste better
c)
The hawks eat more light mice than dark mice because they can see the light mice more easily
d)
The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because they can see the dark mice more easily
6.
Process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called natural selection.
a)
Survival of the Fittest
b)
Extinction
c)
Derived trait
d)
Artificial Selection
7.

1. The process of choosing parent organisms for desired characteristics is called

a)

natural selection

b)

Artificial selection

c)

random selection

d)

genetic manipulation

8.

What is an example of artificial selection?

a)

Letting dogs choose their own mate

b)

Letting plants pollinate on their own

c)

Crossing a labrador and a poodle to create a labradoodle

9.

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.

10.
During the early settlement of the United States, pioneers cut down large tracts of forests on the east coast to use for home construction, for firewood, and to create cleared spaces to plant crops.What was the most likely effect of this kind of action?
a)
decreased plant and animal diversity
b)
decreased human populations
c)
decreased carbon dioxide production
d)
increased organism biodiversity.
11.

Which biome is more biodiverse?

a)

Desert

b)

Grassland

c)

Tundra

d)

Rainforest

12.

Image "B" shows more biodiversity than image "A". Why?

a)

Because "B" shows more different species than image "A"

b)

Because image "B" has less different species than "A"

c)

"A" has a greater number of same species plants so this statement is wrong.

d)

Both images show the same biodiversity

13.

Food Web B is an example of...

a)

Low biodiversity and low sustainability. If the producer dies then all the food web will suffer.

b)

High biodiversity and high sustainability. If an organism is removed the food web will continue with no effect.

14.
What are the greatest problems facing plants, animals, and people?
a)
introducing new species that  can cause problems 
b)
habitat destruction
c)
illegal hunting 
d)
all of the above
15.

Which of the following is NOT a component of biodiversity?

a)

Genetic diversity

b)

Species diversity

c)

Habitat diversity

d)

Ecosystem diversity

16.

How do humans impact the environment? Select all that apply.

a)

By changing the way a animal looks by altering the what food the animal eats.

b)

By polluting the ocean water and the earth's atmosphere through urbanization.

c)

By destroying biomes in which animals live through deforestation.

d)

By not watering plants that causes them to go into drought and ultimately die off.

17.

What kind of environmental change is shown in the picture above?

a)

Short term

b)

Long term

18.

What two environmental changes can be found in this image?

a)

pollution and climate change

b)

climate change and urbanization

c)

deforestation and pollution

d)

urbanization and deforestation

19.

Natural Disasters such as, earthquakes, flooding, and volcanic eruptions can cause ...

a)

short term changes

b)

long term changes

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