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Unit 5 Review - Petroski

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 35mins

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Class
Date
1.

New traits usually occur due to:

a)

Random genetic mutations

b)

An organism adapting

c)

Effects from the environment

2.

If a new trait DOES NOT help an organism survive, what may happen to it?

a)

It dies and its DNA is not passed on

b)

It survives and its DNA is passed on

c)

It changes its traits to adapt and survive

3.

If a new trait DOES help an organism survive, what may happen to it?

a)

It dies and its DNA is not passed on

b)

It survives and its DNA is passed on

c)

It changes its traits to adapt and survive

4.

What happens to new traits that HELP organisms survive over time?

a)

They become MORE COMMON

b)

They become LESS COMMON

c)

They are EQUALLY COMMON

5.

What happened to the peppered moth population after the Industrial Revolution?

a)

There were MORE LIGHT moths because the bird couldn't see them on the DARK TREES

b)

There were MORE DARK moths because the bird couldn't see them on the DARK TREES

c)

There were MORE DARK moths because the bird couldn't see them on the LIGHT TREES

6.

What do you call a related organism from a previous generation?

a)

ancestor

b)

adaptive trait

c)

distribution

d)

environment

7.

What is a way of hiding by looking the same as the background?

a)

feature

b)

distribution

c)

chromosome

d)

camouflage

8.
The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called
a)
genes.
b)
variations.
c)
traits.
d)
theories.
9.
Organisms with the most beneficial traits will survive.  This is commonly known as
a)
theory of evolution.
b)
variations.
c)
survival of the fittest.
d)
ecosystems.
10.

Natural Selection is driven by a change in the environment and survival of the

a)

Smartest

b)

Fastest

c)

Most well adapted

d)

Biggest

11.

A population can be described by:

a)

the traits present

b)

the number of individuals who have each trait

c)

the different species of organisms in it

d)

abiotic factors

12.

The number of individuals with each trait in

a population ________________ over time.

a)

can change

b)

stays the same

13.

Over many generations, individuals with _______________ become more common in

a population, while individuals with _________________ become less common.

a)

adaptive traits ; non-adaptive traits

b)

non-adaptive traits ; adaptive traits

14.

The traits that __________________ in a population determine which traits can become more common over many generations.

a)

exist

b)

an organism wants

15.

Biologists analyze data about __________________________ (the causes) to explain changes in ______________________________ (the effects).

a)

environmental conditions ; the distribution of traits in populations

b)

the distribution of traits in populations ; environmental conditions

16.

What caused this newt population to become more poisonous?

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17.
A population of peppered moths with a dark grey variation and a light grey variation lives in light colored birch forest. It is hunted by sight. Which statement is most likely true?
a)
there are equal number of light and dark grey peppered moths in the population
b)
more light grey moths survive than dark grey moths
c)
more dark grey moths survive than light grey moths
d)
all peppered moths will be eaten before they can reproduce
18.
According to Darwin’s theory of natural selection, the individuals that tend to survive are those that have
a)
characteristics their parents acquired by use and disuse.
b)
the greatest number of offspring.
c)
characteristics that plant and animal breeders value.
d)
variations best suited to the environment.
19.
If a rabbit species lives in an extremely cold environment with their main predator hunting at night and by sound, which mutation would be most favorable to the rabbit?
a)
camouflage fur
b)
a dense undercoat of fur underneath
c)
bigger ears
d)
being more visibly active at night
20.

Scientists measured the spot size of guppies (small fish) in two different populations. Which population has more guppies with large spots?

a)

They both have the same number of guppies with large spots.

b)

The population in Brazil has more guppies with large spots.

c)

The population in Venezuela has more guppies with large spots.

d)

These bar graphs do not show which population has more guppies with large spots.

21.

Scientists measured the height of the giraffes in two different populations. Which population has the largest number of tall giraffes?

a)

The population in Niger has the largest number of tall giraffes.

b)

The population in Somalia has the largest number of tall giraffes.

c)

Both populations have the same number of tall giraffes.

d)

These bar graphs do not show which population has more tall giraffes.  

22.

Scientists measured the spine size of a population of cactuses found in an area in 1970. They measured the spine size of the cactus population again in 2015. Which of the statements below best describes the difference in the cactuses at the two time points?

a)

The cactuses in 1970 had smaller spines than the cactuses in 2015.

b)

The cactuses in 1970 had larger spines than the cactuses in 2015.

c)

There were more cactuses in 1970 than there were in 2015.

d)

There was more variation in spine size in 1970 than there was in 2015.

23.

Northern foxes can have different fur colors.

The foxes hunt squirrels for food. Foxes that have fur the same color as their environment are better at getting close to squirrels and catching them.

The diagrams below show three possible fox populations.

If their environment changes to have only brown dirt, which of the following fox populations will most likely survive?

a)

Populations 1 and 2 will most likely survive.

b)

Populations 2 and 3 will most likely survive.

c)

Only Population 2 will survive because it is the only population with variation.

d)

All the populations will survive because the foxes will change the color of their fur if they need to.

24.

Scientists measured the beak length of a population of birds in a lake in 1960. They measured the beak length of the bird population again in 2010. What do the graphs show you about the variation in the beak lengths of the birds by the lake?

a)

There was the same amount of variation in 1960 and in 2010.

b)

These bar graphs do not show the amount of variation in the population.

c)

There was more variation in 2010.

d)

There was more variation in 1960.

25.
Predict which moth would increase in population
a)
light 
b)
dark
26.

Darwin theorized that organisms with traits that are best suited to their environment will ________________

a)

increase in number

b)

become extinct

27.

The way in which traits are shared in the population

a)

Predominant

b)

Resistance

c)

Distribution

d)

Heritable

28.

In a cold environment what would be some adaptive traits? Sellect all that apply.

a)

thick blubber

b)

thick fur

c)

thin fur

d)

strong muscles

29.

Can mutations be passed down to offspring?

a)

Yes

b)

No

30.

How do you "win" at natural selection?

a)

survive

b)

go extinct

c)

survive & reproduce

31.

The squirrel in the picture is using an adaptation called

a)

camouflage

b)

hibernation

c)

migration

d)

retention

32.

Starting in 1954, commercial fishers in the northwest Pacific were paid by weight, rather than by the individual fish, for pink salmon. The fishers increased the use of a type of net that selectively catches larger fish. Which of the following effects did this change in fishing technique most likely have on the salmon population over the next 20 years?

a)

The average body size of the salmon population decreased significantly.

b)

The average body size of the salmon population increased significantly.

c)

The average body size of the males in the salmon population increased, and the females stayed the same.

d)

None of the above.

33.

A population of finches that have 3 different beaks live on an island. Each beak type is adapted to one of 3 specific food sources. Two of the three food sources are eliminated during a hurricane. What will happen to the finch population?

a)

The food source will adapt to the remaining finches

b)

All 3 finches adapt to the remaining food source

c)

All 3 finches will die

d)

The finch that is adapted to the remaining food source will survive

34.

There is a species of beetle that has two variations in the population: brown beetles and green beetles. About 82% of all brown beetles survive to adulthood while only 31% of green beetles survive to adulthood. Which of the following statements is true about the fitness of these beetles?

a)

The green beetles have higher fitness

b)

The brown beetles have higher fitness

c)

The green beetles have more adaptations

d)

The brown and green beetles have the same level of fitness

35.
Which of the following is a term for a group of similar organisms that can reproduce fertile offspring?
a)
individual
b)
population
c)
species
d)
fossil