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Life Science Review

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the history of life documented by fossils?

a)

Fossil Record

b)

Geological Time Scale

c)

Index Fossil

d)

Plate Tectonic Theory

2.

The oldest fossils are found on the ______ layer, while the youngest fossils are found on the ______ layer.

a)

bottom, bottom

b)

bottom, top

c)

top, bottom

d)

top, top

3.

Which of the following CAN'T the fossil record prove about a species?

a)

Its evolution

b)

Its existence

c)

Its diversity

d)

Its extinction

e)

Its color

4.

How do you determine how diverse a time period was?

a)

Count the number of different fossils in different layers.

b)

Count the number of different fossils in the same layer.

c)

Count the number of identical fossils in different layers.

d)

Count the number of identical fossils in identical layers.

5.

Which layer would be the most diverse?

a)

A layer with 5 identical fossils.

b)

A layer with 8 different fossils.

c)

A layer with 10 identical fossils.

d)

A layer with 2 different fossils.

6.

Comparing how the anatomy of the fossil has changed over time BEST shows how the species has

a)

existed.

b)

adapted.

c)

evolved.

d)

died.

7.

When a species no longer exists in the upper layers, what can scientists conclude?

a)

That it is hiding.

b)

That it evolved into a new species.

c)

That it went extinct.

d)

That it never really existed.

8.

If the fossil layer contains fossils with shells and fins, then the environment was probably ______. If the fossil layer contains fossils with legs and wings, then the environment was probably _____.

a)

aquatic; aquatic

b)

aquatic; terrestrial

c)

terrestrial; aquatic

d)

terrestrial; terrestrial

9.

When do populations either adapt or go extinct?

a)

Always

b)

Anytime the environment significantly changes

c)

Never

d)

At random times

10.

What is it called when more than 50% of populations living in an area die?

a)

A tragedy.

b)

A mass extinction event.

c)

A catastrophe.

d)

A global warming event.

11.

What are the two biggest geographic causes of rapid mass extinction events?

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Volcanic Eruptions

c)

Asteroid Impacts

d)

Hurricanes

12.

How do volcanoes and asteroids cause mass extinctions?

a)

They cause more than 50% of species to burn to death.

b)

They cause giant cracks in the ground which the species fall through.

c)

They put dust and ash into the atmosphere, blocking the sunlight.

d)

They trigger a series of earthquakes and tsunamis which destroy the earth.

13.

What are two causes of gradual geographic changes which can lead to mass extinction events?

a)

Climate Change

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Asteroids Impacts

d)

Tectonic Plate Movement

14.

How many major mass extinction events in history?

a)

1

b)

5

c)

10

d)

15

15.

What percentage of all life on Earth went extinct during the largest mass extinction event?

a)

50%

b)

75%

c)

96%

d)

100%

16.

What happens to the surviving populations after a mass extinction event?

a)

They also die.

b)

They adapt to the new environment.

c)

They continue to exist with no structural changes.

d)

They become a whole new species.

17.

What is the term for all the same members of a species living in the same area?

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Population

c)

Environment

d)

Community

18.

What is the term for the physical appearance of an organisms genes?

a)

Genotype

b)

Phenotype

c)

Molecular DNA

d)

Embryology

19.

When does variation within a population occur?

a)

When they have identical phenotypes.

b)

When they have identical genotypes.

c)

When they have different phenotypes.

d)

When they asexually reproduce.

20.

True or False: Adaptations help an organism survive in its environment.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Why is variation useful to a population?

a)

If the environment stays the same, then all the members of a population will die.

b)

If the environment changes, then all the members of a population will survive.

c)

If the environment changes, then all of the members of a population will die.

d)

If the environment changes, then some of the members of the population will survive.

22.

What determines which phenotype is the best?

a)

The environment.

b)

The parents.

c)

It is completely random.

d)

The phenotype of an organism does not really impact its ability to survive.

23.

What is the process of environmental changes causing a species to gradually change over time?

a)

Artificial Selection

b)

Selective Breeding

c)

Genetic Engineering

d)

Natural Selection

24.

Green tree frogs and gray tree frogs exist in a swamp. Green tree frogs blend in with the plants and gray tree frogs blend in with the mud and logs. The swamp experiences a drought and the green plants die. What is the population?

a)

Swamp

b)

Gray and Green Tree Frogs

c)

Mud and Logs

d)

Drought

25.

Green tree frogs and gray tree frogs exist in a swamp. Green tree frogs blend in with the plants and gray tree frogs blend in with the mud and logs. Is the population varied?

a)

Yes

b)

No

26.

Green tree frogs and gray tree frogs exist in a swamp. Green tree frogs blend in with the plants and gray tree frogs blend in with the mud and logs. The swamp experiences a drought and the green plants die. What is the selecting agent?

a)

Skin Color

b)

Mud

c)

Plants

d)

Drought

27.

Green tree frogs and gray tree frogs exist in a swamp. Green tree frogs blend in with the plants and gray tree frogs blend in with the mud and logs. The swamp experiences a drought and the green plants die. How will the population change?

a)

Green tree frogs will increase.

b)

Gray tree frogs will increase.

c)

Both green and gray tree frogs will increase.

d)

The population will not change.

28.

In artificial selection, what is the selecting agent?

a)

The environment

b)

Predators

c)

Humans

d)

It's Random

29.

What is the choosing of two parents to mate to produce desired offspring?

a)

Selective Breeding

b)

Cloning

c)

Genetic Engineering

d)

Natural Selection

30.

How does selective breeding usually impact the genetic diversity of a population?

a)

Increases Diversity

b)

Decreases Diversity

c)

It Doesn't Usually Affect Diversity

31.

What is the breeding of two parents for the same trait?

a)

Genetic Engineering

b)

Cloning

c)

Hybridization

d)

Inbreeding

32.

What is the breeding of two parents for different traits?

a)

Genetic Engineering

b)

Cloning

c)

Hybridization

d)

Inbreeding

33.

What is asexual reproduction that produces offspring that are genetically identical to the parent?

a)

Inbreeding

b)

Cloning

c)

Hybridization

d)

Genetic Engineering

34.

What is it when the DNA sequence of an organism is manipulated, often by inserting the DNA of a different organism into the original strand?

a)

Genetic Engineering

b)

Cloning

c)

Inbreeding

d)

Hybridization

35.

What type of artificial selection is it when a farmer crosses a type of pea plant that produces many pods with a type of pea plant that is resistant to disease?

a)

Cloning

b)

Genetic Engineering

c)

Hybridization

d)

Inbreeding

36.

What type of artificial selection is it when two parents with similar genes are used to produce a desired trait but may also result in a higher risk of genetic defects?

a)

Cloning

b)

Hybridization

c)

Inbreeding

d)

Genetic Engineering

37.

What is the term for species that are still alive today?

a)

Biotic

b)

Extant

c)

Extinct

d)

Asexual

38.

The more similar two species are,

a)

the less closely related they are.

b)

the greater the risk of death.

c)

the more closely related they are.

d)

the greater chance their DNA sequence is different.

39.

True or False: Species that are closely related descended with modifications from a common ancestor.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

What are four sources of evidence for common ancestry?

a)

DNA (Molecular)

b)

Homologous Structures

c)

Anatomical Differences

d)

Embryology

e)

Fossil Record

41.

What are homologous structures?

a)

Structures with the same anatomy and the same function.

b)

Structures with the same anatomy and different functions.

c)

Structures with different anatomy and the same function.

d)

Structures with different anatomy and different functions.

42.

Bats wings and dolphins fins are similar in structure but differ in function. What does this imply?

a)

The have a common ancestor.

b)

They evolved randomly.

c)

They are unrelated.

d)

They both use their wings and fins for the same function.

43.

What is an embryo?

a)

The earliest stages of developing life forms.

b)

The adult form a life.

c)

The adolescent form of life.

d)

The baby form of life.

44.

How can embryos prove common ancestry?

a)

The more similar they are, the more closely related they are.

b)

The less similar they are, the more closely related they are.

c)

The more similar they are, the less closely related they are.

d)

The similar embryos are completely random.

45.

How can DNA prove relatedness?

a)

The less similar the DNA sequence, the less related they are.

b)

The less similar the DNA sequence, the more related they are.

c)

The more similar the DNA sequence, the less related they are.

d)

Comparing DNA sequences cannot show relatedness.

46.

What is the difference between a prokaryote and a eukaryote?

a)

Only prokaryotes have a nucleus.

b)

Only eukaryotes have a nucleus.

c)

Only prokaryotes are single-celled.

d)

Only eukaryotes are single-celled.

47.

Moist, permeable skin, can live on land and water.

a)

Fish

b)

Reptiles

c)

Amphibians

d)

Birds

e)

Mammals

48.

Wings, Beaks, Feathers, Lay Eggs

a)

Fish

b)

Amphibians

c)

Reptiles

d)

Mammals

e)

Birds

49.

Dry, scaly skin, lays eggs, lives on land

a)

Fish

b)

Birds

c)

Reptiles

d)

Amphibians

e)

Mammals

50.

Aquatic, Fins, Lays Eggs, Gills

a)

Fish

b)

Birds

c)

Amphibians

d)

Reptiles

e)

Mammals

51.

Fur or hair, live birth, mammary glands

a)

Fish

b)

Birds

c)

Reptiles

d)

Amphibians

e)

Mammals